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How can I edit my Microsoft Excel files directly from the desktop app and not the website?
Hello,
I am having quite the frustrating issue with my dropbox excel files not displaying on my firefox downloads. They are opening, but seemingly NOT from my desktop app, but rather the dropbox.com website, even though I have the correct folders all linked to my computer. The excel files from my dropbox app was always set to be able to edit, however those coming from dropbox.com have macros and will not let me edit the sheet (and to be clear, I have done everything known to mankind with the trust center settings on excel to try and enable the macros)...I have set select sync files to be 'online only' to help save hard drive space.
Thank you in advance!
5 Replies
- Mark
Super User II
Can you navigate to the file via your Dropbox directory on your machine and open it that way?
Hi Mark, thanks for your reply. I can open the file in both the dropbox directory on my machine as well as dropbox.com. However, it's now not allowing me to edit anything as it's saying that the file has macros. It was not giving me that same error when it was seemingly opening the file from file explorer.
It tells me "the macro might not be available in this workbook or macros may be disabled". But, I have been into the trust center and have checked every combination (just to try). Of course enabling macros. No avail.
- Mark
Macros dont work if you open via the web, but, should if you open locally (i.e. via File Explorer).
If they arent working via file explorer then the issue isn't Dropbox but something to do with Microsoft I'm afraid.
Hi Mark,
I'm kind of leaning that way myself. Thanks for the reply. It's much appreciated!
