Dropbox integration end user guide
Dropbox integration end user guide
Administrators need to follow the steps at https://wiki.zimbra.com/wiki/Dropbox_integration_admin_guide
This integration offers you the opportunity to connect your Dropbox account to Zimbra so that you may save and share files from your Dropbox.
Activate the Dropbox Zimlet
- Click on the Settings (gear icon) button.
- Select Settings.
- Click on Dropbox Integration.
- Click on the Activate button to activate Dropbox.
- Sign In to your Dropbox account.
- Click on the Allow button to authorize access to your Dropbox account from Zimbra.
- Click on the Save button.
Save All Attachments to your Dropbox
- Click on the 'Save to Dropbox' link.
- Sign in to your Dropbox account, if requested.
- Click on the 'Save' button to save all attachments to Dropbox.
- If you would like to exclude some attachments, click the selected link at the bottom, and then select 'Remove'.
- A message will display indicating that you successfully saved your attachments to Dropbox.
Save An Attachment to your Dropbox
- Hover over the attachment you would like to save and click the download icon.
- Select Dropbox from the list of download locations.
- Sign In to your Dropbox account, if requested.
- Click on the Save button to save the attachment to your Dropbox.
- A message will display indicating that you successfully saved your attachment to Dropbox.
Attaching a file from Dropbox
- Click the Attachments icon and select 'Attach files from Dropbox'.
- Choose the 'Select files to attach' option to add the files as attachments in your email message.
- Sign In to your Dropbox account, if requested.
- Choose the file or files you would like to attach by selecting the checkbox next to each document; then click 'Choose.'
- Compose your message and click the Send button.
Link to a file on Dropbox
This option is recommended for larger files which could get rejected by email servers.
- Click the 'Attachments' icon and select 'Attach files from Dropbox'.
- Choose the 'Select files to link' option to add links of your Dropbox files into your email message.
- Sign In to your Dropbox account, if requested.
- Choose the file or files you would like to link by selecting the checkbox next to each document; then click 'Choose'.
- Compose your message and click the Send button.
How to send large files via Dropbox
- Click the Attachments icon and select Attach from my Computer.
- Select the file you want to attach and click Open.
- Select Dropbox from the presented options.
- Sign In to your Dropbox account, if requested.
- Click Save in the Dropbox window to save your file to be shared from Dropbox.
- The Inserting Link window will appear while the file is being saved to your Dropbox. Once completed, the link will appear in your email message
- Compose your message and click the Send button.
Re-enable the Dropbox Zimlet (troubleshooting)
If you cannot see the Dropbox settings, you may need to re-enable your Zimlet.
- Click on the Settings button.
- Click on Settings.
- Click on Add-ons (Zimlets).
- Select the checkbox for com_zimbra_x-dropbox.
- Click on the Save button.
- A message will display asking you to reload. Click the RELOAD NOW link.
Submitted by: Sandesh Satam |