dropbox basic tutorial
DESCRIPTION
Sharing your stuff to your collaborators will now be easier and faster. Dropbox is a free service that let’s you share ALL your documents. This can also serve as your storage folder where in you can access it anywhere you are, just by login to your account. Here is a step by step Basic tutorial that will surely help you to get started. Very logical and no technical words used. It is a tool that every virtual people need to know. Happy sharing.TRANSCRIPT
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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