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hotdiggetydog
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Can't cut and paste between different documents

Whether on my Macbook Pro or my desktop Mac, I can't cut and paste between different Excel spreadsheets.  I've tried using the tool bar options, then right clicking my mouse, to Copy and Paste and fi...
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  • Sanchez's avatar
    Sanchez
    7 years ago
    Hey Perfect, welcome to our community! 

    You’ll need to open these files with a local or online app that can edit them. 

    If you’re trying to do this while viewing your files online, on our website, you may be seeing the preview, in which you can not edit your files. 

    Have a great weekend :sunglasses:
     
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hotdiggetydog
New member | Level 2

Tried opening two pages side by side and dragging and dropping, but couldn't make it move.

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Chris_J
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8 years ago

Okay, I see what is the issue.  You are not uploading from your computer to Dropbox.  Do your files reside only on Dropbox Servers?  you need to use the move option.  Go to the file and you will notice 3 dots at the far right-hand side, click on them and a menu will show and select move, then follow the prompt and select the final destination.

 

Do you have a Dropbox icon in your system tray?  if so, did you know that you are running a Desktop client that syncs all files inside your Dropbox folder that is a literal folder on your computer?  If you do have an icon in system tray, click on it and select an icon that looks like a folder, that will take you to your Dropbox folder.  Any files you see there is synced to Dropbox Servers (Cloud) and to any linked Devices.

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    hotdiggetydog
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    Yes, my files reside only in Dropbox, as they are used by various members of our charity team.  But I'm not trying to move the whole document, I only want to copy part of one Excel spreadsheet (about 20 lines) and move it into another Excel spreadsheet.  I don't think I have the option to move part of the document when it is opened up from Dropbox in Excel online?

    • Chris_J's avatar
      Chris_J
      Icon for Super User rankSuper User
      8 years ago

      Dropbox is just a syncing tool and yes, it has features that use Excel but as far as features that Excel uses, it's not Dropbox issue.  I am not familiar with using Excel Online but once a file has changed, even adding a period, it will sync those changes to all linked devices.

      • Perfect's avatar
        Perfect
        New member | Level 2
        7 years ago

        I didn't see an answer to copying a few cells or lines of data from one file (in Dropbox) to another OR even within the same file.  Is this possible?  I work on a Mac.

         

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