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ricapobre28
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5 years ago

Why did the formatting of my Word doc change when I uploaded it to Dropbox?

I uploaded a Word document to DB and it changed the whole format of my document.. Anyone know why? 
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    Rich
    5 years ago

    The copy of Word you use on your computer is different from the Word Online version that Microsoft offers. Word Online doesn't support all of the features or possible formatting that you get from the desktop version of the application. As such, there can be some differences when moving a document between the two versions.

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ricapobre28
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Hello, 

 

I opened it online via Open Button but the document still looks different.

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Rich
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5 years ago

The copy of Word you use on your computer is different from the Word Online version that Microsoft offers. Word Online doesn't support all of the features or possible formatting that you get from the desktop version of the application. As such, there can be some differences when moving a document between the two versions.

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