Good luck getting a hold of your Google Sheets spreadsheets up in the cloud if the internet is down or their servers are out of whack. If you ever need to access any files, your Excel spreadsheets are all saved on your desktop and don’t rely on the internet at all to access. There is just something so comforting about knowing that you can access everything you need regardless of internet connectivity. In the end, it’s the reliability and steadfastness of Microsoft Excel that wins us over. Otherwise, you can access all your files through Google Drive.Īs far as mobile access, there is an app available for both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets on both Android and iOS phones. You can obtain offline capabilities by downloading a Chrome extension and enabling offline editing but then you lose all the other features of Sheets that we love (like autosave).
In order to access and edit documents that you created or are shared with you, you need to be signed in to your Google account. Google Sheets is accessed by simply typing in and pressing enter, or creating a new Sheet from your Google Drive. Google Sheets, on the other hand, is purely online and is tied to your Google account (i.e. It doesn’t matter if the internet is out, even if the power is out (as long as your computer is charged), Excel will come through for you. When you really need Microsoft Excel to work, it works - that’s the benefit of having an offline, desktop application. You can login via your Microsoft account to save your files to OneDrive, but this isn’t required. Once you have installed Excel on your computer, you can access it from that device. To access Microsoft Excel, you need to either have a subscription to Microsoft 365, which gives you access to the full Office Suite of programs, or buy a standalone installation of Excel 2019.
How to access Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
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