Want to take your spreadsheets, documents, and presentations from Dropbox and start using them with Apple's iWork suite of Numbers, Pages, and Keynote, and store them in iCloud? Luckily, both Dropbox and Apple make it easy to do. Here's how!
How to transfer files from Dropbox to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
- Launch the Dropbox app on your iPhone or iPad, navigate to the file you want to open in Pages, Keynote, or Numbers, and open it inside of Dropbox.
- Tap on the Share button in the bottom left hand corner.
- Now tap on Open In....
- In the popup menu, tap on Pages, Numbers, or Keynote. For instance, if you're trying to open a spreadsheet, you'd have the option to open it in Numbers. If you're open a word document, Pages should be an option.
If you have multiple files you need to move over to iCloud from Dropbox, you can do so quickly from a Mac by copying and pasting the files into iCloud.
Go to find the file you want to transfer to PC, click on More (three dots) on the right of the file column and choose Download. Download from Dropbox Page. Wait for it finishes. The time it takes to finish the downloading depends on how large the file is and how fast your network is. Finally, you can find the file on your local computer. Nov 17, 2015 - To save space on your iPad, Dropbox only downloads files to your iPad. The file will now download to and will remain available offline until.
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Dropbox is one of the best cloud storage services out there for Apple users to store files, documents, photos, and other important data in a safe place. With Dropbox's handy mobile apps and easy to use web platform, it's a great way to keep content safe, while also freeing up some space on your devices.
Of course, if you ever feel like printing, sharing, or editing any of the photos you've stored on Dropbox, you'll need to download the photos from the cloud back on to your device. Here's how you can get your photos from Dropbox back on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
How to download photos from Dropbox to your iPhone and iPad
- Launch the Dropbox app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad. If you haven't signed in, you'll need to right now.
Tap on the photo you want to import to your camera roll.
- Tap and hold on the photo until the options bar appears.
Tap Save to Camera Roll.
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Once the export is done you can hop right into your Photos app and upload it to whatever service you'd like.
How to download photos from Dropbox to your Mac
- Go to the Dropbox website2, Log into your Dropbox account if you haven't already.
- Click photo you want to download to your Mac. Depending on how you have set up your Dropbox, you may need to go through some folders.
Command - Click or Right Click on the photo.
- Click Save Image to 'Downloads' to put the image in your downloads folder.
Click Add Image to Photos to important the picture directly into the Photos app.
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Updated June 2018: Updated for the newest version of Dropbox and added steps for Mac.