Don't worry.

Google docs allows you to view and edit documents while you're offline.

Any changes you make to your offline documents will be saved to your device, and they will be applied to your online files.

Whenever you connect to the Internet, we'll show you how to set up offline use for both your computer and smartphone or tablet.

However, you'll first need to be online to set up for offline use.

To use Google Docs offline on your computer, you must use Google Chrome as your Web browser.

After you've signed into your Google account, go to the Google Docs home screen.

Click the menu icon, then select settings.

Look for the offline option.

Make sure it's active and click OK by default.

This will only make your most recent documents available offline.

To save a specific document for offline use, click the more icon under its name, then select available offline.

If you're already viewing the document, click file and select Make available offline.

Either way you do it.

Your file will be saved to your computer for offline.

Use your smartphone or tablet can also use Google Docs offline.

First, you'll need to download the Google Docs App for your device.

It's free and available for IOS and Android.

Open the Google Docs app and sign into your account from the Google Docs home screen.

Tap the menu icon Tap settings, then select.

Make recent files available offline.

Now you can open and edit one of your recent files.

Files that are not saved this way will be great out to choose a specific file for offline use, tap them more icon next to its name and select.

Make available offline.

Whenever you make a specific file available offline, it will have a check mark icon next to its name on the home screen.

Whether you're online or offline.

Google Docs Auto saves your work seconds after you make any change.

If you're offline, your changes will sync up with Google servers as soon as you're back online while viewing and editing your offline documents, there are a few features that are not available.

For instance, you cannot share your document, nor can you see edits that online users are making to your document.

You also cannot check your spelling search for images or use add ons.

In addition to Google docs, you can also work offline in Google sheets or Google slides by using the same methods we just covered.

You'll need their respective mobile apps to go offline with your smartphone or tablet.

Then you'll be ready to work wherever you go.

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