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sfross
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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 Dropb...
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    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.

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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.

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Rich
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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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    sfross
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    Thank you so very much! I have been trying to find a way to make Dropbox more functional for my purposes for many, many years. Have asked repeatedly if there was a way do edit my docs in Dropbox & this solution was never mentioned to me. Can't thank you enough!

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