Downloading a Document From Google Docs

Google Docs makes it easy to create, share and print your documents. But, you may want to download your documents for offline use. Fortunately, that is also quite easy. You can download your documents in a variety of different formats.

You can download a Google Docs document in Word format. You can also opt to save the document in OpenOffice Writer format, PDF, and Rich Text Format (RTF), among others.

Once you've finished working on your document, be sure to save any changes. You can use the Save icon on the Google Docs toolbar. Or, click File>>Save on the Google menubar. After you save your changes, you're ready to download your document to your computer.

Follow these steps to download your document:

1. Click File on the Google menubar

2. Select Download as

3. From the popup menu, select the file type

4. In the box that opens, select Save File

5. Click OK.