Like the Google Docs web app, Google Drive saves your document in the default download directory of your browser. However, Google Drive always saves files in DOCX format.

Although you can export Google Docs to several common file formats, you'll want to exercise caution when doing so. Exported Google Docs files may not render as expected. Exported files, especially ...

When editing a Google Docs or Google Sheets document, you often save your project or Google Drive will do that for you. In that instance, your file is saved as a Docs or Sheets file alone, which ...