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| DropBox is available at http://dropbox.olin.edu. | DropBox is available at http://dropbox.olin.edu. | ||
| If you are a member of the Olin community and want to share files with someone outside of Olin, you can log in to the | If you are a member of the Olin community and want to share files with someone outside of Olin, you can log in to the | ||
| - | community site using your network credentials by selecting “I am a member of the Olin community and want to send files | + | community site using your network credentials by selecting **I am a member of the Olin community and want to send files |
| - | to someone outside Olin”. | + | to someone outside Olin**. |
| If you are not a member of the Olin community and want to share files with someone who is, visit the external site by | If you are not a member of the Olin community and want to share files with someone who is, visit the external site by | ||
| - | selecting “I am an outside user and want to send files to someone with Olin,” and then click on the “Sign Up” button in the | + | selecting **I am an outside user and want to send files to someone with Olin,** and then click on the **Sign Up** button in the |
| toolbar to create your accout. If you have any difficulty with the anti-spam verification area, you may press the refresh icon | toolbar to create your accout. If you have any difficulty with the anti-spam verification area, you may press the refresh icon | ||
| - | ( ) to receive a new pair of words. Once your account has been created, click on the “Login” button, also located in the | + | ( ) to receive a new pair of words. Once your account has been created, click on the **Login** button, also located in the |
| toolbar. | toolbar. | ||
| - | If you created an account previously but do not remember your login password, click on the “Lost Details” button. | + | If you created an account previously but do not remember your login password, click on the **Lost Details** button. |
| ===== The User Interface ===== | ===== The User Interface ===== | ||
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| ===== Uploading Files ===== | ===== Uploading Files ===== | ||
| - | To upload a file, click on “Upload Files” in the toolbar. To specify a file to upload, click on one of the "Browse..." buttons | + | To upload a file, click on **Upload Files** in the toolbar. To specify a file to upload, click on one of the **Browse...** buttons |
| and then select the file on your computer. You can upload up to 5 separate files at once. | and then select the file on your computer. You can upload up to 5 separate files at once. | ||
| - | When you are ready to upload, click on "Upload". A new window will open while your upload is in progress. The window | + | When you are ready to upload, click on **Upload**. A new window will open while your upload is in progress. The window |
| will automatically close after your upload has completed successfully and your file(s) have been scanned for viruses. | will automatically close after your upload has completed successfully and your file(s) have been scanned for viruses. | ||
| Unfortunately, DropBox cannot provide an upload progress bar at this time. | Unfortunately, DropBox cannot provide an upload progress bar at this time. | ||
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| a maximum of 3 days. | a maximum of 3 days. | ||
| To use FileMail, first locate the file you wish to send in the item pane and click on it. The item pane will display a list of | To use FileMail, first locate the file you wish to send in the item pane and click on it. The item pane will display a list of | ||
| - | actions you can take on that file. To send the file to someone, click on "FileMail". | + | actions you can take on that file. To send the file to someone, click on **FileMail**. |
| The fields listed on the FileMail form are: | The fields listed on the FileMail form are: | ||
| Expires in | Expires in | ||
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| ===== Logging Out ===== | ===== Logging Out ===== | ||
| - | To logout, click the “Logout” button in the toolbar, and then close all your browser windows. Make sure to explicitly log out | + | To logout, click the **Logout** button in the toolbar, and then close all your browser windows. Make sure to explicitly log out |
| of DropBox to avoid having your login credentials cached by your web browser. | of DropBox to avoid having your login credentials cached by your web browser. | ||