How to Open and Save to Dropbox or OneDrive by default

I can't seem to get you to understand my question, so I give up.

I couldn't find the same screens as shown above so I cannot recreate them on my end.

Thanks for trying, but I did not get the help I need.

Hi MHSabq

Sorry to bother you again, but you haven't replied in a few days, has the problem been solved?

Did the last reply from "Mark.Li - MSFT" help you? If you still have questions, please feel free to follow up.

We look forward to your reply.

Best Regards, Yujun.

Yujun.F-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Hello

See the comments you gave my solution , I'm sorry I couldn't help you solve the problem at the first time, but trust me to stay with you until your problem is resolved.

Regarding file saving, you can set the default save path to the folder path of OneDrive or Dropbox when saving files.

About file opening, for Dropbox, you can only find the target file and open it through Dropbox folder path, for OneDrive you can choose to find the file and open it from the OneDrive folder, or you can open Excel and choose to open the current file from the Excel file in OneDrive (this method is much faster than slowly finding the file within the synchronized folder)

Best wishes 

Mark . L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

While this info is interesting and potentially helpful at another time, it doesn't answer my specific question. I'll be more detailed:

1. I'm working on my laptop at a meeting away from my office. I'm using Word to create a new document.
2. I click on "save as" and am taken to "This PC --> Windows (C:)"
3. but I don't want to save the document to "This" PC but want it accessible from both my office PC and my laptop
4. doing what I want means I have to take additional steps -- if I remember, I usually scroll up to Dropbox (not "This PC --> Dropbox") and save the document

So, my question: how do I "save" a document to Dropbox (or OneDrive), i.e. a location that is accessible from both my office PC and my laptop?

Related, how do I "open" Dropbox (or OneDrive), i.e. a location that contains all files created on either or both my office PC and my laptop?

A. in Word, when I click on "open" I am taken to "This PC --> Windows (C:)"

B. again, I don't want to open the document in "This" PC but want to open Dropbox (or OneDrive) that has all files created on either or both my office PC and my laptop, and accessible from both

C. doing what I want means I have to take additional steps -- if I remember, I usually scroll up to Dropbox (not "This PC --> Dropbox") and open the document

Naively, I only have one Word app. Why can't everything I create in that Word app be accessible to me from either or both of my devices, e.g., laptop and PC?

Hello   MHSabq

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.  

Based on your description, you seem to have a need to use OneDrive to store and access files away from the physical device. Please correct me if I have misunderstood. As users of Microsoft products and forum support staff, we fully understand the difficulties you are currently experiencing and will do our best to help you.

OneDrive offers a file-on-demand feature that not only helps you save space, but also helps you interact between devices. You can refer to the following link for more details about the feature and how to implement it: Save disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Windows - Microsoft Support

Please understand that our initial response may not always resolve the problem immediately. However, with your help and more detailed information, we can work together to find a solution.   

Thanks for your patience and understanding!  

Best wishes 

Mark . L - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist