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How To Use Dropbox

A step-by-step tutorial on how to use Dropbox - installation, sharing and browsing on the Dropbox website.

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How To Use Dropbox

A step-by-step tutorial on how to use Dropbox - installation, sharing and browsing on the Dropbox website.

Uploaded by

Osan Vajio
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How To Use

Your life's work, wherever you are

To install Dropbox

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Open your browser

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Go to www.dropbox.com

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Click Sign in

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If you already have an account

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Enter your details here

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Type in your Email

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Password

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And click Sign in

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If you dont yet have an account

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Click Create an account

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Type in your first name

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Last name

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Email

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And Password

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Click I agree to Dropbox Terms checkbox

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Click Create account

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And you're done!

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The download will start automatically

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Click your downloaded Dropbox here

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This will appear

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Click Run

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Click Install

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Click I already have a Dropbox account

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Click Next

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Log in to Dropbox

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Type in your Email

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Password

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Your Computer name

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And click Next

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Click 2 GB Free

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Click Typical

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Click Install

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This will appear

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Click Skip tour

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If you dont want to go through the Dropbox guide


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Or Click Next

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To guide you through Dropbox regarding


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How to use Dropbox

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The accessibility of your files

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Where the Dropbox Notification Area Icon will appear

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And how to share folders

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Click Finish

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And your done!

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You now have Dropbox installed in your computer


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After the installation a Dropbox folder is created


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This folder is just like any other folder on your computer


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but with a twist

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Any file you save to your Dropbox folder


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Is also saved to all your other computers

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Phones

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And the Dropbox website

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To add files to your Dropbox just


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Drag and drop a file into your Dropbox folder


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The blue icon means your files syncing with Dropbox

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And when you see the green icon

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it

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It means that your file has finished saving


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To your other computers

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And the Dropbox website


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And thats it!

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You can now access your files anywhere!

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And any changes made to it will be automatically detected


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And updated to your other computers

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To share a folder

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Right-click a file or folder in your Dropbox


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In there you will see a menu

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Hover your mouse over Dropbox

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Click Share This Folder"

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You will land here (Dropbox website)

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Enter the email/s or name/s of your collaborators here

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Put a message if you want to here

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And click Share folder

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You now have shared your chosen file or folder


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To your chosen contacts

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To share a link of your folder

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Click Share link

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Type in the email/s or name/s of the people

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your sharing the link with here

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Type in your optional message here

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And click Send

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You have now successfully shared your folders link!

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To browse on the Dropbox website


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Click Browse on Dropbox website

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And you will be redirected to the Dropbox website


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And thats it
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"No matter where you go, there you are"


- Buckaroo Banzai

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