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EllKay
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Why do I need a license to edit Word and Excel files now?

So this just happened today. I can't create new Word or Excel files, nor can I edit existing ones. There is now a paywall that says I need a commercial Office 365 version. Um what? Working for an...
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Researcher12345's avatar
Researcher12345
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

@Celeste2 What is the necessary license for the business team?

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Fiona
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7 years ago

Hi Researcher12345!

Welcome to our Community and thanks for your question. 

When in a Dropbox Business account, you will need an enterprise Microsoft account with a license that allows editing in Office Online (Business, Business Essentials, Business Premium, ProPlus, E1, E3, E4, or E5). If you're using a tablet larger than 10", Microsoft requires that you have an O365 license to use Office applications. 

Here is a presentation of the integration with Microsoft and a help center article with FAQ's .

Let us know if everything works for you, when you try it. 

Thank you!

  • JKRW's avatar
    JKRW
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Our business has been using Dropbox for 5+ years. We all have Microsoft Office licenses for software downloaded onto our (50+ laptops). Do you mean to tell me that in order to continue using Dropbox we must now purchase 50+ MS365 licenses at $85/license annually, for as long as we want to use Dropbox?

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    Fiona
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    7 years ago

    Hello JKRW, thank you for your first comment to our Community! 

    You could alternatively, edit locally and drop the files back into Dropbox after any edition to sync them. 

    Please find the FAQs for this integration, here. 

    I hope this helps.

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