In the meantime I have worked out how to use the OFFICE 365 app which was suggested by a previous user.
Open the 365app, press on the top left corner (your icon) of the screen, a menu comes in, click the “storage accounts”, choose which dropbox you want and then which Excel sheet. It opens for editing in Excel.","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":true,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":true,\"removeTocMarkup\":true,\"truncateLength\":200})@stringLength":"203","postTime":"2024-06-22T03:50:11.198-07:00","lastPublishTime":"2024-06-22T03:50:11.198-07:00","images":{"__typename":"AssociatedImageConnection","edges":[],"totalCount":0,"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}},"attachments":{"__typename":"AttachmentConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[]},"solution":true,"metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":6753},"placeholder":false,"originalMessageForPlaceholder":null,"videos":{"__typename":"VideoConnection","edges":[],"totalCount":0,"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}},"isEscalated":null,"entityType":"FORUM_REPLY","eventPath":"category:101001000/category:English/community:mxpez29397board:101001017/message:774232/message:778797","customFields":[]},"AssociatedImage:{\"url\":\"https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/s/mxpez29397/images/cmstMjYtZVNRZzFo\"}":{"__typename":"AssociatedImage","url":"https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/s/mxpez29397/images/cmstMjYtZVNRZzFo","height":17,"width":20,"mimeType":"image/png"},"Rank:rank:26":{"__typename":"Rank","id":"rank:26","position":5,"name":"Dropbox Staff","color":"0061FE","icon":{"__ref":"AssociatedImage:{\"url\":\"https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/s/mxpez29397/images/cmstMjYtZVNRZzFo\"}"},"rankStyle":"TEXT"},"User:user:1446775":{"__typename":"User","id":"user:1446775","uid":1446775,"login":"Nancy","deleted":false,"avatar":{"__typename":"UserAvatar","url":"https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/s/mxpez29397/images/dS0xNDQ2Nzc1LTI1OTA0aTczNUY5MzRFRjNBQkNDRkQ"},"rank":{"__ref":"Rank:rank:26"},"email":"","messagesCount":7345,"biography":null,"topicsCount":0,"kudosReceivedCount":499,"kudosGivenCount":2,"kudosWeight":1,"registrationData":{"__typename":"RegistrationData","status":null,"registrationTime":"2021-05-31T06:13:42.733-07:00","confirmEmailStatus":null},"followersCount":null,"solutionsCount":250},"ModerationData:moderation_data:774394":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:774394","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null,"isReportedAbuse":false,"rejectUser":null,"rejectTime":null,"rejectActorType":null},"ModerationData:moderation_data:774285":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:774285","status":"UNMODERATED","rejectReason":null},"ModerationData:moderation_data:774240":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:774240","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null},"User:user:696151":{"__typename":"User","id":"user:696151","login":"Hannah","uid":696151,"deleted":false,"avatar":{"__typename":"UserAvatar","url":"https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/s/mxpez29397/images/dS02OTYxNTEtMjU5NjJpMDlGNjgyRDEzNUY3MzQ1RQ"},"rank":{"__ref":"Rank:rank:26"},"email":"","messagesCount":14401,"biography":null,"topicsCount":0,"kudosReceivedCount":1147,"kudosGivenCount":13,"kudosWeight":1,"registrationData":{"__typename":"RegistrationData","status":null,"registrationTime":"2018-06-06T05:40:55.211-07:00","confirmEmailStatus":null},"followersCount":null,"solutionsCount":608},"ForumReplyMessage:message:774240":{"__typename":"ForumReplyMessage","id":"message:774240","revisionNum":1,"uid":774240,"depth":1,"hasGivenKudo":false,"subscribed":false,"board":{"__ref":"Forum:board:101001017"},"conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:774232"},"subject":"Re: Cannot open Excel files with the Excel app through Dropbox on iPhone","readOnly":true,"editFrozen":false,"moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:774240"},"body":"
Hi there, Mr Groovyblues, welcome to our Community.
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I just tested this on my end and I don't seem to be having this issue.
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Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling both the Excel and the Dropbox app, to see if that helps?
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Keep me posted.
","body@stringLength":"609","rawBody":"Hi there,
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I just tested this on my end and I don't seem to be having this issue.
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Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling both the Excel and the Dropbox app, to see if that helps?
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Keep me posted.
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Have done this twice, but no 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Cannot open Excel files with the Excel app through Dropbox on iPhone","moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:774466"},"body":"Hi. Have just tried that twice and still no joy. When excel tries to open it comes back to a Dropbox page which says “Microsoft Office Integration would like access to the files and folders in your Dropbox. Learn more” and below this is a button “Allow” when I click that it goes back to the file list in Excel app. And when I click in a file to open it goes to the dropbox page. So the circle cannot be broken.","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":false,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":false,\"removeTocMarkup\":false,\"truncateLength\":200})@stringLength":"203","kudosSumWeight":0,"postTime":"2024-05-30T22:45:42.714-07:00","lastPublishTime":"2024-05-30T22:45:42.714-07:00","metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":4456},"visibilityScope":"PUBLIC","placeholder":false,"originalMessageForPlaceholder":null,"isEscalated":null,"solution":false,"entityType":"FORUM_REPLY","eventPath":"category:101001000/category:English/community:mxpez29397board:101001017/message:774232/message:774466","replies":{"__typename":"MessageConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[{"__typename":"MessageEdge","cursor":"MjUuMXwyLjF8aXwzfDUyOjF8aW50LDc3NDQ3Miw3NzQ0NzI","node":{"__ref":"ForumReplyMessage:message:774472"}}]},"customFields":[],"attachments":{"__typename":"AttachmentConnection","edges":[],"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}}},"ModerationData:moderation_data:774472":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:774472","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null,"isReportedAbuse":false,"rejectUser":null,"rejectTime":null,"rejectActorType":null},"ForumReplyMessage:message:774472":{"__typename":"ForumReplyMessage","uid":774472,"id":"message:774472","revisionNum":1,"author":{"__ref":"User:user:330248"},"readOnly":true,"repliesCount":12,"depth":5,"hasGivenKudo":false,"subscribed":false,"board":{"__ref":"Forum:board:101001017"},"parent":{"__ref":"ForumReplyMessage:message:774466"},"conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:774232"},"subject":"Re: Cannot open Excel files with the Excel app through Dropbox on iPhone","moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:774472"},"body":"HI Mr Groovyblues, could you try disconnecting the Excel app from your account on this page, and try opening an Excel file on the mobile app again?
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