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Olbliss
Collaborator | Level 8
7 years ago

IPad: Dropbox and Google Sheets Integration

Does anyone have any advice on how to use the google suite with Dropbox on an Ipad? As the pictures below show, the Dropbox ipad app can't open up google sheets files, even though the google sheets...
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Inesita
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Hi Daphne! are there any news on this topic? I have the same issue, don't own a computer, and can't edit the xls files on Dropbox! I am thinking about placing my files on Drive...

Please help us out here!

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Jay
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6 years ago

Hi Inesita, currently, .xls files can't be opened via the Excel Online interface, only xlsx files. 

 

The previous thread was regarding opening Google Sheets docs, are you getting an error when opening the xls files in Google Sheets? If so, what error, and could you provide screenshots of what you're seeing? Thanks!

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    Inesita
    Helpful | Level 5
    6 years ago

    Hi Jay!

    thanks for your reply!

    I try to open an xlsx file on an ipadpro from dropbox.com choosing the option open with Google Sheets for the web. It seems to open it and I see it correctly and after a while it tells me that it can't upload it and the I get the login screen of Google.

    I'm now using Excel for the web and that is giving me good results (on opening and editing the file). I would have preferred to use Google Sheets as this was the software I'm used to, but am happy now with this workaround (for the moment).

    Best regards!

    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
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      6 years ago

      No worries, Inesita, I'm glad to hear it's working better with Excel for the web. Let me know if you require any further assistance in future.

       

      Enjoy your weekend!

      • Inesita's avatar
        Inesita
        Helpful | Level 5
        6 years ago

        Hi!

        finally I would like to revert to Google Sheets as there we can simoultaneously work on a document. Is there a workaround in the meantime to open xlsx files from Dropbox with Google Sheets on an iPad Pro without saving them first on Drive?

        Thanks for your help!

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