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idwds
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3 months ago
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How can we do basic spreadsheet editing on a mobile device?

The other main cloud storage providers both have spreadsheet editing software. And they apparently no longer support Dropbox. My only option to have a shared spreadsheet stored in the cloud with easy...
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  • idwds's avatar
    idwds
    3 months ago

    I've gotten it to work on my android using Excel.  In Excel you need to tap the 'Open' tab at the bottom then '+Add a Place', then you can pick Dropbox and sign in (again of course --I signed in a half dozen times already in this app). Then it just works. Everything works after that. 

    At least that's the solution for today. Who knows after the next update. 

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idwds
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3 months ago

It is only the personal account that is active and has storage listed. 

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Hannah
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3 months ago

Thanks for the updates and the screenshots, idwds.

If I understand correctly, this happens when trying to edit Excel files from a shared link someone sent you, right?

Does the same thing happen with files already saved in your Dropbox account and not ones you save from a shared link?

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    idwds
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 months ago

    Actually no I haven't tried to share it with myself using a link until you mention it. But that does exactly the same thing.  I even created the files on Excel and saved it to Dropbox but then it opens as read only. Weird. 

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