Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel also have many things in common. Both allow you to generate spreadsheets for the same reasons, such as invoices, bookkeeping, scheduling, and party planning.
Nonetheless, as the case may be, the programs are as close as they may seem, and some users may prefer working in Excel rather than Google Sheets. This could be because you may not work online, and therefore, you do not need to save your work because it is saved automatically, or maybe you are used to this interface.
Anyway, if you have initiated your work with a spreadsheet through Google Sheets and then wish to proceed with Excel, then there is no big deal; you can do it very easily. To do this, you’ll only need to download Google Sheets’ downloading functions on your PC and your Mac.
Here’s how to use them.
How to convert a Google Sheets file to Excel
1. To start, open the Google Sheets spreadsheet on your PC or Mac that you want to save as an Excel document.
2. To do that, move your cursor or mouse pointer to the top-left corner of the software and click on the “File“.
3. Looking at the drop-down menu, apply the mouse pointer over the link labelled “Download.”
4. In the new one, which opens, click on ‘Microsoft Excel (.xlsx).’ This will change the spreadsheet to Excel format. The last will depend on your browser preferences; the file will be downloaded and assigned a folder, or you will be presented with a dialogue to choose a location assigned to the download.
After the new Excel file has been downloaded, one can open it into Excel like any other Excel file.
