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Forum Discussion
Open .pages files in Dropbox on iPad
Hi there
I‘m moving away from Office 365 to Apple apps. When on my iPad, when I click on a Word file, I get the „open in“ button to open in Microsoft Word. When I click on a .pages file, I only get an „open“ button which, when clicked, opens the file in Dropbox with no editing options. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Roman
Right now the "Open in" button only connects app which support a special kind of the Dropbox API to write files back.
The iWork suite (Numbers, Pages, Keynote) all support opening files in Dropbox using the Files integration the Dropbox app offers. It's more cumbersome but you can navigate within Pages to the file to edit it in place.
Making this button offer easier "open in app" via the Files integration is a good feature request, however.
Thanks for your reply, Walter
I don‘t want to export and thus create a new file, I want to just open it in iOS Pages app.
When I click on a Word document, I get this:By clicking on „open in“ I can choose Microsoft Word, open the file, edit it and save it again. Don‘t get that button with a .pages file.
Hope this makes sense.
zacwDropbox Engineer
Right now the "Open in" button only connects app which support a special kind of the Dropbox API to write files back.
The iWork suite (Numbers, Pages, Keynote) all support opening files in Dropbox using the Files integration the Dropbox app offers. It's more cumbersome but you can navigate within Pages to the file to edit it in place.
Making this button offer easier "open in app" via the Files integration is a good feature request, however.
- T_theresa_A
Community Manager
Hey romanroth 👋 I’m delighted to see you are now able to access your files on your iPad (As an avid iPad gal, I know how important this is 🤓).
By the way, I’m Theresa, a Community Manager here at Dropbox HQ 👩💻 . If you're open to sharing, I’d love to hear how you use Dropbox daily and what features you rely on.
You never know, we might even be able to share tips to boost your productivity 💪.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
T 😺(Dropbox Community Manager)
