[nabs-l] Fwd: How to use Dropbox

[Ryan Silveira]

Those are great instructions, Elif.  That dropbox share button is a
little tricky.  It seems to work well using Safari with Voiceover, but
of course, you would need a Mac to use that.  Otherwise, it really is
not accessible.  Helga, if you would like furhter, one-on-one help
with setting up your dropbox and figuring it out, feel free to e-mail
me off-list.  I would be happy to help you and, if necessary, we can
do a little skype session so I can talk you through it.  Also, I can't
remember if this is changed, but when you are sharing a file within a
folder by clicking that "share dropbox link" option, the file needs to
be in the "Public" folder of your dropbox.  If you want to share the
link to a whole folder, you will need to compress that folder into a
ZIP or RAR (preferably ZIP) archive so that it's one file.  It can be
extracted by the other person later.  Hope this helps.  Happy new
year.

Ryan

On 12/31/13, Elif Emir <filerime at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Helga,
> When you install dropbox in your devices you should see a folder
> called dropbox on your desktop and I phone.
> You can think this is a regular folder that you can create new folders
> or documents in it and also copy or cut something and paste there.
> When you put a new item in your dropbox folder in your PC, you’ll see
> it on your I phone dropbox folder automatically, and vice versa. This
> is a kind of personal storage area.
> Then go to your dropbox folder and select an item that you would like
> to share with somebody. Press application button and find  :share
> dropbox link” and press enter
> Now the link has been copied on your clipboard and ready to paste
> anywhere you want. You can simply paste it in an e-mail and share it
> everyone regardless of their dropbox memberships. Everyone can open
> this link and get the item.
> The second sharing option is again starting with application button.
> You should find “share this folder” and press enter. This time you’ll
> go to internet page of dropbox. Find shared folder options. This is
> not a link but opens with enter like a link. You’ll find here the
> sharing info here and invite more people. Click here and write the
> e-mail address there. Finally you need to press “send invites”
> Button. However, I couldn’t manage to do that with jaws and internet
> explorer. I ask someone sighted to press the button. It’s an
> accessibility issue or my problem.
> Anyway if you have a shared folder with others, when you put an item
> in it, everyone will see it. While doing a group project it’s very
> nice to use this way. Everybody can make changes on the document and
> others instantly would see. Be careful, if you delete an item, it
> would disappear from everybody’s folders. To be able to share a folder
> like this, others should have a dropbox account. They can open it when
> you send a sharing  invitation. By doing so you’ll get extra space on
> your dropbox account.
> If you have any more questions, please ask me.
> And if anybody can press the send invitation button, please share with me.
> Happy new year for everybody.
> Elif
>
>
> 2013/12/30, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com>:
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: "Helga Schreiber" <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com>
>>> Date: December 30, 2013 at 10:52:12 PM EST
>>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] How to use Dropbox
>>> Reply-To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>
>>> Hi all, this is Helga! How are you? I just wanted to ask you, does
>>> anyone
>>> here know how to use Dropbox very well for school? I
>>> actually install Dropbox in my computer, and download the Dropbox app
>>> into
>>>
>>> my iPhone 5, but I really don't know how to use it even though they give
>>> me
>>> a started guide. And I don't know if you can, but if yu could, would it
>>> be
>>>
>>> possible for you to give me a lesson or telling me some steps in how
>>> could
>>> I
>>> start using it for colege assignments and keeping and putting papers on
>>> there? I will really appreciate it a lot, if you could help me and give
>>> me
>>> some suggestions regarding this. Thanks and God bless!!
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