Collaborate on Paper docs

In Dropbox Paper, you can collaborate with people by:

• Mentioning them in line and in comments
• Commenting on text and images
• Creating to-dos

Not using Paper yet? See how Dropbox allows easy team content collaboration.

Mentions

Mention a colleague anywhere in your Paper doc by typing @ (at) and then their name.

If the person you mention has a Dropbox account, their name is shortened to reflect the name on their account.

If you click a hyperlinked name, a dropdown appears. You can then search every shared doc that person created.

Comments

Comment on a doc:

1. Highlight a line of text to bring up the formatting toolbar.
2. Click the comment icon (a speech bubble) in the menu that appears.

You can @ (at) mention a colleague in your comment to send a notification.

Note: You can also create a comment by hovering your mouse pointer in the right margin beside a line of text.

Comment on a spot of an image:

1. Click the image that you'd like to comment on.
2. Click the circle icon with the plus sign to comment on a specific area of an image.
3. Click the section of the image you'd like to comment on.
4. Type your comment and click Post.

You can link directly to a comment in a Paper doc:

1. In a Paper doc, click the comment you want to link to.
2. Click the timestamp (for example: 2 hours ago).
3. The URL in your web browser will change. Copy this URL.

When someone clicks this URL, they're directed to that comment.

To-dos

You can create to-dos that need to be accomplished and to assign them to colleagues.

Attribution

Attribution shows you who wrote a section of a document. The name of the person who wrote a part of a document is shown beside the text. Attribution works even if you copy-and-paste from one Paper doc to another.

Note: Attribution doesn't always indicate the original writer of text. If the content is copy-pasted into Paper, the attributor may change:

• Content copied from external sources, or pasted without formatting, is attributed to the person who pastes it
• Content copied from another Paper doc is attributed to the original contributor