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Stewart TAS's avatar
Stewart TAS
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox and opening files in Word Office 365 - I get a white box and no ability to authorise

So this is driving me crazy 🙂   Running Ipads using JamF and Securly.   Just recently some users not all are unable to open Word / Exel etc documents from dropbox ipad application (latest ve...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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2 years ago

Hi from me too, Stewart TAS! Let us know once you've got more updates, to see if there's something else we can suggest on our end.

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rmg9p
New member | Level 2
1 year ago

Nancy, you folks at Dropbox should already have an answer for this and not wait for someone to try to figure this out. Not being able to open Dropbox files directly in Word on iPad Air is a problem for many of your users.  

 

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    1 year ago

    Hey there rmg9p, thanks for posting!

     

    Could you please let me know more about this? Do you get any specific errors when trying to open files directly in Word? 

     

    Have you fully updated your device's OS and the version of both our mobile app installed on your iPad and the MS Word app? 
     

    Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

    • Clive Beardmore's avatar
      Clive Beardmore
      New member | Level 2
      1 year ago

      For me it seems like I am in a circle.  iPad OS 17.5.1 and Dropbox App at 382.2

      Cannot get Dropbox files to open in Office 365, both fully licensed and used to work seamlessly together (for years!).

      I keep being asked to authorise, including 2FA, but then end up being asked to log into Dropbox again.  The handshake is broken.

      Same situation on iPhone and iPad so unlikely to be just iPad related.  Very frustrating.

      I have seen a suggestion to delete and reinstall Dropbox. Do you believe that is a potential solution?

      I look forward to hearing from you.

      Thanks Clive

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        1 year ago

        Hey Clive Beardmore, uninstalling and reinstalling both Dropbox and the Office app you're using is a pretty useful troubleshooting step, so I would suggest trying and then let us know what you find.

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