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iyiyi
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Can I open and edit .pages files via the Dropbox app on my iPad Air 2?

Hi guys. I have dropbox installed on my ipad air 2. I would like to be able to edit a "pages" file on my ipad and have it automatically sync with my dropbox online and on my macbook.  However, I ...
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Boboda
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

I agree completely. On my IOS devices (iPhone & iPad) I am not able to edit a "Pages" file that is stored in Dropbox. I can can only work around this iconvenience by editing it in the Pages ap but that's an annoying added step. It can be edited directly on my OS devices (iMac and Macbook Pro). I realize IOS & OS are two different operating systems but both are exclusive Apple communication software programs. Can't this be fixed or is it user error? What am I missing?

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Mike Gauvin
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Yah I don't get it either ... There should be a button to click and open the *.pages document directly in Pages.

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    Jay
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    6 years ago

    Hi Mike Gauvin, the Dropbox mobile app doesn't support direct editing of Pages, Numbers and Keynote files via the app itself at this time.

     

    As these files are package files, generally they can't be edited directly by the mobile app, and need to be accessed by either exporting the file to the other app, or opened in that app using the iOS Files interface.

     

    Hope this helps!

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