Dropbox - Online Portal
irst, make sure you can log in to Dropbox by signing in using your Splash email account. Do not use a personal email to create a Splash Dropbox account.
Navigating Dropbox Online
When you login to Dropbox you will be on your home page. This home page simply shows you suggested files and the recent files you have viewed. In most cases you’ll want to navigate to your Files, as outlined below.
- To access folder and files simply click the ‘Files’ link in the sidebar on the left side of your screen.
Overview of the files page
The ‘Files’ page overview:
Team folders - these are the team folders you are a part of
Everything else - all of folders and files that are not a team folder or a part of a team folder
Search bar - feel free to search the name of a file or folder, this is a global search
Managing contents in the online portal
Managing Content:
The quick actions on the right side of your screen, which are always available except when viewing a document, allow you to manage files and folders throughout the Dropbox Online portal.
When you use these content tools please know that the action you select will occur in the space within Dropbox that you are currently in. As an example, if I am in the 00 Splash Team Folder and I click ‘New Folder’ that new folder will be created within the 00 Splash Team Folder. Furthermore, since I created a folder within a team folder, everyone that has access to the team folder will also have access to the folder I create within that team folder.
Viewing and sharing document
Viewing a document in the Dropbox online portal is rather easy.
Navigate to the document you want to view
Double click on the document
- Sharing Documents:
Navigate to the document you would like to share
Click the ‘Share’ button next to the document
- Enter the email of the team member or members you would like to share the file with then click ‘Share’
- Enter the email of the team member or members you would like to share the file with then click ‘Share’
2. Share by using the document URL
use this method only if the user already has access to the folder the file is in.
Navigate to and open the document you would like to share
Copy the URL in your web browser and paste this in an email or other communication
Updating your name
If you need to update the name that is displaying for you in Dropbox please follow the below steps.
- On the Homepage click the profile icon on the top right hand corner of the screen.
- Click ‘Settings’ in the pop up
On the ‘General’ tab click ‘Edit’ in the row labeled ‘Name’.
- In the pop update to your first and last name and click the ‘Change name’ button to save.
