Hi Kimsan; I copy / cut & paste. As for your other question about do you have to install anything on another computer? Yes, you have to install Dropbox on another computer if you want to share files with it. Personally I find it easier to transfer files between computers with an external harddrive or a flash/thumb drive. I find usin the external harddrive and flash drives a lot faster also, because when I get to the other house I have to wait for the files to download to the Dropbox on that computer and by the time that happens I can have everything copied onto the computer from the external drives. Dropbox is great for sharing files with others. Hope this helps. Take care.
Mike, It's tax time! Remember folks, if you add, IRS to the word, the, you get "T H E I R S ". That spells THEIRS! ----- Original Message ----- From: Kimsan To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] using drop box Mike: How do I put a file into the public folder? It says to drag and drop and I don't know how to do that. -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike & Barbara Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:00 PM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] using drop box Hi Kimsan Getting started with Dropbox Welcome to Dropbox! Unlike other programs, Dropbox doesn't have a complicated interface to learn. It's built right into your desktop! Here's how to get started: Step 1: Drag and drop any file or folder into your Dropbox folder. Step 2: Once your file/folder is inside your Dropbox folder, the program immediately starts syncing it to our secure servers. Once this has finished, the file's icon is marked with a green check. Your file is now safely backed up online and also accessible from the Dropbox website. (http://www.getdropbox.com) Step 3: Install Dropbox (http://www.getdropbox.com/install) on other computers you use, and they'll also receive a copy of the files you've put in your Dropbox. That's it! Now that Dropbox is watching your file, any changes you make will sync up instantly and automatically. This gives you the freedom to work on any computer you choose. For more help adding files to Dropbox, see here: https://www.getdropbox.com/help/90 Happy Dropboxing! - The Dropbox Team Using the Public folder. The Public Folder lets you easily share single files in your Dropbox. Any file in you put in this folder gets its own Internet link so that you can share it with others-- even non-Dropbox users! These links work even if your computer's turned off. Step 1: Drop a file into the Public folder. Step 2: Right-click/control-click this file, then choose Dropbox > Copy Public Link. This copies the Internet link to your file so that you can paste it somewhere else. That's it! You can now share this file with others: just paste the link you into e-mails, instant message conversations, blogs, etc.! If you'd like more help with sharing files, head here: http://www.getdropbox.com/help/16 Happy Dropboxing! - The Dropbox Team Note: You can only link to actual files within your Public Folder, not to folders. Hope this helps. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Kimsan To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:45 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] using drop box Does anyone know where I can get some sort of tutorial of how to use dropbox? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
