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fred10865
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

Microsoft Excel file with macros doesn't work when on the drive

Hi I cannot run macros on my excel file thats in dropbox. On the web/desktop version both dont work. I made sure to enable macros (They work if I put the file on my desktop).

I saw a solution to add this trusted site: wopi dropbox com

But in the internet options, it dosent let me says to contact my system adminitrator. Which I am, we use bitdefender as well, I dont know if thats the issue.

Thanks,

Microsoft Office

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 months ago

    Hey fred10865! Hope you don’t mind the nudge. 

    Do you still need assistance with this? If you do, please reply to my previous questions. Otherwise, in case this has been resolved in the meantime, feel free to let us know what worked for you.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 months ago

    Hi from me as well, fred10865! Do you mind sending over a screenshot of what you see when trying to run a macro in an Excel file that’s saved in your local Dropbox folder?

    Please don’t forget to hide any personal/confidential info that may be visible in your screenshot.

  • fred10865's avatar
    fred10865
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 months ago

    Yes my excel file is in the dropbox folder on my computer, It dosent work from there either!

    Thanks,

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    4 months ago

    Excel online doesnt support Macros I'm afraid. 

    The only way to run these would be to download to your computer if you havent got Dropbox installed, or, if you have open from inside the \Dropbox folder. 

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