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Automatically Open Excel Doc in MS Excel in Dropbox

villas4959

I have uploaded an Excel file that I will only update in Dropbox using MS Office Online.

When I open the file I am forced to choose the app Excel from a dropdown menu.

Is there a way to tell Dropbox that when I double click on the file to do so directly in MS Excel?

Thanks in advance

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Walter

Hey @villas4959 - sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that you can change this setting from the icon shown in the following screenshot.

Let me know if that helps, Steve.

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Rich

@villas4959 wrote:
Is there a way to tell Dropbox that when I double click on the file to do so directly in MS Excel?

You can make that change in your Account settings.

https://www.dropbox.com/account/connected_apps

villas4959

Thank you for your response Rich. I did set the default apps in settings and it worked, for a while. Now I'm having an issue with a preview box that pops up on the right side of the screen when I click on my Excel file. It takes up almost half of the screen and requires me to click again on open to have my file open. I must have turned on preview somehow. Can you tell me where to turn this off? I just want to click on an Excel file and have it open in the Excel app. Thanks very much. Steve

Walter

Hey @villas4959 - sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that you can change this setting from the icon shown in the following screenshot.

Let me know if that helps, Steve.

villas4959

Thank you Walter.

I thought it would be done in Settings, and I never noticed that icon.

I changed it and it's working great.

Thanks again.....Steve