Dropbox launches comment feature for shared contents

Dropbox rolled out a new comments feature today that's targeted at helping people collaborate using the online storage service. Now, anyone with a Dropbox account can leave comments on shared files through the service's desktop web interface, and can loop in other people to offer further insights.

1. How do I disable comments on Dropbox?
2. How do I share a Dropbox comment?
3. Can you tell if someone downloaded from Dropbox?
4. How do I share files with Dropbox securely?
5. How do I type into Dropbox?
6. How do I write to a file in Dropbox?
7. Can you send messages on Dropbox?
8. Can you highlight in Dropbox?
9. Is Dropbox still free?
10. Has Dropbox been hacked 2020?
11. Can you see who has viewed a file in Dropbox?
12. How do I know who has access to my Dropbox folder?

How do I disable comments on Dropbox?

To disable comments on a file:

1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
2. Click All files in the left sidebar.
3. Click the name of the file you want to disable comments on.
4. Click "…" (ellipsis) at the bottom right of the preview.
5. If the file is in your Dropbox account, click Disable comments to disable all comments for that file.

How do I share a Dropbox comment?

To do so:

1. Open the file you want to comment on.
2. To comment on the entire file, click or tap the text box that says Comment. You can type your comment, @ mention someone, or add an emoji.
3. Click Post.

Can you tell if someone downloaded from Dropbox?

This feature is only available to customers on Dropbox Professional, Business Advanced, and Enterprise plans. Traffic and insights let you track how files you've shared have been viewed or downloaded. You can confirm links and invitations have been received, and see how they're used.

How do I share files with Dropbox securely?

Before you share a link to a PDF, Word Doc, or other file or folder in your Dropbox account, just set a password for the link so the recipient can only open it with the password you set. If you're a Dropbox Business user, you can limit who has access to the sensitive files you password protect.

How do I type into Dropbox?

For a full list of keyboard shortcuts, click the keyboard shortcuts button (it looks like a keyboard) at the bottom-right of your Paper doc.
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A toolbar will appear that will let you format your text, including:

1. Bold.
2. Strikethrough.
3. Highlight.
4. Create link.
5. Large header.
6. Medium header.
7. Create bulleted list.
8. Create to-do.

How do I write to a file in Dropbox?

Edit Microsoft Office files from the Dropbox mobile app

1. Open the Dropbox mobile app.
2. Navigate to the file.
3. Tap to open the file.
4. Tap the edit button (a pencil and paper icon). The file opens in the appropriate Microsoft Office app.
5. Edit the file in the Microsoft Office app, then save the file in Dropbox.

Can you send messages on Dropbox?

Tap the Dropbox logo to open the Dropbox app within Messages. Navigate to the file you want to share and tap to select. Send the file by tapping the up arrow.

Can you highlight in Dropbox?

Annotations allow you to leave comments on a specific part of a document or image preview on the Dropbox website. They work much like commenting, but with the additional ability to highlight a specific part of an image or piece of text.

Is Dropbox still free?

Access files anywhere

With Dropbox Basic, it's easy to get to your files from multiple devices—computers, phones, and tablets—for free: ... iOS and Android: Take your files on the go with our mobile app, and preview over 175 file types from anywhere.

Has Dropbox been hacked 2020?

Dropbox has been hacked before, but it increased security since then.

Can you see who has viewed a file in Dropbox?

Hover over a gray avatar on the preview of a file on dropbox.com to see when they last Viewed the file. You can also see the full history of when people viewed files.

How do I know who has access to my Dropbox folder?

Go to dropbox.com, sign into your account, and you'll see a icon with two people icons on each shared folder—and the number of people you've shared the folder with on the right. Just hover over that text, and Dropbox will show the names of the people who the folder is shared with. That's enough for to jog your memory.