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Dropbox Sharing


Craig

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Method 1 (thanks to @Graham for the info)

 

You'll need to have downloaded and installed the Dropbox software for Windows for this method.

 

Hover over the Dropbox icon in your system tray:

 

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In the Dropbox window, hover over the image you want to share, then move your mouse over the link icon and click it. This will copy the link to your clipboard:

 

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In the editor window under your post, click on the Other Media button and Insert image from URL:

 

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Paste the URL copied from the Drobbox app into the window that pops up:

 

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Edit the URL, replacing "dl=0" with "raw=1", and click "Insert into post":

 

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Method 2

 

You'll need to be logged into the Dropbox website for this method.

 

When viewing the image you want to share, click on the "Share" button:

 

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A window will open up. Click on the "Copy link" button, to cope the link to your clipboard:

 

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You'll see a confirmation at the bottom of the screen that this has worked:

 

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In your the editor window under your post, click on the Other Media button and Insert image from URL:

 

image.png.d04eeea6819e8f081c2423acc10a93b5.png

 

Paste the URL copied from the Drobbox app into the window that pops up:

 

image.png.9292114275b704f20971fa5c3c01a003.png

 

Edit the URL, replacing "dl=0" with "raw=1", and click "Insert into post":

 

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