Automatically Open Excel Doc in MS Excel in Dropbox

[villas4959]

I have uploaded an Excel file that I will only update in Dropbox using MS Office Online.

When I open the file I am forced to choose the app Excel from a dropdown menu.

Is there a way to tell Dropbox that when I double click on the file to do so directly in MS Excel?

Thanks in advance

[Rich]

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@villas4959 wrote:

Is there a way to tell Dropbox that when I double click on the file to do so directly in MS Excel?

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You can make that change in your Account settings.

• https://www.dropbox.com/account/connected_apps

[villas4959]

Thank you for your response Rich.  I did set the default apps in settings and it worked, for a while.  Now I'm having an issue with a preview box that pops up on the right side of the screen when I click on my Excel file.  It takes up almost half of the screen and requires me to click again on open to have my file open.  I must have turned on preview somehow.  Can you tell me where to turn this off?  I just want to click on an Excel file and have it open in the Excel app.  Thanks very much.  Steve

[Walter · Accepted solution]

Hey @villas4959 - sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that you can change this setting from the icon shown in the following screenshot.

Let me know if that helps, Steve. 

[villas4959]

Thank you Walter.

I thought it would be done in Settings, and I never noticed that icon.

I changed it and it's working great.

Thanks again.....Steve