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Best answer

Converting a Google Doc File to Microsoft Word

  • May 20, 2023
  • 1 reply
  • 10127 views
dennymah

Hi,

 

I have a simple question. Is there a way for me to convert a generated google doc into microsoft word?

 

Currently, I have a zap where it will generate a google doc and I have to manually click into the google document and click download - save as - docx (microsoft word) format.

 

Is there a way I can eliminate this manual step and have zapier automatically do a conversion from google doc to microsoft word?

Best answer by ken.a

Hi there @dennymah,

I wouldn’t anticipate that being a problem!

You can use the Google Docs New Document or New Document in Folder trigger since it can return the file as a .docx format.

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Then you can use Google Drive to upload the file as .docx. Like so:

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The overall Zap setup should look like this:

  1. Trigger: Google Docs (New Document/New Document in Folder)
  2. Action: Google Drive (Upload File)

Hopefully, this helps! 😊

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  • ken.aZapier Staff
  • Zapier Staff
  • Answer
  • May 22, 2023

Hi there @dennymah,

I wouldn’t anticipate that being a problem!

You can use the Google Docs New Document or New Document in Folder trigger since it can return the file as a .docx format.

20595f74cd317957ccc695fd0ed20720.png
(view larger)

Then you can use Google Drive to upload the file as .docx. Like so:

e563a029acd6c6eaaa75acc86bd67d87.png
(view larger)

The overall Zap setup should look like this:

  1. Trigger: Google Docs (New Document/New Document in Folder)
  2. Action: Google Drive (Upload File)

Hopefully, this helps! 😊

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