Using the Google Docs Offline browser extension, you can access, save and use Google Docs, Google Sheets or Google Slides files offline.

To access your documents, you need to download the Chrome Docs Offline extension and go to docs.google.com. Your computer might load the Google Docs page slowly, but it will open.

Open Chrome and point it to the Google Docs Offline extension page. Once there, click Add to Chrome (Figure 1). Figure 1 Installing the Google Docs Offline extension in Chrome.

You can edit Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides offline, without an internet connection—here's how to do it on desktop and mobile.

Using Google Docs offline is helpful if you don't have a steady internet connection or want to edit files without Wi-Fi.

Offline work with Google Docs, Sheets and Slides in either Chrome or Microsoft Edge gets easier for Word, Excel and PowerPoint format files.

Adjust a few settings, install an extension, select files and you can work without an internet connection on a Chromebook.

Google Docs ' word processor is finally getting offline access. Using the free Google Gears extension, users will soon be able to read and edit their files even when they have no Internet connection.