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title: Export from Google Docs
description: "1 Open your manuscript in Google Docs. 2 Click \"File\" ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/6ec7723e-b80d-4807-8b78-a585003625b6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=1719,961&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=56,14) 3 Select \"Microsoft Word (.docx)\" ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/9da96793-8fd0-490e-bfdd-5bac25a3c6e2/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=48,65&br_px=1767,1026&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=524,276) Was this article helpful?YesNo"
url: "https://www.bluepenbooks.com/help/export-from-google-docs-2/"
updated: "2023-10-20"
category: Writing and Manuscript Prep
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# Export from Google Docs

1 Open your manuscript in Google Docs.

2 Click "File"

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/6ec7723e-b80d-4807-8b78-a585003625b6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0&br_px=1719,961&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=56,14)

3 Select "Microsoft Word (.docx)"

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2023-10-20/9da96793-8fd0-490e-bfdd-5bac25a3c6e2/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=48,65&br_px=1767,1026&force_format=png&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=1&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/EAB308_standard.png&wat_pad=524,276)

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