Open Local Files Directly in Google Docs

How to open local files from your computer into Google Docs directly?

Explanation

To open your local file in Google docs spreadsheet,
Step 1: Click File → Open or press Ctrl+O.

Step 2: In "Open a file" dialog box, click "Upload" option and drag file into the area or click "Select a file from your computer".

Step 3: "File Upload" dialog box opens. Choose any excel file in xls or ods or xlsx format from the local system and click Open.

Step 4: File will start uploading into google docs spreadsheet.

Step 5: Uploaded file will be opened in a separate tab as given in the image below

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