{"id":168619,"date":"2021-05-31T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T08:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=168619"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:05:23","slug":"how-to-convert-microsoft-excel-to-google-sheets-in-3-simple-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-convert-microsoft-excel-to-google-sheets-in-3-simple-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert Microsoft Excel to Google Sheets in 3 Simple Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The battle between Excel and Google Sheets carries on between these two spreadsheet giants. Although both programs work very similarly, users usually prefer one or the other on their Windows<\/a> or Mac<\/a> computers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what happens if you need to send an Excel file to a Google Sheets user? Or vice versa? Luckily it is a relatively simple process to convert Excel to Google Sheets. Let\u2019s see how you can do it below.<\/p>\n\n\n

  1. Upload File<\/h2>\"How

    Open your Google Drive on your computer. You can navigate to Google Drive from the grid icon in Gmail, or by typing <\/span>drive.google.com<\/span><\/a> in your search bar. Next, you need to upload:<\/span><\/p>\n

    – In the top-left of the screen click on the + icon and choose \u2018File Upload\u2019 from the dropdown list.<\/span><\/p>\n

    – Select the <\/span>Excel file<\/span> you want to upload from your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  2. Open the Excel File<\/h2>\"How

    – Double-click on the <\/span>Excel file<\/span> in your Drive. This will only open a preview of the <\/span>Excel<\/span> spreadsheet<\/span>. – <\/span>Click on \u2018Open with <\/span>Google Sheets<\/span>\u2019 at the top of the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  3. Save as Google Sheets <\/h2>\"How

    Now that your <\/span>Excel file<\/span> is open in <\/span>Google Sheets<\/span>, you can save it as a Sheets file.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    – Click on \u2018File\u2019 in the top menu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Scroll down and choose \u2018Save as <\/span>Google Sheets<\/span>\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div>