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JoshuaVance
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8 years ago
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Sorry, we can't open your workbook in Excel Online because it exceeds the 5 MB file size limit.

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Sorry, we can't open your workbook in Excel Online because it exceeds the 5 MB file size limit.

 

How to fix this?

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    8 years ago
    It needs downloading and opening in Excel on a computer I'm afraid.

    That is a restriction from Microsoft (as its via Excel).

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 years ago

    Sorry to hear about this Joshua ( JoshuaVance) - is this error coming from Dropbox? Have you tried contacting Microsoft directly? 

     

    Let me know of any updates! 

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 years ago
    It needs downloading and opening in Excel on a computer I'm afraid.

    That is a restriction from Microsoft (as its via Excel).
  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    8 years ago

    Thanks for sheding some more light on this one Mark!

     

    Also, JoshuaVance , let us know if this works for you! 

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