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ijmolder66
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Excel Files not opening to edit in Excel from Dropbox.

Started this week.  On my phone I can open an Excel file in Dropbox as a preview but when I click on the edit button I get the Office Excel opening (Downloading from Dropbox) screen, then it flips to...
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Agg028
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
I started having this issue two weeks ago.

I have trued uninstalling and re-installing both apps. Ive tried opening from each app. Ive tried making the file available offline. None of those things have resolved the issue.
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bbeck
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

It’s really annoying.  And the dropbox support people have not yet been very helpful. I don’t  need instructions on how to use excel files in dropbox.  Right now I have to edit excel files in drop box on my Mac .  And just read them on the iPad. 
Barbara 

ps I have been communicating w dropbox support for about a week already…

 

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