Get Started
Dropbox put together a great video introduction that starts from setting up your Carleton (business) Dropbox account, getting your bearings for how the desktop vs the website work, and thinking about sharing, syncing and other file management ideas.
Start with this video then see what other training you’d like to dive into!
Carleton Training Sessions
Initial training for File Management Stewards provided by Dropbox: view a recording here.
Find a schedule of Dropbox-related training.
Lynda Training
Carleton subscribes to Lynda (described below) and these short training videos are a great place to “get started” with Dropbox. If you’d like to understand the basics of cloud storage and how dropbox works a good place to begin is Up and Running with Dropbox!
Lynda provides short videos on a wide variety of topics, and includes a written transcript for each video. You can choose to watch the videos and follow along, or find a topic that interests you, read the transcript and *click* on a line that you’d like to see and the video will automatically jump to that section, allowing you to see demonstrations of key topics without spending time reviewing things you already know!
Note: you will need to sign in with your Carleton username and password
Dropbox’s Training
User Guide (website or printable PDF)
In-depth document, available online or as a printable PDF that walks through setup and major concepts of using and working with Dropbox
Dropbox has a “Q&A” style website with a lot of fantastic resource for learning how to use basic and advanced Dropbox features. For example, find out how to easily get files back if they have disappeared or been accidentally deleted!
Dropbox End User Training
Dropbox training for Carleton end users. The content of this recording starts at 5:00.