

The second option is to use Microsoft’s own Excel viewer this can be used for viewing your older (.xls) or newer (.xlsx) file format Excel spreadsheets. Or else, you can click on this Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides – Google chrome. For this, you just need to drag them into your chrome browser.

Now you can open and edit any of your Online XLS files without even downloading them to your PC.īesides that, you can also view and operate an Excel file that is already present on your PC.

If you don't see the option to try the new look, check back again shortly. The new Google Drive is gradually rolling out to all users via the Settings menu. Please note that Office files cannot be edited in the classic version of Drive. You can save each file back to its original Office format, or convert it to Docs, Sheets, or Slides to unlock more features, like inviting others to edit with you, commenting, chat, and more. Once the extension is installed, Office files that you drag into Chrome, open in Gmail, Google Drive, and more, will be opened in Docs, Sheets, and Slides for viewing and editing. View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides View and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files - without needing Office installed on your computer.
