Dropbox - Getting Started.pdf

Dropbox - Getting Started.pdf Dropbox - Getting Started.pdf

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|| Getting Started Go to http://www.dropbox.com/register and it will take you to the form pictured to the right. After you agree to the terms and click “Create Account,” the website will automatically start downloading the Dropbox application onto your computer: Once you have downloaded and installed the application, you will be able to access and add files directly from your computer. And if you are working on a Mac, your Dropbox can be accessed right from within your Finder window: You will also see the Dropbox icon in your upper toolbar for easy access: DISCLAIMER: Dropbox is a Cloud App, which means that it not 100% secure. Important files - such as banking statements or passwords - are not recommended as uploaded files. It is best to still have an external hard drive to backup all of your documents. We recommend using Dropbox for things like team projects, sharing media files - activities that do not risk your internet security. ! ! Page 2 of 2! 7/3/12

|| <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />

Go to http://www.dropbox.com/register and it will take you to the<br />

form pictured to the right.<br />

After you agree to the terms and click “Create Account,” the<br />

website will automatically start downloading the <strong>Dropbox</strong><br />

application onto your computer:<br />

Once you have downloaded and installed the application, you will<br />

be able to access and add files directly from your computer. And<br />

if you are working on a Mac, your <strong>Dropbox</strong> can be accessed right<br />

from within your Finder window:<br />

You will also see the<br />

<strong>Dropbox</strong> icon in your upper<br />

toolbar for easy access:<br />

DISCLAIMER:<br />

<strong>Dropbox</strong> is a Cloud App, which means<br />

that it not 100% secure. Important<br />

files - such as banking statements or<br />

passwords - are not recommended as<br />

uploaded files. It is best to still have an<br />

external hard drive to backup all of<br />

your documents. We recommend<br />

using <strong>Dropbox</strong> for things like team<br />

projects, sharing media files - activities<br />

that do not risk your internet security.<br />

!<br />

! Page 2 of 2! 7/3/12

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