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Here you can also see word count (and emoji count!) and deleted comments.ġ2. Version history: Click on the “ Updated now” text in the bottom right of your doc to find the doc’s version history and restore to an earlier version. Click it to drag and drop elements of your doc around, for easy reorganization.ġ1. Drag items around your doc instead of copying and pasting: Just hover on the left side of a task, list item, or table row/column, and you’ll see a move icon appear.

This is an easy way to organize your docs outside of the folder structure.ġ0. #weeklymeeting) within a doc, and then click on the hashtag (or search for one in the Paper search box) to find all docs with that tag. #thatwaseasy : Did you know Paper supports hashtags? Use #hashtags (e.g. I use this feature almost every day when I’m on the train it’s helped me get so much work done!ĩ.

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Offline access: Download the iOS or Android Paper app to view or edit Paper docs, even if you’re offline - your edits will sync when you are connected again. For instance, if you embed a PowerPoint deck and then change the title slide in Dropbox, the deck will auto-update within Paper.Ĩ.

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Whenever someone updates the file in Dropbox, it will update in your Paper doc, too, so you don’t have to update it manually. Embed Dropbox files and they’ll stay up to date: In the Insert menu (the + button), find the Dropbox icon to add files from within Dropbox. Not sure which one it is? You can hover over any of the search results to get a pop-up preview.ħ. You’ll get an inline search box of your organization’s Paper docs, and selecting one adds a clean, human-readable link to your doc. Easily link to other Paper docs: If you want to reference another Paper doc in your current doc, just type “+” and then start typing the name of the Paper doc. Clicking anywhere on the image will create a numbered annotation, so your comment will be tied to the annotation. To try this, select an image in your Paper doc (you can drag and drop them in from your computer), click the ‘comment’ icon, and then click on the annotations icon (icon with a + sign that appears next to the comments icon). Image annotations: We recently introduced this feature for you to easily add an annotation to an image. Don’t like the auto-selection? Just click enter again until you find one you do! Example: /gif happy Expert tip: Click on the keyboard icon on the bottom right of your screen to discover and use many other /slash commands, such as /datetime.ģ. Just type /gif on a new line within a Paper doc and hit enter to pull a GIF into the document automatically. This is our team’s favorite way of celebrating milestones, welcoming new people, or calling attention to a new statistic. Auto-insert a GIF: They say a picture is worth a thousand words… so GIFs must be worth a million. You can even quickly create to-do lists by typing followed by a space.Ģ.

For instance, just type #, # or # on a new line to create H1, H2, or H3 headers (respectively), or type * to create bullets. Give these a try, and you’ll see how much faster and easier they make your work!ġ.Markdown formatting: Did you know Paper supports markdown? Using even a few markdown formatting shortcuts can add up to dozens of minutes saved every day. So here it is - an insider look at some of our team’s favorite Paper functionality, much of which we use every day.

In my recent meetings with customers, I started sharing some of the Dropbox team’s favorite ‘secret’ Paper features, to great response - so I decided to share them with you, too! However, that simplicity actually means that a lot of our favorite Paper functionality stays under the radar, even among active Paper users. One of the best aspects of Dropbox Paper is its simplicity. 15 Dropbox Paper hacks everyone should know

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