Create or import: Import and convert old documents to Docs

Create or import

To start, you need a document to work with.

2. Import and convert old documents to Docs

Import and convert old documents to Google Docs

If you have existing text documents, such as Microsoft^® Word^® or Adobe^® PDF files, you can import and convert them to Docs.

Go to Drive.
Click New > File Upload and choose a text document from your computer. Supported files include .doc, .docx, .dot, .html, plain text (.txt), .odt, and .rtf.
Right-click the file you want to convert and select Open with > Google Docs.

Converting your document from another program creates a copy of your original file in Docs format. You can then edit it in your browser like any other document.

Have a Word document?

If you've already stored Microsoft Word documents in Drive, you can also update them without converting to Docs.