How to save an Excel file to Google Drive

You can watch a video tutorial here.

Google Drive is a cloud-based storage service that allows you to store files online. Saving files to Google Drive is a good way to keep your files safe or to store backups of your files. Also, when you need to share a very large Excel file, it may not be possible to send it out by email. In such cases, you can save it to Google Drive and send out a link to the file. By permitting others to access the file, it can be shared. To use Google Drive you need to create a free Google account and be logged in to the account.

Option 1 – Upload the file

Step 1 – Open Google Drive

• Open a Google Chrome browser window
• Click the Google apps button on the right 
• Select Drive

Step 2 – Choose the folder

• Navigate to the folder in which the file is to be placed
• Click the New button

Step 3 – Choose to upload the file

• Select File upload

Step 4 – Select the file

• Navigate to the location on the local computer where the file is stored
• Select the file
• Click Open

Step 5 – Check the result

• Google Drive will upload the file
• A success message is displayed when it is completed
• The file will show in the folder

Option 1 – Drag and drop the file

Step 1 – Open Google Drive

• Open a Google Chrome browser window
• Click the Google apps button on the right 
• Select Drive

Step 2 – Choose the folder

• Navigate to the folder in which the file is to be placed

Step 3 – Open File Explorer

• Open the File Explorer application
• Navigate to the location of the file

Step 4 – Drag and drop the file

• Position the File Explorer and Google Drive windows so that both are visible
• Drag the file from File Explorer and drop it into the Google Drive window

Step 5 – Check the result

• Google Drive will upload the file
• A success message is displayed when it is completed
• The file will show in the folder