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    • How to configure Clarify to share via Dropbox
    • Configuring the PDF toolbar button
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Apr 13, 2012

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How to configure Clarify to share via Dropbox

Open Web Preference Pane

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Create New Account

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Click on the + button at the bottom of the window. Select Dropbox from the menu that appears. A new account will be created.

Select Folder in Dropbox Folder

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Click the Select Folder... button to select a folder for Clarify to export to.

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In order to share the content you create with Clarify you need to select a folder that is in the Public folder. When sharing, Clarify will create folders and files in the folder you select.

We recommend creating a subfolder that is used specifically for Clarify content. In this example I have selected the clarify folder.

Get Your Dropbox User ID

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After selecting a Dropbox folder you need to get your Dropbox user id. The simplest way to do this is to right-click on a document in your Public folder (1). Do this from the Finder on OS X or Windows Explorer on Windows.

The Dropbox submenu has an option to Copy Public Link. Select it (2).

Paste URL Into Clarify

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Now switch back to Clarify and click in the User ID field. Use Edit > Paste to paste the clipboard contents into the field.

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Clarify will notice that you pasted a Dropbox URL into the field and will extract your User ID from it.

Share via Dropbox

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You are now ready to share Clarify content via Dropbox. Just click on the Share button and select Dropbox from the menu.

The Result

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A folder containing all of the content for your shared HTML document will be created in the Dropbox folder you selected. The public URL to this document will be placed on the clipboard. Use this URL to share with others.

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Comments (2)

John Chryssochoos Friday Dec 09 at 01:17 PM

It seems to me that you need to get the Public Link ID from a file in the Public folder but your dropbox folder to output/share your clarify files does not have to be in the public folder. Do you agree?

Trevor DeVore Monday Dec 12 at 04:40 AM

@John: If you want to be able to copy the public URL to the document you need to export to the public folder. If you just want to share the files with someone via Dropbox then you can export to any folder within the Dropbox folder.

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