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Helpful | Level 6

2 years ago

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Is it possible to edit .pages & .numbers documents using Dropbox?

I use a Mac & use Pages (not Word) and Numbers (not Excel). I rarely share Dropbox documents, I use Dropbox as a way to access/read documents when I'm not using my Mac; either on my iPad (using Dropbox app) or another computer via the Dropbox website. I would like to be able to edit Pages & Numbers documents using the Dropbox app but have never found a way to do so. I just have a Personal/Basic account.

Is it possible to edit Pages & Numbers documents using Dropbox?

Rich
2 years ago
sfross wrote:

My understanding was that items in the Dropbox folder/app could only be opened in Dropbox.

You can browse your Dropbox files directly within the Pages and Numbers apps. Just add Dropbox as a location within the Files app.

Hannah
Dropbox Staff
2 years ago
Hey sfross, thanks for your post!

While it's not possible to edit .pages and .numbers files on our website, you should be able to edit them on your iPad.

Do you have the Pages and Numbers apps installed on it?

If you do, you should be able to open and edit the files in those apps, using the 'open with' option (square icon with arrow pointing to the top right).

Let me know how it goes.
- sfross
  Helpful | Level 6
  2 years ago
  Yes, I have Pages & Numbers on my iPad. But my documents are stored in my Dropbox folder/app. My understanding was that items in the Dropbox folder/app could only be opened in Dropbox. If there's a way to open the docs in Pages & Numbers, I'd love to know how to do that.
  Thank you.
  - Rich
    Super User II
    2 years ago
    sfross wrote:
    
    My understanding was that items in the Dropbox folder/app could only be opened in Dropbox.
    
    You can browse your Dropbox files directly within the Pages and Numbers apps. Just add Dropbox as a location within the Files app.

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