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I can't see the Excel updates of my client
Right now, I'm working with a Client who uses Dropbox for her excel spreadsheets and I've never been a fan. She requires me to make changes in the Excel file she has in her Dropbox and I am doing jus...
NB141 wrote:
You need Office 365 and Onedrive/Sharepoint…..
You can actually do that with Dropbox easily as well.
Ethan Miller wrote:
That's the thing, were not editing it locally. We're both using the Web Version and we both edit the file at different times.
It sounds like you each have your own copy of the file. How was the file shared with you? Was it via a Shared Link and you saved it to your Dropbox, or did they invite you to join a shared folder?
If it's the former, then you accessed a view/download-only link and saved a separate copy of the file to your account. In this case, neither of you will ever see the other's updates because you're each editing a different file.
If they invite you to a shared folder, the folder will be added to your account and any changes either of you make in the folder will be synced. Additionally, if you both open the same Excel file from a shared folder on the Dropbox website, you'll both be able to edit the file in real time.
That's the thing, were not editing it locally. We're both using the Web Version and we both edit the file at different times.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
NB141 wrote:
You need Office 365 and Onedrive/Sharepoint…..
You can actually do that with Dropbox easily as well.
Ethan Miller wrote:
That's the thing, were not editing it locally. We're both using the Web Version and we both edit the file at different times.
It sounds like you each have your own copy of the file. How was the file shared with you? Was it via a Shared Link and you saved it to your Dropbox, or did they invite you to join a shared folder?
If it's the former, then you accessed a view/download-only link and saved a separate copy of the file to your account. In this case, neither of you will ever see the other's updates because you're each editing a different file.
If they invite you to a shared folder, the folder will be added to your account and any changes either of you make in the folder will be synced. Additionally, if you both open the same Excel file from a shared folder on the Dropbox website, you'll both be able to edit the file in real time.
Thanks Rich👍
So, what I should do is, download the files that we both have in our Dropboxes, merge them together and then create a folder. Then share that folder with my client. Right?
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi Ethan Miller, yes, that would be the best method to ensure that both of your have access to the same file in order to edit it.
