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kiwifagan
Helpful | Level 5
2 months ago

.DOC files in Dropbox load with 0 item, when they should be 1.2.

Have word DOC's loaded into Dropbox with table content with a column containing ITEM numbers, these show in Dropbox OR when printed from Dropbox as:    when they should be 1.2 etc. If you sav...
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    kiwifagan
    2 months ago

    Thank you everyone, the solution, in my case/screen setup, required right click on the document.

    Again thank you for your assistance.

    Terry

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Mark
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The Dropbox website only displays a preview, like all web services this isn't always perfect. 

 

However, what happens if you open it in Excel for web on the Dropbox site?

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kiwifagan
Helpful | Level 5
2 months ago

Tks Mark,

Are you referring to O365 for the excel, I don't see excel on DB. I don't use O365

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    Rich
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    2 months ago
    kiwifagan wrote:

    Are you referring to O365 for the excel, I don't see excel on DB. I don't use O365

    Mark is referring to the option of opening a document within Word for the web.

     

     

    • kiwifagan's avatar
      kiwifagan
      Helpful | Level 5
      2 months ago

      Thank you everyone, the solution, in my case/screen setup, required right click on the document.

      Again thank you for your assistance.

      Terry

      • T_theresa_A's avatar
        T_theresa_A
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        2 months ago
        Hi Terry kiwifagan  I am glad to hear you issue has been resolved with our amazing Super Users Rich & Mark ✨ 
         
        I’d love to hear how you use Dropbox! If you’re open to sharing, I’m all ears. 🤓

         

        I’m always curious to learn about different workflows, and who knows, we may have some tips to share with you or maybe inspire suggestions that we can bring to our internal team!


        Thanks so much, 

        T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager) 

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