Opening and editing Google docs with Pages and iCloud syncing

Having copied/synced my google drive (nearly 90GB of data) to my new MacBook Air, I was hoping to be able to edit the Docs and Sheets documents with Pages and Numbers. However, that does not seem possible? I did convert one from Docs to Word and then could open it with Pages, but that is a lot of work if I have to convert each doc individually :( I'm hoping there is an easy way round this?


The other question is how do I get my local drive to sync with iCloud? I've purchased the 200GB iCloud, but nothing aa nye seems to copy anything up to the iCloud drove. I'm probably missing something simple as a brand new Apple user. Any suggestions appreciated.


Many thanks!!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 15, 2020 12:09 PM

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Jun 18, 2020 11:25 AM in response to CounsellorMe

Hi CounsellorMe,


I understand you're trying to configure iCloud, Pages, and Numbers on your Mac and I want to help.


Pages and Numbers are compatible with the following file formats:

Convert Pages documents to PDF, Microsoft Word, and more - Apple Support

Convert Numbers spreadsheets to PDF, Microsoft Excel, and more - Apple Support


If your documents and spreadsheets aren't in a compatible format, they would first need to be converted to one.


As for using iCloud with your computer, you can set up iCloud Drive, and the Desktop and Documents sync, to sync important files with iCloud.

Learn more here:

Set up iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support


Let me know if that helps.


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