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cjchristensen8
7 years agoNew member | Level 2
getting the URL of an image for an HTML email
I uploaded an image for use in an HTML email, then shared it and copied the link. After putting the link in my email, and testing the email, the image will not show up. It is just a broken link. I...
- 7 years ago
You need to alter the end of the share link by changing ?dl=0 to ?raw=1.
Rich
7 years agoSuper User II
You need to alter the end of the share link by changing ?dl=0 to ?raw=1.
- Takfloyd6 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you for this comment. Dropbox must immediately stop anti-user design such as obfuscating the option to link directly to images hosted on it, or I will go to a different file host. When linking my artwork to clients, I NEVER want them to see a poorly rescaled version of my image inside a Dropbox framework. The Dropbox team must understand this and make an easy-to-use direct image link option.
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