Place a Google Doc on a Flash Drive
Google Docs is great, and since it's linked to your Gmail account, you don't even need a flash drive! But what if you have to move a document to another computer that doesn't allow Gmail and you must use a flash drive? All your problems will be solved once you read this article.
Steps
- Log into your Gmail account and go to Google Docs.
- Find the Doc you would like to put on the flash drive.
- Once you open it, go to File>Download As...
- Select whichever format you would like to convert it to. Word works best, and RTF does a good job of converting, also.
- The newly downloaded file will save to your computer. For Macs, go to Go>Documents, and for PCs go to My Computer.
- Plug in your flash drive. The icon should show up on the desktop or in the computer's files.
- Simply drag the document to the flash drive icon and you are done!
Tips
- Make sure to eject your flash drive when you're done!
- Be careful with whichever format you use!
- For a chromebook, follow until step four. Then, click the popup at he bottom of your screen, and files should pop up. Drag the file to your USB until you hover over it, and let go.
Warnings
- This does not work with PDFs.
- Make sure to save the document or all your work could be lost.
