After the upload is complete, navigate to ‘Recent’ on the left sidebar to find your uploaded Word document. Right-click on the file, choose ‘Open with’, and then select ‘Google Docs’.

Learn how to open and edit Word document without Word. Convert to PDF, open in Google Docs and Dropbox, use browser to open, etc.

Google Docs and Microsoft Word are quite similar. However, their differences extend beyond whether they’re usually used online or offline.