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Bulldog7
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago
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Tagging items in shared folders

I currently have the Basic plan and need to tag items in a non-profit's Business Advanced shared folder. If I upgrade to the individual Professional plan, can I do this, or do I have to have a licens...
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    Reut V
    4 years ago
    Hi everyone! Reut here from the Dropbox product team. It’s my pleasure to announce that tags are now available to all Dropbox users! To get started, on dropbox.com, just select one or more files and type a tag name in the righthand panel.
     
    As we continue working on tags, the product team and I would love to hear your feedback. Think tags are amazing, and just what you need? Feel that something’s still missing? Let us know here.
     
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AKAbeats
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Can I add tags within the desktop app? I am using a Mac

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Megan
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3 years ago

Hi AKAbeats, thanks for posting here today! 

 

If you're referring to Dropbox tags, then this feature is only available online. You can always use tags on your files through Finder, but these won't be reflected online. 

 

I hope this helps! 

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