Step 1: Open your Web
browser. Press Ctrl + L (to be taken to the location bar).
Backspace the current web address and type in https://www.dropbox.com/
Step 2: When the main
website page comes up, locate the Get started now heading.
You will need to type
in your information (such as your first name, last name, e-mail
address, and a password for your account). Your e-mail address
and password will be your account credentials to log into your
account. You can tab through each section to enter in your
information.
Step 3: Tab to a check
box called “Agree to Dropbox Terms” and using your Spacebar,
check the check box. NVDA should announce when it has been
checked.
Step 4: Next, tab to
the “Sign up for free” button, then press the Enter key.
Step 5: On the page
called “Choose Your Dropbox Plan”, choose the plan that best
suits your needs. As with any account, plan terms and conditions
are subject to change.
Dropbox Basic is the
free plan that gives you up to 2GB of storage space, plus basic
file-sharing features. The free account is what people using it
at home for their own personal use usually choose.
Businesses may choose
to sign up for other paid plans that are available, dependent
upon their needs.
Assuming you want to
start out with the free basic service, press the Enter key on
the Continue button.
You will be taken to
your account on the Dropbox website, and the Dropbox application
will download to your computer. You don’t have to install
Dropbox on your computer if you don’t want to. If you don’t, you
can still use the Dropbox website to upload, store, and download
your files. If you do it that way, you will need to locate the
Sign in link on the Dropbox website at https://www.dropbox.com/
Enter in your details
to use the web version (for example your email address and
password). If you
chose to use the web version you will not have synchronization
between your desktop computer and Dropbox online.
If you do decide to
download the Dropbox application to your Desktop, the following
should happen. Depending
on how you have things set, it may give you the option to open
or save the file to your computer. If you do save it, save it
somewhere easy to find (for example the Desktop).
The default (usually
set in Windows) is to download a file to a downloads folder.
If you choose to
install the Dropbox application to your computer, whatever you
put into your Dropbox application on your Desktop, it will
synchronise with the web version.
A shortcut will be put
onto the Desktop where Dropbox can be accessed. You will also be
able to access it through the all apps/programs menu on the
computer.
Try this:
If you do not like the new Dropbox look (where you basically
have to tab everywhere in the program), you can change it back
to the classic view that most people like, by doing the
following:
Press the Windows key + the letter B. Locate the Dropbox icon
(either press the Enter key or Spacebar) and a context menu will
appear.
Arrow to preferences, then press the Enter key.
Locate the general tab.
Next, tab to: "when starting Dropbox go to the desktop app":
uncheck this.
Tab twice, you will hear "badge"; do not use that, then tab
twice to "open folders in". It is a combo box. Use the Alt key +
down arrow key and change it to File Explorer.
When changed, tab down to the apply button and press the
Spacebar; then tab to the ok button and press the Spacebar
again. Now you will notice when you go into Dropbox on the
desktop, it will be back to normal.
Dropbox can also be
opened from the notification area in Windows. Use the Windows
key + letter B to get there. You will need to arrow around there
to locate the Dropbox icon. It might be hidden, so may have to
be unhidden in that area. When you have located the icon, use
the Enter key to open it. A context menu will come up (which you
can arrow through) and it will give you some options which you
can act upon.
When it is opened, you
will notice that the old style menu has been replaced with
ribbons. If you have not used ribbons before and want to access
them, press the Alt key until the File menu comes up. You can
now use the left or right arrow keys to navigate the ribbon tab.
To go into any of the sections (depending on how you have the
ribbon set) it may just be a matter of locating the tab that you
want, then tabbing down the menu. Press the Enter key on the one
that you want. The other way to access the menu you want, is
while on the main tab, press the Spacebar to open it, then Tab
down the menus to the one you want to get to.
You can also Shift/Tab
back up, as long as you do not press the Enter key on a menu.
When Dropbox is
opened, there are two folders. One will be for your photos. You
can have up to 3 gig of photos in that folder. The second folder
will be a Public folder where you can put your files of all
types (for example documents, music, videos and so on). The
Public folder is only 2 gig maximum for the free account.
Just underneath it is
a getting you started PDF file to help you use Dropbox. You can
arrow down or up the tree view to go to the photos folder, the
public folder, or the getting you started PDF. For the getting
you started PDF file, you must have a program to open it with
(for example Adobe Acrobat reader).
Then, it is a matter
of just pressing the Enter key on the one that you want. If
there are files in them, you can then arrow down or up the list
of files there. To go back out of the folder, you can either use
the Backspace key or the Alt key + left arrow key to do this.
This will not work with the PDF document. You must use the Alt +
F4 key to close the PDF viewer.
You can copy files
from other locations, then paste them into your public folder.
This may be either for backup of certain files you want to keep,
or to share them with your friends in an email.
Dropbox is used when
file attachments are too big to be sent by email; and it also
uses less bandwidth.
To go into the Public
or Photo folder press the Enter key.
To go back out of
either of those two folders press the Backspace key or Alt +
left arrow key.
To make a new folder
press the Alt key + H key, then the letter N.
You can share any of
the files in your Dropbox account with your friends.
To share a file with a
friend, locate the file, then push the applications key until
the context menu comes up. Locate the Copy Dropbox link menu,
then press the Enter key. It will now be copied to the clipboard
(where it can be pasted into an email to a friend).
If you want to share a
folder, instead of it being a file, you would choose the folder,
then press the applications key. Next, arrow down, until you
hear NVDA say copy Dropbox link, then press the Enter key. It
will now be copied to the clipboard (where it can be pasted into
the email that you are sending to that person).
There are 3 sharing
options (when selecting a file and using the applications key).
You can (under the Share With option)…stop sharing files, create
or join a home group; or (share your files with) specific
people.
When you press the
Enter key on the link that was emailed to you, it will open the
browser and take you up to a page where either the file is (or
the files are). This will depend on whether you shared the
folder (or just the file) that way.
You might have to
change NVDA into browse mode so you can arrow through the files.
These will have a shortened version of the file name and can be
downloaded to your computer; or a sound file can be played.
Locate the file, then
press the Enter key on it. You might have to change back into
browse mode. Then, arrow until you hear either of the following:
the play button (to play the file) or the download button (to
download it to your computer). Just press the Enter key on your
choice. There are some other options there that you can choose
from as well.
What could happen when
you press Enter on the link in the email, is that it may give
you the option to open or save the file to your computer. If you
do save it, save it somewhere easy to find (for example the
Desktop).
There is an add-on
which you can install to give you extra functionality. It can be
found at the following link https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/dropbox.en.html