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Editing PDF'S on a Xiaomi tablet ? Works fine on Windows, Mac, iPad, but not on this Tablet.
Has anyone managed to get the edit a PDF working on a Xiaomi tablet? (I am on MIUI 14.0.4) Editing PDF's from within the dropbox website works fine on Windows, Mac, iPad, using any browser. Howev...
Solved. Thank you for the direction on this being a Desktop View issue Здравко
It was in "Desktop Site" mode per photo, but was showing the mobile menu, with no Edit. Toggling it off an on again did not refresh the page as i would have expected when switching mobile/desktop. Restarted the tablet, restarted Firefox. It now it starts in not Desktop Site -off-, but toggling it on refreshes the page, puts it in desktop site view, and the menu when a PDF is open or selected does indeed have the Edit menu.
I will now go learn how to force a Desktop site for dropbox.com
See attached 2 images for browser, and Dropbox app after opening a PDF that is editable on iPad.
I have blurred out the confidential bits and used a test pdf
Dropbox in browser, the circled area is where the edit button is on an iPadDropbox app, on iPad, the circled area is where there is an edit button
Hi calvinbradshaw,
In browser view, when you tap on the ellipsis (three dots) doesn't 'edit' bring up in the menu? 🧐
Yes, as mentioned, in Firefox on the Xiaomi tablet, clicking the ellipsis brings up the missing menu, but there is no Edit PDF Option.
In Google Chrome on the Xiaomi tablet and the iPad, the menu is already there, there is no ellipsis, but there is no Edit PDF option
In Safari on the iPad, it looks the same, but there is an additional menu option, "Edit PDF".Hm... 🤔 Selecting 'Edit' lets me edit pdf:
What happens when you tap on 'Edit' in your menu? 🧐
Its not there.
Can i ask what tablet and browser you are using please. I would like to try that browser.It's latest version of Firefox on my Android 10 phone.
Add: One more clarification is that I always use desktop view. In regular view some things don't show well (not Dropbox menus only).
Yes, its on a tablet, and is desktop view.
I also have the latest Firefox (in case it was a Chromium issue), and there is no "Edit PDF" menu, consistent with what i see in Chrome and in the Dropbox app.
I know where 'Edit PDF' should be, everything works perfectly on my Mac and iPad, and Firefox windows.
I am starting to think its a Xiaomi issue. Could that be possible?Would be strange to be a Xiaomi issue since Firefox is independent software and is supposed to be the same everywhere. On your screenshot, ellipsis appears on correct place; what menu comes up when you tap on there? Can you post screenshot showing this menu?
Interestingly though, that looks like the mobile menu, not the desktop menu. I am definitely using the desktop view (top right vertical ellipsis menu > "Desktop site" toggled on.
I need to test this some more. Please hold.
Solved. Thank you for the direction on this being a Desktop View issue Здравко
It was in "Desktop Site" mode per photo, but was showing the mobile menu, with no Edit. Toggling it off an on again did not refresh the page as i would have expected when switching mobile/desktop. Restarted the tablet, restarted Firefox. It now it starts in not Desktop Site -off-, but toggling it on refreshes the page, puts it in desktop site view, and the menu when a PDF is open or selected does indeed have the Edit menu.
I will now go learn how to force a Desktop site for dropbox.com😁 Yes, but here the PDF is still not open. Try the same view like in your previous screenshot you posted (the one I talked about). 😉
Thanks Здравко I am not sure what you mean.
Like I said in previous post, it's working now. Restarting Firefox/restaring tablet (not sure what one, but suspect former) now causes Desktop Site mode to toggle, and I get the Edit PDF option. Opening a PDF shows edit menu.
