If you're using a licensed version of Microsoft Office and have disabled Protected View, you can easily convert your Word document into a Google Drive document. Here's a step-by-step guide:
Option 1. Through the Google Drive
Go to Gmail: Start by logging into your Gmail account. Once you are in your email interface, look for the icon shown below in the top right corner:
Click on it, and the Google Apps menu will appear and look for the Drive icon as shown below. Click on the icon in 'My Drive' to open a new tab.
To make a new Google Doc, go to the top left corner and click on '+ New.'
Then, choose 'Google Docs.'
A new Google Doc will open in another tab with its own link at the top.
To copy text from a Word doc to this new Google Doc, the steps are the same for Windows and Mac, but the keyboard shortcuts are different.
For Windows users:
Open your Word document: Locate and open the Word document you want to transfer.
Select all content: Press 'Ctrl' + 'A' to highlight all the content in the document, including text, images, and tables.
Copy the content: Press 'Ctrl' + 'C' to copy the highlighted content.
Paste into Google Doc: Navigate to your blank Google Doc and press 'Ctrl' + 'V' to paste the content.
For Mac users:
Open your Word document: Open the Word document you wish to transfer.
Select all content: Press 'Command (⌘)' + 'A' to select all the content in the document.
Copy the content: Press 'Command (⌘)' + 'C' to copy the selected content.
Paste into Google Doc: In your blank Google Doc, press 'Command (⌘)' + 'V' to paste the content.
Option 2. Through the Preview file option
Open your order and go to the Files from writer section.
Find the needed file, and click the Preview button
Once the file is ready for previewing, click the Open in a new window button in the upper right corner
The file will be automatically opened as your Google Document.
