Candy, Thanks for these instructions. I was trying to open a file created with Notepad on my computer in the Notes app mainly just for reading. It doesn't work very well for that but I'll keep your directions for going through Dropbox if I want to edit a txt file in the future.
Alan Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2017, at 9:00 PM, Candy Lowe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alan, I am not sure if I am understanding your question correctly, I just > tried what I think you were trying to do. I opened a file in dropbox on my > phone that was originally created on notepad on my computer. > when I find the file that I am looking for, I double tap on it. Then says > edit with. Then VoiceOver said text field is editing. I wrote something at > the bottom of the file and then on the right hand top of the phone that was a > save button. I saved it and it worked fine. If I am not understanding you > correctly, let me know and we’ll try again. > in other words, you open the file in your dropbox app. As long as it is a > text file it should be able to be edited. Let me know. > > Candy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 18, 2017, at 3:21 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi List, >> >> I guess I'm a bit slow but I'm wanting to open a text file I created on my >> computer with Notepad and saved to a Dropbox folder with the Notes app in >> iOS 11.0.3. I'll be darned if I can figure out how to do it. Surely the >> Notes app can be used to view notes and other text documents not created on >> it and saved in the cloud? >> >> I'd welcome specific instructions on how to access such text files with the >> Notes app. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Alan Lemly >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
