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Richardo
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

My .docx can't be previewed when using my iPad or iPhone.Is it too long, and why is this happening?

Hi everyone, sorry for the outburst, but it's absurd that an application like Dropbox has such a significant limit for those who work with word files of over 1000 pages. In my case, I have a file of ...
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Richardo
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

The iPhone and iPad DropBox application cannot handle word files with more than 1000 pages. The preview of the file does not load, if you try to open it, it opens in a strange way as you can only scroll down, the writings are all overlapped, there are no thumbnails or bookmarks, it is a file with a horrible experience and such a limitation on Dropbox is not acceptable considering it is one of the best applications. More than an idea, it is a way to alert you to a problem. 

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