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How to copy an excel or csv file to Google Sheets

This Haiku shows you how to copy an excel file OR a csv file into Google Drive and convert it into Google sheets

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6 steps 2 min Community template
1

Upload the excel or csv manually, or simply click and drag it into your Google Drive folder if you have it handy

Upload the excel or csv manually, or simply click and drag it into your Google Drive folder if you have it handy

drive.google.com/drive/home
Upload the excel or csv manually, or simply click and drag it into your Google Drive folder if you have it handy
2

Click "File upload^C then U" list item

Click "File upload^C then U" list item

drive.google.com/drive/home
Click "File upload^C then U" list item
3

Once it's in your Drive folder, open up the file by double clicking it

Once it's in your Drive folder, open up the file by double clicking it

drive.google.com/drive/recent
Once it's in your Drive folder, open up the file by double clicking it
4

Click "File"

Click "File"

docs.google.com/spreadsheets
Click "File"
5

Click "Save as Google Sheets"

Click "Save as Google Sheets"

docs.google.com/spreadsheets
Click "Save as Google Sheets"
6

There you go! Your Google sheet will open up a new tab with the data saved as a Google Sheet.

There you go! Your Google sheet will open up a new tab with the data saved as a Google Sheet.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets
There you go! Your Google sheet will open up a new tab with the data saved as a Google Sheet.

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