Jones How to Use Dropbox

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How do you send big files to your friends and clients?

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Before, we send big files via DVD and thumb drives


Now,sharing HUGE files is made easy with...


DROPBOX

BUT, that’s not the only use of

DROPBOX!


Suppose you will be traveling abroad and you

want to bring your important files with you...


Or you’ll be on a working vacation and you need presentation materials


Or you feel more secure if you have your important files

with you...


Or you simply want to make your pictures and files

accessible to you...


DROPBOX

Are you tired of emailing yourself your files?


Tired of friends nagging you to share your party pictures?


Do you want to keep your backups safe away from hackers?


DROPBOX

This tutorial will only take a few

minutes because...



Dropbox is so easy to learn!

No sweat!

Type this on your browser:


You will see the website of Dropbox.


Click “Download Dropbox”


Downloading will take a few seconds only!


You will see the download progress


Once it’s finished, click on the box!


This screen will appear


Follow the instructions, just drag to install


This message will appear...


Click “Open”


Welcome to Dropbox!


Click “Continue”


You will see this panel...


Fill up the details...and check “Terms of Service”




You will see this screen


Click “2 GB Free”




This will be the next screen...


Click “Install”


You will see this welcome message...




Great job! You have installed Dropbox!


Click “Finish”


Dropbox is already in your computer!


You simply copy and paste the files into your Dropbox!


Better yet, you create folders for your files in Dropbox



Now, here’s how you can share your folders or

files in Dropbox

Let’s say we will share a presentation folder with your friend


Type this on your browser:


Now, this looks familiar, does it?


Click “Sign In”


It’s on the upper left side


A pop up panel will appear!


Type in your email and password


Click “Sign In”


You will see your account...


Click “Sharing”


You will see this screen...


You will see this screen...


This screen will appear


Click “I’d like to share an existing folder”


Click “Next”


You will see the contents of your Dropbox!


Click on the folder that you would like to share...


Click “Next”


This screen will appear...


Add the email add of your friends and a personalized greetings


Click “Share folder”


Now that was easy!


You can add more friends who can view your shared folder!


Click “Options”


Add their email add or import FB friends


Click “Done”



Here’s one more TIP!

Once your friends have copied the file, you can un-share it for safety!


Click “Options”


Click “Unshare folder”


Click “Done”


This message will appear...


Click “Unshare folder”



Hope you enjoy sharing files

with your friends and clients via ...

DROPBOX

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