2. Dropbox
Why itâs awesome
⢠Free (2 gb)
⢠Cloud Based
⢠Collaborative
⢠Works on all devices
⢠Automatically syncs
⢠Just like regular file
storage so you donât have
to learn anything new!
3. DropboxâŚletâs get it started
⢠Check your email for an invitation or go to
www.dropbox.com
⢠Begin the download
⢠It should appear in your downloads menu
or pop up
4. 1. download
⢠Once the program finishes downloading, double click
on it and the application window will appear.
⢠Drag and drop the blue box into your Applications
folder.
5. 2. install
⢠To install Dropbox, go to your Applications
folder and double click on the Dropbox
icon.
6. 2. install
⢠Select âI donât have a Dropbox accountâ
and click Continue.
Unless of course you have one
8. 2. install
⢠Once the installation is finished, Dropbox
provides a 5-page tutorial.
Feel free to read this to get more familiar with the program.
9. 2. install
⢠The blue Dropbox icon will appear in the
top right corner of your menu bar, as
shown by the green arrow.
10. 3. Desktop access
⢠Click on the blue Dropbox icon and then
select âOpen Dropbox Folder.â
Told ya, nothing new ď
11. 3. Desktop access
⢠Add a new folder by clicking on the Gear
menu and selecting âNew Folder.â
12. 3. Desktop access
⢠Blue Circle=syncing in progress
⢠Green Arrow=complete
In order to access you have to wait for the green check
13. 4. sharing
⢠Select the folder you want to share.
⢠Select âShare This FolderâŚâ.
⢠This will take you to the Dropbox website.
Just follow the prompts
19. 6. Public folder
⢠Click the Dropbox icon menu and select
âCopy Public Link.â You can now paste
the link into an email, Facebook message,
website, blog, or anywhere else.
21. Dropbox on your device
App
⢠Free app
⢠Just log in
⢠Everything will
automatically sync
To be aware
⢠Cannot edit from your
idevice
⢠Format may change