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cstrand's avatar
cstrand
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Add Dropbox as a place in Office 365 for Mac OSX

Hello,

 

I'd like to add Dropbox as a place in Office 365 for Mac. I've found these instructions for windows (and here) but the corresponding options don't show up in the Mac version and, unfortunately, I haven't been able to track down any instructions for Mac. Does anyone know how do this? Is it possible?

 

Thanks,

Christopher

 

P.S. Please let me know if there is a btter place to be posting this.

    • lono1's avatar
      lono1
      Explorer | Level 4

      Please update as suggested - i don't understand why mac users pay the same price for less functionality. The inability to add Dropbox is more likely to drive me away from Microsoft products rather than to stay with them.

      • jhonson1's avatar
        jhonson1
        Explorer | Level 3

        I have been ushing office 365 for a long time and I am very satisfied with my pc which runs on windows10, but recently I bought a MacBook pro for my personal office work. So I need office 365 for my work before in the app store ofic365 is not available but now it is available with less functionality. I bought it and installed microsoft office 365 download it from App Store. But I did not find the dropbox in it and I need it so how to enable dropbox in mac. If anyone know the solution then help.

    • Fixxxer's avatar
      Fixxxer
      New member | Level 2

      I followed the directions in the link, and ensured that the Office integration was enabled throught the Admin settings of my Drobbox Business account. However, when I go to excel/word/powerpoint and choose the 'Save As' funciton and try to add dropbox as a place, it is still not listed as an option for Online Locations. I am restricted to Sharepoint and OneDrive.

      Anyone experience this as well and have a solution?

      • Jane's avatar
        Jane
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        Hey Fixxxer, thanks for poking me here! Kindly note that if you have a Dropbox Basic or Plus account, you will not need a Microsoft account or Office license to edit your files.
         
        However, if you have 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).
         
        Additionally, if you're using a tablet larger than 10", Microsoft requires that you have an O365 license to use Office applications. 
         
        Would you mind checking whether any of the above applies in what you’re currently experiencing? Please let me know of your findings in your next message here so as to follow-up with you as closely as possible. I’ll be awaiting your next reply!
    • Bob927's avatar
      Bob927
      New member | Level 2

      That only comments on Windows!!  &%*$*#(!!!

      not helpful at all.

      we need a MAC solution!!!

      • Bob927's avatar
        Bob927
        New member | Level 2

        And I am a stockholder. What am I supposed to do?  Throw 5 years of accumulated files into the ocean like a rock?  This is absolutely aggrevating!!  Makes dropbox worthless.  

         

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    It isnt possible that I know of I'm afraid.

    Certainly not that I've seen (and I use Mac's).

    Tried asking over at Microsoft's forums?
  • grace56's avatar
    grace56
    Explorer | Level 3

    Thanks for posting the following information. It helped me a lot in solving my issue. I have another query to ask. Whenever I am going ahead and trying to create an outlook profile and I am trying to connect to a Microsoft office 365, I am getting an error "trying to connect". I have checked all the settings and gone through the configurations office 365 login. 

    Suggest me if I missed out anything.

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