Dropbox Tutorial

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? What is Dropbox

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It is a free service that let’s you

bring

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Your photos, docs, and videos

anywhere

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And can share them easily.

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Get Started

Go to https://www.dropbox.com/

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Create your account

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Fill up

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Click sign up

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Install

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downloading

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Run the Dropbox Installer

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Double click the Dropbox icon

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You’re good to go!

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The Dropbox icon

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appears in your menu bar

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Log in to your account now

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Homepage

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Adding files to the Dropbox

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drag and drop

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click the upload

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Choose as many files

you LIKE

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After downloading all files

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Added files

automatically sync

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can always

access your files through the Dropbox website.

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syncing

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Dropbox is

How do I know when

Status icon

First, be familiar with

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Synced!

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Progress . . .

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Sync in

Syncing

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a folder

HAPPENING

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NOT Sync

These icons

can be seen on your menu bar

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During Syncing

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FINISHED syncing

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How to share folder

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Go to your list of files

and folders

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Select the folder you want

to share

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if the folder is currently

UNSHARED,

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click INVITE TO FOLDER

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if the folder is

ALREADY being SHARED

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click SHARED FOLDER OPTIONS

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Enter the

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email address of the people you want to invite

How to create a

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Photo Album

Click on the photos

you want

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A

blue border and checkmark will appear

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on top of the page click the gear icon

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select the

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ADD TO ALBUM option

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select NEW ALBUM

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from the menu

Enter

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ALBUM NAME

You can ADD more photos

to an album by

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selecting them

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and clicking the ADD to the album

or as easy as

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select photos

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and drag them

to the album name

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Creating albums does not take up additional space in your account

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nor

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does it change the locations

of your

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photo and

video files.

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How to

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SHARE photos with other people

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photos and videos

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select

you want to add.

a blue border

and checkmark will appear

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right click

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the selected items

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choose SHARE PHOTO

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Enter the email address

of the people you want to share

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click SEND

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or

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click

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GET LINK to copy the link and paste it

anywhere

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If you’ve

created an album

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You can quickly

share it with anyone as well.

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How do you

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UNSHARE links

to photos

Click

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photos in the sidebar on the left

the album you want to

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right Click

Unshare

SELECT

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UNSHARE ALBUM from the pop-up menu

click

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UNSHARE

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Mobile app Dropbox

The Dropbox Mobile app gives you

different ways

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to upload files from your

phone / tablet to your Dropbox.

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Once

files are uploaded,

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they will sync with

Dropbox on your computer

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and all your

devices.

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Upload

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videos and photos

AUTOMATICALLY

This feature is called

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Camera Upload

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HOW?

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Upload wirelessly from your phone/tablet using

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the

iOS or Android app.

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Upload by connecting your

camera, phone, or tablet

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to your computer

and

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using the Mac or Windows

desktop app.

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Upload

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photos/videos

MANUALLY

HOW?

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Tap the Photos/videos

button from the pop-up menu.

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Thumbnails from your

phone’s photo and video gallery

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will appear.

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Tap the photos/videos

you’d like to upload

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to toggle a

green check overlay.

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Tap the

Upload button

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That’s

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it!

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COURTESY OF https://www.facebook.com/ZigZiglar

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for the images and tutorial tips : Thanks to

https://www.dropbox.com

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