How to Open Docx Files on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to open docx files on Android with either Microsoft Word or Google Docs.

1. Open the Microsoft Word app on your Android phone.
2. Tap the Open folder icon and tap Allow if prompted.
3. Navigate to the file you want to open and tap it.
4. If your file is in the Google Docs app, follow the same steps in that application.

Using Microsoft Word

You can get this app from the Google Play Store

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• Tap Allow if prompted. This will allow the app to access your documents.

Navigate to your file. This can be in your collective OneDrive folder or in the Downloads folder of your phone’s storage.

• The file will open in Microsoft Word.
• You can edit the document by tapping the pencil icon

Using Google Docs

You can get this app from the Google Play Store

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Navigate to your file. This can be in your collective Google Drive or in the Downloads folder of your phone’s storage.

• The file will open in Google Docs.
• You can edit the document by tapping the white pencil within the blue circle.

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