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floater1
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Editing an Excel file on my iPhone. Is this possible?

Hi, I hope I am asking this question in the right category. If not I am sorry. But my problem is that I have generated an Excel file on my desktop and copied and pasted into my Dropbox. When I open t...
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Megan
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7 months ago

Hey floater1, welcome to our Community! 

 

Does this happen with all your Excel files, or just this specific one? 

 

Also, if you open the Excel app on your iPhone, and try to ope and edit the file through it, do you have any results? 

 

Let me know more, and we'll take it from there. 

  • floater1's avatar
    floater1
    Explorer | Level 3
    7 months ago
    I only have one excel file within Dropbox. It is this file that whenever I open it either through Dropbox of directly using the Excel app it only allows me to cut and past. I cannot edit
    • Jay's avatar
      Jay
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      7 months ago

      Hi floater1, is this a read-only file? What is the exact file extension for the file?

       

      A screenshot showing what you're seeing in the Excel app would be great.

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        floater1
        Explorer | Level 3
        7 months ago
        The file type is an xlsx file type.

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