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Opening an Office 365 Collborative Excel Document from Dropbox (Not Website)
Hi all,
My team all have to access an Excel file which is stored on Dropbox which they access through their file directory (not Dropbox website).
There are obvious issues with multiple people accessing the file at once.
I discovered the collaborative Excel environment on 365 but everything is stored by default on One Drive (which we don't use) making it harder for my team to locate.
I would really like to know how to allow my team to open a file from Dropbox directory (not website) that takes you straight to the file in the office 365 environment for live collaboration.
Is this possible?
Thanks,
Tom
Co-authoring in Office 365 is only supported when the file is stored in SPO/ODFB library, I'm not aware of any way to make this work with a document stored in Dropbox.
I am trying to figure out how to set default save location of Excel Online files from OneDrive to Dropbox.
At the moment I have my team able to access the Excel Online file via an internet shortcut which is stored in dropbox, but the Excel Online file is stored in OneDrive. Any idea how to set the default save location of Excel Online files to Dropbox? Or does Office 365 require the files to be stored in OneDrive to work?
Thanks,
Tom
Hi Tom!
Just a few questions in order to make me understand your needs.
You have Office 365 and as Vasil said, co-authoring in Office 365 is only supported when the file is stored in SPO/ODFB library. I addition to that, Excel Online is meant to be used for files stored in SharePoint/OneDrive. If all users are in Office 365, Why do you want to use Dropbox instead of OneDrive? Is it because people are used to it or are there any specific demands/rules/regulations that stops you from using OneDrive?
Regards, Magnus
Hi Vasil, thanks for your reply.
I think I may be able to work around this with an internet shortcut stored in dropbox that takes the team to the file in Office365.
Thanks,
Tom
