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I can't seem to figure it out. I thought Google Docs supported all the doc file extensions… Was I wrong?
In any case, how can I convert it to an extension Google Docs support? Without downloading Microsoft Office 2011.
I've found guides online, but they're all for .XLSX and others, also some for .XLXS but none of them work.
It's simply a matter of your required level of security. The goal of using google-docs... is not to distribute them via email... but rather distribute a link to the file in the cloud. You can add additional users to the documents as viewers only... and remove them at any time. Encrypting documents using the built-in password protection really isn't very secure either. (I have tools that can break the passwords in a few minutes)
Why do you need password security when the owner/admins of a document can pick & choose on-the-fly who can view & who can edit the document? Instead of a "global password" the users' accounts become their "password" to access the documents.
If you don't trust google with your documents... you probably shouldn't trust sending documents via email either.
As noted by Felipe Alvarez, this is no longer available as an option. Therefore, while this answer was correct two years ago when the product was Google Docs, it no longer applies to the current Google Drive app.
Assuming you mean opening documents from your list, that's in the Google Docs settings on the "General" tab.
Where items open:
Your choices are:
Screen shot:
Select the latter for what you want.
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I figured out the problem. Thanks @Dorje for your help, gave me a hint. :)
The problem was with the file's file extension, it ended with
.xlxs, that was the name Microsoft Office 2011 gave it, so I thought it was correct.I renamed the file with a
.xlsxextension, and when I uploaded it again it was correctly encoded in the new language.For anybody with this problem in the future, the problem is the file extension. :)