Need to edit a Microsoft Word document stored on Dropbox on your mobile device? No problem -- at least not if you're running the mobile version of Word.
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Available as of Tuesday for both the iOS and Android versions of Dropbox, the new integration between Office and Dropbox taps into the partnership announced earlier this month between Dropbox and Microsoft. The new feature lets Dropbox users edit Office files right from the Dropbox app. It also allows users running the mobile version of Office to directly access Dropbox files, as explained in a Dropbox blog post.
Before the new partnership, users of Microsoft's mobile apps could store and access their files online only via OneDrive, Microsoft's own cloud-based storage service. Now the new integration opens up the process for Dropbox users who don't have OneDrive accounts. That not only benefits users, it also benefits both Dropbox and Microsoft by expanding the number of potential users they can capture.
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Previously, users of the Office mobile apps were unable to edit documents without an Office 365 subscription, which starts at $6.99 a month. But earlier this month, Microsoft changed the rules so that you can create and perform basic editing tasks in the mobile apps for free.
For those of you who use both Dropbox and Microsoft Office on your iOS or Android device, here's how it all works:
- First, make sure you're running the latest version of Dropbox on your mobile device as well as the mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iOS or Microsoft Office Mobile for Android.
- Launch Dropbox on your mobile device and then open any Word, Excel or PowerPoint file.
- The first time you open an Office file, Dropbox points you to a new Edit icon that allows you to open the file in its native Office app. Tap that icon.
- Dropbox asks if you want to open the file with its native app. Tap the name of the Office app.
- You're then asked to grant permission for the corresponding app to access your files and folders in Dropbox. Tap the Allow link. The file then opens in its native Office app.
- You can now view and edit the file. After you've finished editing the file, tap the Back button to exit the app and return to Dropbox. The version on Dropbox should now contain the changes you made.
Alternatively, you can open your Dropbox files from the mobile version of any of the three Office apps. Here's how that works:
- Open Word, Excel or PowerPoint on your mobile device. You'll see a new location under Places for Dropbox.
- Tap the link for Dropbox to view your Dropbox folders and files.
- Tap the Office file you wish to view or edit. The file opens in your current Office app.
- Edit the file as needed. Tap the Back button, and the revised file is automatically saved back to Dropbox.
There is one catch, though. The Office integration feature works for Dropbox personal accounts. I tested it on my own Dropbox personal account, and the entire process ran smoothly. But to edit Office files using a Dropbox for Business account, you'll need one of the following Office 365 accounts: Business, Business Premium, ProPlus, E3 or E4.
For more information on how to edit your Office files via Dropbox, check out this Dropbox Help Center page.
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I have a problem with my Dropbox account. I have about a thousand photographs/videos on my Dropbox account (online), and I have my account linked to my PC. However, it only downloads half of the photographs online. To answer some questions:
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- Yes, I have enough space on my PC;
- No, I don't have selective syncing on;
- Yes, I have reinstalled Dropbox several times.
I have also tried to share the folder (camera uploads) with a family member to see if they can access all the photographs/videos on their PC, but when they download it, it only downloads the same 500 pictures as on my PC. Dropbox has a download option, which I have tried, but it downloads a file with the name 'unspecified' which can't be opened. Furthermore, I can download the photographs individually from the website, but that would take a very long time. Does anyone know what's wrong? I've tried this on Windows 10 and Windows 7.
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Have you worked throught https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/8840 this help page? Specifically I'm wondering about step 2:
Verify that your files are not synced.
Files with a red X are not synced; files with a circular blue arrow are in the process of syncing, and files with a green check mark should be fully synced Note: The icons that can appear on individual files in your Dropbox are different than the icons that tell you about the current state of Dropbox itself. Learn more about the different icons that can appear on your files.
Navigate to the dropbox folder using windows explorer and look at the icons on the missing files if any.
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It's not possible to use dropbox.com to download an entire folder that's over 1 GB or that has over 10,000 files.
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