How to Tutorial: Dropbox

How to Use

What is Dropbox?

Dropbox is a home for all

your photos, docs, videos, and files.

Anything you add to Dropbox will

automatically show up on all your computers,

phones…

…and even the Dropbox website — so

you can access your stuff

from anywhere.

Let’s Create our

Dropbox Account

Log on to www.dropbox.com

Type your full name

Type your Email Address

Type your Password

Tick “I agree to Dropbox Terms”

Click on “Sign up for free”

Or simply Sign up for free with your Google

Account.

After you’ve created your

Dropbox Account

Let’s download the

Dropbox App

Click and Run “Dropbox Installer” to Install the

App

Just wait for the installation to complete

You will be directed to the Dropbox Setup window

Type in your Email Address

Type in your Password

Click Sign In

Congratulations! Dropbox is now Installed.

Click Open my Dropbox

Welcome to Dropbox

Click Get Started

Click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Click Finish

Let’s share folder with

other people

Sign-in to Dropbox

Log on to www.dropbox.com

Click Sign-In

Type in your Email Address

Type in your Password

Click Sign-In

You’ll be directed to your Dropbox Home Screen

Click the Folder that you

want to Share

Click Share

The Sharing Window will appear

Type-in the Email Address of your recipient

Type-in the Email Address of your recipient

You may also add a message if you want

Click Can Edit

Select Can Edit so that

people can Edit, Delete, Comment, and…

…add the files to your

Dropbox.

Click Can View so that

your people…

People Can View, Download and

Comment.

Click Share

How to share Screenshots quickly

Click the Dropbox App in your System Tray

Click the Gearbox and a

pop-up menu will appear

Open the Dropbox app Preferences

Click Import

Tick Share Screenshots using Dropbox

Click OK

“I don’t need a hard disk in my computer if I can get to the server faster… carrying around these non-connected computers is byzantine by comparison.” – Steve Jobs, late chairman of Apple (1997)