How To Download A Word Document Onto A Flash Drive

Navigate to the files on your computer that you want to transfer to the usb drive 3.

How to download a word document onto a flash drive. Check to ensure your word document has been saved onto the memory stick. In the copy items window under the this pc heading locate the flash drive or memory card the drive will not be local disk c where windows 10 resides. Select the removable flash drive or memory card to which you want to copy the files and then select the copy button. On a mac you may click choose instead of save. The flash drive is typically drive letter e or f 5.

Click the save in drop down menu at the top of the save as dialog box. To transfer just a portion of the document to the usb flash drive select the text press ctrl c to copy it to the clipboard press ctrl n to create a new word document press ctrl v to paste the text into the document and then save the new document on the flash drive. With your microsoft word document open click the file tab and select save as 3. In the menu that pops up select copy place your mouse cursor over a section of blank space within the usb thumb drive window and right click again. Click file then save as and select a save location on the usb drive.

When prompted to select a save location you ll need to click your flash drive s name in the left hand menu and then click save. Re open the autoplay window where applicable and click the open folder to view files link. When you re done your computer dialog box should look something like this. Now move the my documents folder from the hard drive to the flash drive 1 press windows e again to open another computer dialog. Navigate to and click the flash drive.

In the menu that pops up select paste the files you copied to the clipboard earlier will be copied onto the usb flash drive. If you have a file open in a program like microsoft word or photoshop you can save it directly to the usb drive without having to drag it between explorer windows. Follow the remaining steps but substitute the word move for copy. Insert the flash drive into a usb port on your computer. Doing so will cause the file to download directly onto your flash drive.

Select your usb flash drive.