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If you use Dropbox, the process of storing and sharing screenshots is more streamlined: you can make Dropbox automatically upload any screenshots you take. Here’s how to do that on a Mac.
How to Automatically Save Screenshots to Dropbox
- Download the Dropbox app.
- Install the Dropbox app on your Mac.
- Press Shift + Command + 3 to take a screenshot of your entire screen.
- On the pop-up window, click on Save screenshots to Dropbox.
- If you don’t see a popup window, click on the Dropbox icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
- Click on the gear icon in the bottom right-hand corner.
- Select Preferences.
- In the new window, click on the Import tab.
- Mark the checkbox next to Share screenshots using Dropbox.
- Reboot your machine.
If you want to turn off the feature at a later date, just unmark the Share screenshots using Dropbox checkbox in Preferences > Import.
Do you use Dropbox to automatically save all the screenshots you take on your Mac, or do you prefer to manage your images on a case-by-case basis? Let us know in the comments below.
How about a simple thumbnail mode so I can quickly flip/scroll through my pages to find that diagram I drew 3 months ago?
Seems like such a simple thing that's been missing since the beginning.