Wherever SmartSuite shows the file picker, choose Dropbox, sign in to your Dropbox account, approve the access and pick the files. They are uploaded to the Files and Images field, SmartDoc, comment, Solution Guide or Communication Center email you started from.
Plan Availability | All plan types. Uploaded files count toward the workspace storage: 50 GB on Team, 100 GB on Professional, 500 GB on Enterprise and Signature. |
Permissions | Any member who can edit the record, SmartDoc or comment. A Dropbox account is needed for the connection. |
Platform | Web |
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Where can I use Dropbox files?
Files and Images fields: attach files to a record.
SmartDocs: insert attachments, images or videos.
Comments: attach files to a comment.
Solution Guides: they are SmartDocs, so the same options apply.
Communication Center emails: attach files to an email.
How do I connect and upload?
Open the file picker from a field, SmartDoc, comment or email.
Select Dropbox.
Sign in with your Dropbox credentials, or with the Google or Apple account linked to Dropbox.
Approve the access permissions SmartSuite asks for. If Dropbox sends a code to confirm, enter it.
Browse your Dropbox folders in the picker and select one or more files.
Click Upload. The files are attached to the record, comment or field you started from.
How do I attach a Dropbox file to an email?
In the Communication Center, create a new email.
Click Attach File and select Upload Files.
Choose Dropbox in the picker (your device, Box, OneDrive and Google Drive are there too) and pick the files.
How do I insert a Dropbox file in a SmartDoc?
Type / at the start of a new line.
Select Insert Image, Insert Attachment or Insert Video.
Pick Dropbox in the file picker and choose the file.
Frequently asked questions
The first two questions are the ones the original article answered.
How do I attach a Dropbox file to an email?
How do I attach a Dropbox file to an email?
Create the email in the Communication Center, click Attach File, select Upload Files and pick Dropbox in the picker.
How do I insert a Dropbox file in a SmartDoc?
How do I insert a Dropbox file in a SmartDoc?
Type / on a new line, choose Insert Image, Insert Attachment or Insert Video, then pick Dropbox in the file picker.
Which other sources does the file picker offer?
Which other sources does the file picker offer?
Your device, a link, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneDrive Business, Facebook and Instagram, as the Files and Images Field article lists.
Last verified 22 Oct 2026.