Dropbox Basic Tutorial

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How to Send a Ginormous File

Using Dropbox1

It is a home for all your photos

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docs, videos, and files.

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Anything you add to Dropbox

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will automatically show up on all

your computers

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phones and even the Dropbox web

site.

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so you can access your stuff from anywhere.

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Let’s begin…

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Click on the Search Bar

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Go to www.dropbox.com/register

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Create an Account

Enter in your details

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Type in your First name

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Type in your First name

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Type in your Last name

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Type in your Email Address

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Type in your Password

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Tick I agree to Dropbox terms

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Click on Create an account

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How do I Download the

Desktop App?

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Click on the Search Bar

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Go to www.dropbox.com

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Click on Download the app

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The Setup file will downloadto your computer

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Go to Downloads folder

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Double click DropboxInstaller

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Click Run

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Wait for the installationto complete

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The Dropbox Setup pagewill start

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Type in your Email Address

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Type in your Password

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Click Sign In

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How do I

Add files on the

Dropbox Website?

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Click on the Search Bar

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Go to www.dropbox.com

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Click Sign in

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Type in your Email Address

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Type in your Password

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Click Sign In

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Click the Upload button

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Click Choose files

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Select the files to be added

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Click Open

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Your file will be added to your Dropbox

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Click Done

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How do I Add fileson Windows?

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Drag and drop the Files into your Dropbox folder

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The Files in your Dropbox folder will be automatically synced

online.

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How do IShare folders

with other people?

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Hover the cursor overthe file you want to share

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Click on Share

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Enter the Email address

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Add a personal messageif you’d like

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Click Share

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File has been shared

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How do I Share a Folderon Windows?

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Open yourDropbox Folder.

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Double click the Dropbox iconon your desktop

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The Dropbox folder will open

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Right Click on the folder you want to share

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Select Share

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The Share Folder page will open

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Type in the Email address

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Add a personal messageif you’d like

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Click Invite

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How do I share a Linkof a file or folder?

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Hover the cursor over the file you want to create a link

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Click on Share

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Click on Create a link

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Click Copy link

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The Link is copied on your clipboard

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Paste the linkin your email, instant

message or blog post.

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Or wherever you wouldlike people to access it.

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How do I Share linkon Windows?

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Open yourDropbox folder.

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Double click the Dropbox iconon your desktop

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The Dropbox folder will open

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Right Click on the folder you want to share

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Select Copy Dropbox link

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The link is copied on your clipboard.

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Paste the linkin your email, instant

message or blog post.

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Or wherever you wouldlike people to access it.

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How to Remove the link?

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Hover the cursor over the file you want to create a link

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Click on Share

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Click on Link settings

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Click Delete link

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Click on Delete link

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How do ICreate a File request?

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Click File request

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Click Create a file request

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Enter a name for the Folder

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This folder is where files uploaded to your

file request are stored.

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By default, the Uploaded files are

Private.

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Click Change folder if you’d like to change the location

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Choose a Folder

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Click Chose a folder

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Click Next

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Click on Copy link

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And include it in your Email, Instant message

or Blog post.

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Or enter the Enter the Email of the people you need files from

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Click Send

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Dropbox will send an Invitation to Upload

files to the File request.

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How do IInvite people to Upload

filesto my File request?

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Hover the cursor over theFile request

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Click on Add people

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Enter the Email address

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Click Send

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How do I Close a File request?

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Hover the cursor over the File request you want to close

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Click Edit

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Click the Close request button

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How do IGet notified of changes

in my Dropbox?

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Click on the Dropbox icon on the System tray

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Click the Gear icon

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Select Preferences…

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Check the box to Show desktop notifications

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Click Apply

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Click Ok.

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How do I Delete a file using the Dropbox

Website?

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Click on the Empty space to the right of the file

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Click Delete from the action bar

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Click Delete

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How do I Permanently Delete file from the Dropbox Website?

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Click the Trash can icon to show deleted files

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Any files that appear in Gray are Previously

deleted.

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And can still be Restored or Permanently deleted

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Select the file you want to Permanently delete

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Select Permanently delete… from the action bar

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Click Delete Permanently

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To Recover a file, Select the file

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Click Restore

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How do IRename a File

on the Dropbox Website?

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Hover the cursor over the file you want to create a link

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Click Rename from the action bar

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Type in the new name

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Dropboxis an awesome

service.

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You can back your files up to

the cloud,

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sync them between

computers,

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and share them with your friends.

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