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Hi
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?
Dropbox Paper is bound to perish if you do not enable this integration soon. Having to switch from one to another is awkward, time-consuming, and very confusing for people who are not tech-savvy. It bamboozles me that you did not think of this when releasing Paper! Disappointed.
Dropbox this issue is not solved. Fix it.
I have the same question as many of Paper users.
It would be very useful to save Paper doc in "classic" Dropbox folder.
today we have to manage two Dropbox parts (Dropbox and Dropbox Paper) - not so easy nor efficient.
We use paper to prepare a meeting or to follow up a meeting. We also draft the main ideas of a projet
So it would be very useful to save these Paper docs with other files we have on the same project / topic.
At least to have a link to it.
Hey all, wondering if there is currently a way, or one on the horizon, where I can use a single Dropbox folder to house both static docs (PDFs, Word, Excel) along with Paper docs. Would be incredible / revolutionize everything if we'd be able to save them to a single folder.
I agree with others that this limitation on placing paper docs within other dropbox files makes this application clunky and much less usable. I am using dropbox to organize work with multiple non-profits and organizations (i.e. not within a single organization) and adding this additional layer of folders is prompting some of these folks to ask for a return to Google Drive where everything can be in the same place. Without linking back and forth.
WordPress has likewise been utilized for other application areas, for example, inescapable show frameworks WordPress Plugin
If Dropbox can't represent Paper documents as regular files (for store on local drive), good workaround will be to store them as link (eg .url file - https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-create-a-url-file ) in Dropbox files structure.
So Dropbox users will can easily access to Dropbox Paper documents in browser via single click (in web interface and in system file explorer).
This will be much better that now, when users must duplicate folder strucute from Dropbox Files to Dropbox Paper.
Dropbox team,
why is this topic beeing marked as "Solved"
Maybe I missed a communication. If so , please show us how to store Papers in existing Dropbox structure.
Thanks
Luc
My team and I just decided to give Paper a shot for our collaborative notes since we use DB for sharing our other files. Previously we'd been using Evernote. The thought that we could have all of our collaborative notes as files within our existing DB folders and not have to jump back and forth between platforms anymore was appealing.
Then we come to find out that Paper keeps things in it's own file/folder setup. Man, that's a letdown. And confusing too as it doesn't seem to make sense logically.
Found this thread and see that the idea was proposed over 2 years ago. And it's still not been developed.
Big letdown DB. We'll be sticking to Evernote for now I guess.
I, like many, can't get over how ridiculously complicated it is to have two sets of files to share, and at that, for Paper not to be synced with desktop. (Even worse, not to find much help on this topic posted by Dbox seems unforgivable.):slight_frown:
Suggestion to Dropbox re: Paper docs.
Why don't you create something akin to an alias document which will automatically link to the Paper directory on the server. I'm not a programmer or geek but can only imagine that Paper docs have to stay in a central location on the Dbox server in order to utilize the collaboration and on-the-fly formatting tools. With an alias, at least you'll know that you've got a relevant document in the team's Paper directory. The alias doesn't even have to be a functional viewable file but only a virtual link to the stored file. Understandably you couldn't access it if you didn't have a connection.
But at least it'd be there in your cloud Dbox and desktop Dbox as a virtual file serving as an alias which youi could then directly access. Even better, let the alias show the last time the file was modified, or maybe make that Paper version a non-printable view only version of the latest version. Or maybe if printable, a watermark noting that it's one imprint of a dynamic document. ) But, as is, as "fun" as it is to learn the novel bells and whistles and get others to collaborate in Paper, it's a giant PITA. (As is the folder and file system display.) (as is discovering how to re-invite someone) ( as is noting that a team member is in fact already viewing the team folder but still being indicated as not having responded to the invitaiton)
I want to use Paper to create READMEs and Release Notes for builds on DropBox. However, when I select "Add to folder" in the top left, the only option is Example Docs. "Choose another..." doesn't offer any of the folders on DropBox.
How do I move a Paper document to a DropBox folder, or start a Paper document from a DropBox folder?
Thanks.
D.
Tom H.Super User
I am sorry to say, there is not an integration between the paper folder and the Dropbox folders.
The best thing you can do is put a readme in the dropbox folder with a link to the paper document. Or invite the people individually.
I wish I could give better news.
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Is this limitation something that is being considered/addressed in a future release?
Kaz,
that is a strange question ... have a look at the umteen remarks (complaints) in this topic ...
In short : why maintain 2 folder structures if it can be done in one?
- 12-02-2015 04:14 PM
