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Rikke H.2
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
When I open my files in Dropbox via dropbox.com, I can't edit them
When I open my files in Dropbox via dropbox.com, I can't edit them.... I don't get any message, but it seems they are converted into pdf files - when I had them on my Mac, they weren´t. I just uplo...
- 9 years ago
Dear all:
I just find the solution. In order to be able to edit documents in dropbox online, the document format should be in case of word, file format .docx; if you uploaded in format .doc, you won't be able to opened in the web side.
Best regards,
William
Moderator note: You can also look at this Help Center article https://help.dropbox.com/view-edit/open-button
Scott W.3
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
A recent update is supposed to allow the editing of Microsoft Office files in my web browser. I have discovered that some Word files allow for this option, but others do not. I haven't been able to edit any of my Excel files in the web browser. The update information I read stated that a new option would be available. In addition to "Share" and "Download" in the upper right-hand corner, "Open" would be a new option. It is not available on every MS Office file in my Dropbox. Why is that?
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