Want to use and edit Google Docs without an internet connection? Here’s how you can do it – India Today

Google Docs is an online word processor developed by the tech giant, Google, which lets its users create and edit text documents in the web browser without using any special software.

Users can use smart editing and styling tools provided by Google Docs to format texts and paragraphs. However, a Google Docs document can also be easily downloaded for offline use.

Interestingly, the 'Make available offline feature in Google Docs lets users edit a Google Document even without an internet connection (offline editing). However, the changes made are reflected in the document once the internet connection is restored.

Step 1: Install Google Docs offline extension on your device using Google Chrome Browser. For this, select the Add to Chrome option and then choose Add Extension.

Step 2: After installation, navigate to Google Drive to enable offline mode.

Step 3: In Google Drive, select the Settings icon given in the upper right corner of your screen.

Step 4: Scroll down to find the Offline option. Then, tick the check box given next to the option Create, open and edit your recent Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on this device while offline.

Step 5: Lastly, select the Done option given in the top right corner of the screen.

Once youve enabled the offline mode, the next step is to choose specific Google Docs that you want offline for editing.

Step 1: To enable offline mode for editing a specific document, head to the main page of Google Drive.

Step 2: Then, find the Google doc that you wish to view or edit offline.

Step 3: If on desktop, right-click on the document. Then, from the given options, right slide the toggle bar given next to the option Available offline.

Step 4: On the mobile app, youll need to tap the three dots given next to the document name. Then, select the option Make available offline.

Once completed, you'll be able to easily access the selected documents for editing. Interestingly, you can view and edit your document in the same way you would online.

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