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mari bogo
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

I can't open an Excel file with Excel for the Web in Chrome on my Android tablet

On my tabelt Samsung, chrome navegation, when I clic on a excel files on the Dropbox website, it usually open in a new tab with the Excel for the web application, but now goes to a message to downloa...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 months ago

    Thanks for the info. In general, we recommend using the Dropbox mobile app to preview files on your account, as the mobile browser might not fully support the site as it would on a desktop machine.

mari bogo's avatar
mari bogo
Explorer | Level 3
Hi! No, I don’t have the Excel app installed, and I downloaded the Dropbox app.
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Jay
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4 months ago

When you use the Dropbox mobile app, are you able to preview the Excel file from there?

  • mari bogo's avatar
    mari bogo
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 months ago
    Yes, i can preview the file on the app.
    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
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      4 months ago

      Thanks for the info. In general, we recommend using the Dropbox mobile app to preview files on your account, as the mobile browser might not fully support the site as it would on a desktop machine.

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