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KitKlein
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8 years ago
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How do I tell when a shared file is open elsewhere?

In the past I could always tell when a colleague had a shared file open.  I would know not to make changes if the other open file had changes that had not been saved.  I use the DropBox app on my Mac...
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    KitKlein
    8 years ago

    I checked things out on another laptop running Windows and Office 2010.  I could see the badges there as I had always done there and on my Mac.  So, the answer seems to be that DropBox no longer supports Office 2008 for Mac, even though it had in the past.  I'm out of luck with badges unless I purchase a newer version of Office.  What a shame.

KitKlein's avatar
KitKlein
Helpful | Level 6
8 years ago

I checked things out on another laptop running Windows and Office 2010.  I could see the badges there as I had always done there and on my Mac.  So, the answer seems to be that DropBox no longer supports Office 2008 for Mac, even though it had in the past.  I'm out of luck with badges unless I purchase a newer version of Office.  What a shame.

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Jay
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8 years ago
Yeah, that’s correct, on Mac devices, the Office apps need to be at least 2011 or 2016.
 
For Windows however it can run on versions 2007, 2010, 2013, or 2016.

 

 

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