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byang92
2 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Dropbox Microsoft Office Online not working: Clicking "Open in Word for Web" results in preview
I'm having trouble getting Microsoft Office Online to load properly.
When I open a *.docx document as the preview and choose "Open with Word for Web" my browser opens a new tab and the loads th...
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi byang92, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Could you attach a screenshot showing what you're seeing in order to understand this behavior?
Which browser are you using as well and what OS?
This will help me to assist further!
Smallishman
2 months agoNew member | Level 2
Hi Jay,
I am having the same problem with one of my clients. Windows 10 any browser and any computer the result is the same. Tried changing the settings in the Drobox account for default preview and word online. All the attempts to open in word online end up in preview mode.
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