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Zygorf72's avatar
Zygorf72
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Missing option to open in Office desktop app (example: PowerPoint)

Hi. When using the Dropbox browser interface, I'm missing the option to open apps in the corresponding Office desktop app. I can open in "xxx for the web" - but need it opened in the desktop app. I'v...
desktop
Mac
Microsoft
Microsoft Office
Third Party Integrations
Web
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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey Zygorf72, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Is the Dropbox application running on your computer as normal?

 

What's the sync status and version of the app, when hovering over the Dropbox icon in your menu bar?

 

Let me know and we'll go from there.

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