Sharing and editing excel files on apple devices

I share an excel file through OneDrive. I can open and edit the excel file on my MacBook Pro, my iPhone and my iPad mini. I recently purchased a new iPad Pro. When i open the excel file from my new iPad Pro i get a read only file, i cannot edit it. How do i change this so i can edit the file?

Posted on Jan 20, 2024 5:04 AM

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