You can work on a spreadsheet in Sheets and then send a copy by email as an Excel file (or a PDF).

  1. In Sheets, open the file.
  2. Click File > Email as attachment.
  3. Under Attach as, choose Microsoft Excel.
  4. Enter the email address, subject, and message.
  5. (Optional) Check the Send a copy to myself box.
  6. Click Send.

You can also download a copy of the Sheets file in Excel, PDF, CSV, ODS, or other formats. 

  1. In Sheets, click File > Download as.
  2. Select the file format you want to download.

Download a spreadsheet and open with another program