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jb43
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3 years ago
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Edit a text (*.txt) file in Chrome browser

Hi there,   I'm struggling to edit a TXT file in Chrome browser on Dropbox. I'm sure I've done it with a .docx file before.  When I search for this feature, Google returns results asking for it ba...
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    Hannah C
    2 years ago

    Hi jb43 

     

    I know it's been a while since the request, but we are excited to share that Dropbox now supports text file editing on web. See this post for more information.

     

    We appreciate your patience and please let me know if you have any other questions or feedback.

     

    Thanks!

    Hannah

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi L0, I've merged your post to this thread to keep similar feedback together.

 

Currently, we have no new information regarding the implementation of a text editor on the website.

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Mark
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3 years ago
Jay wrote:

Hi L0, I've merged your post to this thread to keep similar feedback together.

 

Out of interest Jay why? Why are some posts merged and others not allowed to be merged? It seems to me like there is no rational to this (or rather its a way of hiding well requested updates). 

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