Dear @Nour Weatherspoon,
Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.
Based on your description, Excel on iPads cannot se changes to a shared Dropbox file because it shows “Your file wasn’t uploaded; cannot merge changes by another user.” You want your supervisors can edit timesheets without conflicts.
Here are some suggestions you can try:
Move the timesheet file from Dropbox to OneDrive for Business or SharePoint, which supports real-time co-authoring in Excel across iPad and desktop. Then:
Se the file as .xlsx in OneDrive/SharePoint from your desktop Excel. Ensure supervisors open the file directly in Excel for iOS (not via Dropbox app) and sign in with their company account. Turn AutoSe ON in Excel on all devices. Remove any workbook protection and disable legacy “Shared Workbook” features. Use distinct tabs or row ranges for each supervisor to minimize conflicts.If you must remain on Dropbox (not recommended)
Dropbox doesn’t support Excel’s real‑time co‑authoring, so you’ll need a serial‑edit process to oid collisions:
Give each supervisor a separate file (e.g., “Timesheet - Alice.xlsx”, “Timesheet - Bob.xlsx”) and merge centrally later. Or enforce a check‑out/check‑in rule: one person edits at a time; others view read‑only. On iPad, make sure they open the file in Excel (not preview), wait for sync to complete before closing, and oid editing offline copies. Expect occasional “can’t merge changes” messages if two people edit at once, that’s a platform limitation.I hope information above helpful, if you he any other questions, please feel free to reach out.
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