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Melih
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Excel links don't open with left click

Hello,   Links on Excel don't open with left click but if I right click the link and select open in a new tab or window it works. I have an Excel xlsx and a pdf file stored in the same folder in D...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago
    Melih wrote:

    Can anyone help me about this?

    I dont think Dropbox web has the same functionality as the software on the computers. 

     

    If the link on the page is correct (i.e. if you copy and paste it and put it in to a browser and it opens then Dropbox's side works). Same if it works in the desktop software on another machine. 

     

    Note, you need to have made a LINK to the file, not just a URL from the folder: https://help.dropbox.com/share/create-and-share-link

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Melih
Explorer | Level 3

I already tried different browser on different devices including mac and windows computers, android and ios devices. The result is the same. I slimply copy the link of the file to excel and I can open the link on Microsoft Excel. But it doesn't work Dropbox web interface. Can someone please at least try doing the same thing and tell me what i am doing wrong?

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Melih
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

When i open the excel file on dropbox web interface left click doesn't work, but if i open the excel file on Excel for the web interface left click works. There is someting wrong the Dropbox interface.

 

Same file in different interfaces:

 

  • Melih's avatar
    Melih
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Can anyone help me about this?

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      2 years ago
      Melih wrote:

      Can anyone help me about this?

      I dont think Dropbox web has the same functionality as the software on the computers. 

       

      If the link on the page is correct (i.e. if you copy and paste it and put it in to a browser and it opens then Dropbox's side works). Same if it works in the desktop software on another machine. 

       

      Note, you need to have made a LINK to the file, not just a URL from the folder: https://help.dropbox.com/share/create-and-share-link

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