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Jan Davidson
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5 days ago
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How can I see the updates made to a shared link automatically on my computer?

Hi, I received a shared Excel link which I can see when I click the email link.  How can I save that link to my comptuer so that when the owner makes updates, I will see those updates on my computer automatically.

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    Mark
    4 days ago
    Jan Davidson wrote:

    I received a shared Excel link which I can see when I click the email link

    This is a read only shared link. So you only see it when you click on it. 

    To have it work like...

    Jan Davidson wrote:

    How can I save that link to my comptuer so that when the owner makes updates, I will see those updates on my computer automatically.

    It needs to be in a shared folder/editable link:

    https://help.dropbox.com/share/share-file-or-folder 

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    Mark
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    4 days ago
    Jan Davidson wrote:

    I received a shared Excel link which I can see when I click the email link

    This is a read only shared link. So you only see it when you click on it. 

    To have it work like...

    Jan Davidson wrote:

    How can I save that link to my comptuer so that when the owner makes updates, I will see those updates on my computer automatically.

    It needs to be in a shared folder/editable link:

    https://help.dropbox.com/share/share-file-or-folder 

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