Switching to Sheets from Microsoft Excel

2. Sheets and Excel all-time practices

Next: 3. Manage data in Sheets

2.1 Work with Excel files in Drive

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There are unlike means to piece of work with Microsoft Excel files. Yous can:

  • Import Excel data into Sheets. Learn more
  • Convert Excel files to Sheets. Learn more
  • Edit Excel files in Drive without converting them. Learn more
  • Catechumen Sheets files to Excel or other formats. Learn more

Use Google Sheets to open Excel spreadsheets

2.2 Utilize Excel and Sheets together" "

If your team uses Microsoft Excel and Sheets, here are some all-time practices for when to utilise each product.

Convert existing Excel spreadsheets to Sheets if:

  • You need to collaborate or simultaneously edit with your squad.
  • Your dataset is 5 one thousand thousand cells or fewer.

Continue working in your existing Excel spreadsheets if:

  • Your dataset is greater than v million cells.
  • You're using the Hyperion add-on with Excel.
  • If you use rare nautical chart types, such as 3D pyramid charts or pie-of-pie charts.

Collaborate using Google Sheets

ii.3 Edit Excel files in Sheets" "

Open up an Excel file from Bulldoze and edit it in Sheets. Whatever changes you make are saved in the original Excel format.

Chrome Browser only

  1. Make sure the Function Editing for Docs, Sheets, & Slides extension is non installed:
    1. Open Chrome Browser and in the top-correct corner, click More"" and then More than Tools and then Extensions.
    2. If y'all run into the Office Editing for Docs, Sheets, & Slides extension, click Remove.
  2. In Bulldoze, double-click an Excel file.

    A preview of your file opens.

  3. At the top, click Open with Google Sheets.

Yous tin now edit, share, view version history, collaborate in real-fourth dimension with others, and more than. All changes you brand are saved to the original Microsoft Office file.

two.iv Import Excel data into Sheets

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You tin can import data from an Excel file to a new (or existing) Sheets file. Your Excel file won't be changed, even as yous alter the Sheets file.

  1. In Sheets, create a new or open up an existing spreadsheet.
  2. Click File and then Import.
  3. Cull the Excel file and click Select.
  4. Choose an import choice:
    • Create new spreadsheet
    • Insert new sheet(s)
    • Replace spreadsheet
  5. Click Import information.
  6. If prompted, click Open now.

In Sheets, the Import option appears under File in the menu

2.v Catechumen Excel files to Sheets

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Instead of importing data, you can convert an Excel file to Sheets and go along working on it in Sheets. Your Excel file won't be inverse.

  1. Open Driveand double-click an Excel file.

    A preview of your file opens.

  2. At the top, click Open with Google Sheets.
  3. Click Fileand then Save as Google Sheets.

To automatically convert all future uploads of Office files to Google Sheets:

  1. In Drive, at the meridian, click Settings "" and then Settings.
  2. Next to Convert uploads, turn on Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format.

    Note: Previously uploaded files volition non be converted.

In Drive, you'll see the Excel file and the new Sheets file. You can go on the Excel file or delete information technology. If you keep the Excel file, to avert defoliation, you lot tin can rename it to something similar [Archived] My doc.xls.

Tip: Apply these icons to rapidly differentiate Sheets and Excel files in Bulldoze:

SheetsSheets ExcelExcel

Upload files to Drive

ii.half-dozen Share a copy of a Sheets file in Excel format

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You lot can piece of work on a spreadsheet in Sheets and then ship a copy by email every bit an Excel file (or a PDF).

  1. In Sheets, open the file.
  2. Click File and then Email as zipper.
  3. Nether Attach as, cull Microsoft Excel.

  4. Enter the email address, discipline, and message.
  5. (Optional) Bank check the Ship a copy to myself box.
  6. Click Send.

Y'all can as well download a copy of the Sheets file in Excel, PDF, CSV, ODS, or other formats.

  1. In Sheets, click File and then Download as.
  2. Select the file format you want to download.

Download a spreadsheet and open with another program


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