Learn how to edit files in Dropbox. You can open and edit Microsoft Office files directly from the Dropbox mobile app. As long as a file is saved in Dropbox, you can open it from the Dropbox app directly into the Microsoft Office app. You can edit documents, workbooks, and presentations, all within your Dropbox account.
Edit files in Dropbox
To open and edit a Microsoft Office file:
- Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Navigate to the file.
- Tap to open the file.
- Tap the edit button (a pencil and paper icon). The file opens in the appropriate Microsoft Office app.
- Edit the file in the Microsoft Office app, then save the file in Dropbox.