When the documents in the folder change, Paper updates the preview automatically because the folder is actually a live link to the Dropbox folder. For starters, they are letting you link to a Dropbox folder in Paper, where you can view the files inside the folder, even navigating any sub-folders. With today’s enhancements you can paste a number of elements into Paper and get live previews.

It includes features where users can work together, assign owners to tasks with due dates and embed rich content like video, sound, photos from Youtube, SoundCloud, Pinterest and others,” a Dropbox spokesperson told TechCrunch. “Paper is Dropbox’s collaborative workspace for teams.

They announced some enhancements to Paper to keep people working in their collaboration tool without having to switch programs.

That’s why Dropbox created Paper, to act as that missing collaboration layer. When you’re primarily a storage company with enterprise aspirations, as Dropbox is, you need a layer to to help people use the content in your system beyond simple file sharing.

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