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How can I open files in Excel, not Excel for the web or GSheets?
I have just downloaed Dropbox and uploaded some files but my Excel files wont open in Excel but some weird version Excel for the web, which is awful or Google sheets, neither are any use to me. How can I get them opened in plain Excel as I created them.
And why is there so little information on Dropbox, perhaps I was mistaken getting Dropbox, however it was recommended.
Hi Jay - I mostly use my desktop plus i pad and are so used to Excel I dont want anything else. I belong to the Silver surfers but I am not at all technically proficient. I find it very had when so many computer programs say how much you can do but seldom tell us HOW to do all they claim. So I am comfortable with Excel, dont need or want anything else.
I'm not sure what you mean about editing in Dropbox - I open the file in Excel or Wod and theen edit it, save and close it.
I had to make another username Graham31??
- Jay
Dropbox Staff
So what exactly what is happening now when you open an Excel file on the iPad?
Same as on the PC, it opens in Excel for the web instead of Microsoft Excel which it was created in and has been no problem before
- Hannah
Sorry to jump in here, Grahame31!
I understand you're interested in opening your Excel files in Dropbox directly through Excel on your desktop, instead of Excel for the web.
Is the Dropbox application running on your computer? What do you see when you hover over your Dropbox icon?
Also, if you go to your All files page and locate an Excel file, then click on the "..." (ellipsis) button, then on "Open in", do you see a "file explorer" option?
This should allow you to open the file locally.
- Hannah
Thanks for the update here, Grahame!
I'm glad to see that you figured out a way to fix this and hopefully it will stay that way.
If you need anything else, please let us know.
Have a great weekend!
