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royd1000
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

import a document from word to paper

Hello, I think I had this usefull feature before and i can't find it now. How do I import a word document to paper ? Thanks
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  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    6 years ago
    Hey there (lizod), thanks for checking in with us on on our Community! 
     
    While the "Import doc" feature on Paper home 🏠 has been temporarily disabled, you can still insert any file into Dropbox Paper. Please do let me know here in case you have any additional questions after having a look at resource I linked above & I’ll do my best to check back with you. Take care & happy 📝 editing until we talk again!
lizod's avatar
lizod
New member | Level 2

Hi -

I would also like to be able to import a Word document into Dropbox Paper. I often create a document in Word and then decide I want colleagues to collaborate on it, so I would want to import it to Paper (as Google Docs allows).

Is this functionality available? If not, can you add that functionality?

Many thanks.

Jane's avatar
Jane
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
6 years ago
Hey there (lizod), thanks for checking in with us on on our Community! 
 
While the "Import doc" feature on Paper home 🏠 has been temporarily disabled, you can still insert any file into Dropbox Paper. Please do let me know here in case you have any additional questions after having a look at resource I linked above & I’ll do my best to check back with you. Take care & happy 📝 editing until we talk again!
  • peytonstafford's avatar
    peytonstafford
    Helpful | Level 6
    6 years ago

    I tried this. It adds the Word document to a Paper document, but it does not open the document in Paper for collaborative editing. I copied and pasted in a resume, and the formatting is all off. Didn't there used to be a feature to open files that were in Dropbox in Paper?

    • Jane's avatar
      Jane
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      6 years ago
      Hey peytonstafford, thanks for checking in with us! 
       
      For starters, you should be able to access your Dropbox files in Paper through the ribbon you’re seeing at the bottom as you’re editing a Paper doc. You can also drag and drop any file in Dropbox, as long as it's under 50 MB. Was there any special formatting that didn’t make it across?
       
      Let me know whenever you get a chance! 
      • peytonstafford's avatar
        peytonstafford
        Helpful | Level 6
        6 years ago

        Hi Jane,

        Thank you for your response. Unfortunately, I do not see a ribbon at the bottom of my Paper documents, and when I view the Word file under discussion in Dropbox, the options to open it are MicroSoft Word or to show it in Finder. There is no longer the option to open it in Paper. Am I missing something?

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