This Angops guide explains how to save documents in Google Docs step by step, which can be followed quickly.

While Google Docs will automatically save files to Google Drive as soon as they stop working, users can also save files to their computers or move them to other folders in Google Drive.

You can follow more details about how to save files or documents in Google Docs as below.

How to Save Documents in Google Docs to Google Drive

  1. Open Google Docs via the https://docs.google.com/document/ page using a browser and log in with your Google account.
  2. Create a new document, or if this is your first time using Google Docs, a new document will automatically open for you.
  3. Then you can write text or other content into the file and change the title/name of your document.
  4. Then you can save document that you create in Google Docs to a specific folder on Google Drive.
  5. Click the Move icon to the right of your document title, the middle one. 
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  6. You can save document to an existing folder or create a new folder in Drive.
  7. Click Move here after specifying the save location for your document.

How to Save Files from Google Docs to Google Drive

  1. Access Google Docs using the Chrome browser or any other browser via the link in the steps above. Log in Google Docs using your Gmail account.
  2. Select a shared file to save.
  3. Select the File menu in the menu bar, just below the document title.
  4. Then select Make Copy. 
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  5. In the Copy document window that appears, you can rename the file and specify a save location. 
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  7. Click OK to end the process.

How to Download Files/Document from Google Docs to Dekstop / Computer

  1. Open the Google Docs page via the link in the first step and log in using your Google account.
  2. Select and open the file that you want to download to your computer.
  3. Select File option in the menu bar.
  4. Then select Download in the drop-down menu that appears. 
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  5. Then specify the file format you want.
  6. Wait a few moments for the file to finish saving to your computer.

View the downloaded documents in your computer's download folder, or if you don't know how to see the default folder where downloads are stored, you can check it in the browser settings you are using.

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