22/02/2011 Dropbox Tutorial 1 - Installation

click on "Install". The following window will then appear:-

Wait a moment while files are copied to your PC. When the process is complete, the following window will
appear:-

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If you already have an account, choose "I already have a Dropbox account". You'll then be able to log in
directly to your Dropbox. If you don't have an account, we'll take you through creating one now. Click
"Next" when you are ready to proceed.

To create a Dropbox account you just need to provide your first name (and optionally your second
name), a valid e-mail address and a password. You can set the display name to anything you like.
Usually you would use a name that describes the PC you are currently using.

When you are done setting your account options, click on "Next". The following window will then appear:-

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Here we can choose a size for our Dropbox. 2 Gigabyte accounts are free, or if you need more space,
you can move up to a paid account and get 50 or 100 Gigabytes. For this example we'll just stick to the
free account. Click "Next" to move to the window shown below:-

Here you can take a brief tour of Dropbox and see how it works. For this tutorial we clicked on "Skip tour
and finish" but feel free to take the tour when installing Dropbox on your machine. When you have
finished (or skipped) the tour, the following window will appear:-

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The installation is now complete. Click on "Finish". You'll then see a Windows Explorer window open, this
is your Dropbox. You can now proceed to the next tutorial.

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 How do I add files to my Dropbox?
When you install the Dropbox desktop application, it creates a new folder on your computer. It works
like any other folder on your hard drive, except everything in your Dropbox folder automatically syncs
to the web and to any other computer with Dropbox installed.

It's easy. Move your files into your Dropbox by dragging and dropping them into your Dropbox
folder. That's it. The files you dropped in will automatically be backed up online and synced to your
other computers. You don't have to do anything. You can even save files directly to your Dropbox
folder from any application.
 How do I link to files in my Dropbox?

Dropbox designates a unique internet link to each file in your Dropbox Public folder. You can send
these links to anyone by pasting them into your emails, instant messages, web pages… Any method
you like.

First, you'll have to make the file available to anyone by moving the file you want to share to
the Public folder located in your Dropbox.
Your Dropbox's Photos folder also has public links too. You can copy and send gallery links in a very
similar way. However, while all files in your Public folder have a public link, only the folders, or
galleries, in your Photos folder have public gallery links.

Now that you’ve copied a link to your file to your computer’s clipboard, you can paste it wherever you
want as many times as you like! Links are re-usable as long as you haven’t moved or renamed your
file since you copied the link.