Help! How to Transfer Photos From Dropbox TO iPhoto!?

[Elizabeth M.30]

I've searched the Dropbox site repeatedly. Twice, they list the answer for How to transfer photos from iPhoto to Dropbox. But, I want to do the reverse!
I've emailed Dropbox: No response. By mistake, my new macbook was linked to automatically receive my photos when my iPad or iPhone connected to my computer. I believe that I've rectified that for the future.
But, I find nothing about how to import my current Dropbox photos to my iPhoto on my computer.
Help, please!

[bruce_manning]

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@Elizabeth M.30 wrote:

Thank you, Richard!! That was sooo simple. And, to think of all the time and frustration in trying to discover it on my own.

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Not  simple to  me.  I need to  copy, drag or whatever pictures  from  or in a  dropbox into a  file  that  I can  use however, I have never  been able to  copy  pictures to my picture  items in  Picasa.  How  is  that  done  in  my simple understanding for  this  83  year old man.  

Bruce  Manning

[Mark · Accepted solution]

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@Scott y.1 wrote:

I can't move individual pics or folders from online dropbox to my i-photo either.

Super frustrating.

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Thats because you cannot just drag things from web pages in to applications - same as any program. The files need to physically exist on the computer first so you need to download them and THEN put them in iPhoto. 

@bruce_manning

We need more info I'm afraid as to how you are trying to do it. 

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