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EllKay
Helpful | Level 5
6 years ago

Why do I need a license to edit Word and Excel files now?

So this just happened today. I can't create new Word or Excel files, nor can I edit existing ones. There is now a paywall that says I need a commercial Office 365 version. Um what? Working for an...
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TommyAC's avatar
TommyAC
New member | Level 2

None of my excel sheets saved in my dropbox are opening through the online microsoft excel. To be able to view them or work on them I have to download them to my computer. I want to be able to open them online and edit online. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

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Daphne
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
6 years ago

Hey there TommyAC,

To look into this further I've reached out to the email address associated with your Community profile. Please just check your inbox when you have a moment and we'll go from there.

Thanks! 

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