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A number of us have started using dropbox paper at work. We want to save documents that we create in paper to an existing Team folder but I can't see how to do this. Any ideas anyone?
May I recommend you steal a computer engineer from Google? Sorry, it's hard to get over this issue. I only use Paper with one client now but would do so a lot more if the integration were to happen. As it is my loyalty cannot ever veer from Google/Drive/Docs. That is too bad because I actually like Paper. I like that it is so simple and minimal and it is refreshing to not feel like I'm in Office-land as I do when I use Google Docs. Unfortunately, functionality trumps most of the time and I hope that you make it your goal to maximize it.
I love using Dropbox paper and prefer it to google docs or anything else. However, I share the same concerns as stated above. More of a drag and drop interface or desktop interface integrated with regular Dropbox folders would be the icing on an already delicious cake.
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Hi all,
Dropbox Paper allows you to download what you have written as a Markdown document which is kind of nice already.
I could use a functionality like Paper but I'm reluctant to invest my time & effort in it ... It's not the first time Dropbox depricated functionality (I still haven't forgotten about carousel)
That's why I would find it a good incentive to start using Paper on a day to day basis if my "Papers" would be automatically (so no download as ...) available as Mardown documents in my Dropbox Files ....
In the end I bought a Dropbox account to sync files .......
Tnx,
J
- Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hey there J (smetj) - sorry for the tardy response and I hope my message finds you well.
Thanks for taking the time to share your desire for more integration between the Dropbox application and Paper.
Since we’re actively tracking this and actively working on improving Paper, I’ve recorded this feedback for the team to inform the ongoing development of Paper.
Please let me know if you have any other feedback or questions. Thank you!
We should be able to file our Paper docs inside our Dropbox folders. For example, in a Dropbox folder, /Business/Sales, the sales team has files, and that sales team also has Paper documents. That means we also have to manage a separate Paper folder under /Business/Sales. Are we meant to mirror two separate folder structures for this? It's awful to maintain, and I think we will switch back to Google Drive, where our Docs are stored in one folder tree.
As much as we love Paper's UI (why we came to Dropbox), it's impossible to organize our files, and so if there are no plans to implement this fix, then we'll have to switch back to Google Drive / Google Docs.
- Lusil
Coming from a Google Apps for Business environment, I'm used to create new documents within the folder structure.
I see that Dropbox allows me to create new Office files within a folder but not a new Paper doc. Is there a good reason why? I would like to have my team use Paper for notes, plans and other text-heavy documents instead of the bloated Word, but it's hard if the Paper option is perceived as less simple. Just the option to create a new Paper doc and place a link to that document in the Dropbox folder would do just fine.
1. Can I create a Paper doc (or link to a Paper doc) from within a Dropbox Folder?
2. If not, why?
3. What are best practices to work with Paper with a Dropbox folder structure?
- Jay
Hi Jay,
Thank you for the rapid response.
I can see your answer making perfect sense when talking about the synced folders on the desktop. My question was rather based on the Dropbox web interface.
Your final paragraph however explains it, that Paper and Dropbox are two separate services. From my perspective I sincerly hope that will not be the case in the future, since it would be a much better product to have Paper docs living side-by-side with legacy Office documents in Dropbox folders.
Add me to this request to consolidate Paper into the folder structure!
mikaeljagelid wrote:Coming from a Google Apps for Business environment, I'm used to create new documents within the folder structure.
I see that Dropbox allows me to create new Office files within a folder but not a new Paper doc. Is there a good reason why? I would like to have my team use Paper for notes, plans and other text-heavy documents instead of the bloated Word, but it's hard if the Paper option is perceived as less simple. Just the option to create a new Paper doc and place a link to that document in the Dropbox folder would do just fine.
1. Can I create a Paper doc (or link to a Paper doc) from within a Dropbox Folder?
2. If not, why?
3. What are best practices to work with Paper with a Dropbox folder structure?
Hi! I'm a big fan of Paper and have been using it more and more frequently. One thing that would definitely improve my work is the option to save Paper files to other folders - for example team folders. Any idea if / when this will be possible.
Thanks!
lukeyoSuper User
Great idea, and I'm just checking - do you mean dropbox folders? or paper folders? Currently the two don't interact like that. You can embed DB files in a paper doc, but you can't store a paper doc in a DB folder.
Also - if you share your idea here then others can comment and vote on it!
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Luke
I agree! We really need this. It makes a lot of sense - not sure why it wouldn't have been have introduced when paper docs were released.
I work with all sorts of file types, not just documents. Usually graphics files. Can I really not place Paper docs in with my regular Dropbox file folder structure? Is this on the roadmap? Can it / will it happen soon?
- Jay
it's about the organization. I want the same folder structure to manage everything. docs and other files. I'm totally ok with editing the document in the cloud and not being able to work on it outside of the browser or offline, it's just having a link or a way to find it in the same structure. maintaining two folder structures is terrible.
An experiment.
I opened a Dropbox Paper Doc and copied the share link.
I then created a text file on my desktop and pasted the link into the text file.
I saved the text file as a PDF and placed it in a Dropbox folder.
When I open the PDF on my desktop and click the link it takes me right to the Paper document, HOWEVER if I open the PDF in dropbox in my browser and click on the link I get a 404 error.
I think I am onto something here in my efforts to link Dropbox paper and dropbox. But I'd love to know why the link will work from the PDF opened on my desktop but not when it's opened in Dropbox online.
I know it's a few more steps that I'd like but it does achieve the desired result (in part)
Would love to see this functionality -- there's little chance of wisespread adoption of Paper across my client base until there intergation with the normal Dropbox folder structure.
If the only road block is local sync then Google has resolved this 100% with with Docs, Sheets, Slides for example.
