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stlcoplxa39
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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Can I use Dropbox with Office 365?

I recently discovered Microsoft came out with a singular app, so I can delete my Word and Excel apps off of my phone. However, when I open an excel document in Dropbox, then click on the edit button, it asks me to install the excel app. Is there movement to connect Dropbox with office 365, so that Dropbox knows excel documents can be edited by that app instead of excel?

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Hi stlcoplxa39, in order to edit Office files, you would need the separate official apps to be installed on your mobile device, since the editing can't be done inside the Dropbox mobile app, and it might not detect the 365 app itself.

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    BenR17
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Once it’s been opened in 365 and edited where is it saving? 365 is linked with my work One Drive and it seems that it’s not saving to my DropBox which I had added and originally opened the file from.

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    Hannah
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    2 years ago

    Hey BenR17, just to clarify, do you mean that you have the file saved in your Dropbox and you open it with the 365 app through Dropbox, but the changes you make aren't saved to the file in your Dropbox?

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