We're making changes to the Community, so you may have received some notifications - thanks for your patience and welcome back. Learn more here.

Forum Discussion

DBox User's avatar
DBox User
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

I can’t edit my Word documents on my iPad. I used to be able to do this.

I used to be able to open files on my iPad and edit in Word.  I couldn’t create a new Word document which was fine.  Now I can’t edit existing files in any way that I can figure out.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    Hi DBox User, thanks for posting on the Community!

    Could you describe the behavior you're getting when attempting to edit the files via the Dropbox mobile app?

    Are these doc or docx files you're trying to edit?

    Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!
    • DBox User's avatar
      DBox User
      Explorer | Level 3

      Thank you so much.  It is docx files… I open the file and see the manuscript.  If I touch the screen it jumps to a slightly larger version.  But it never shows the cursor and there is no option to “download as Word.”  I did find an option for “edit” with Word 
      Web version, but still no cursor.  

       

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        What happens if you tap the third icon on the bottom right, with the square and arrow in it?