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Carly B.
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Word documents won't save to dropbox - goes back to 'Document 1'
If I start a new Word document ("Document 1") and go to save it to a Dropbox folder with a new name ("The saved document"), the document window will have the new name across the top for a couple of s...
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hi Carly B., thanks for posting!
Can you please clarify if you're creating your documents directly in Word and then saving them to your Dropbox folder or are you creating them in the Dropbox folder?
If you open the docs through our website, what do you see?
Keep me posted!
Can you please clarify if you're creating your documents directly in Word and then saving them to your Dropbox folder or are you creating them in the Dropbox folder?
If you open the docs through our website, what do you see?
Keep me posted!
Carly B.
4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I am creating directly in Word and then trying to save them in my dropbox folder. I haven't looked on the website folders for them, next time it happens I will have a look and see.
- Hannah4 years agoDropbox StaffSounds good, Carly! I'd also try creating them directly in Dropbox, to see if there's a difference.
If you ever need anything else, make sure to give us a shout!- Carly B.4 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I'm not sure what sounds good as I still can't save word documents to my dropbox folder on my computer which is the main reason I like dropbox. I don't want to save to the dropbox website.
- Hannah4 years agoDropbox StaffThanks for the update, Carly!
What happens if you try to create a Word file directly from Dropbox (locally, not the website)?
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