Document Dropbox and Git as two Overleaf sync methods - #87
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Call out the hook difference up front: Dropbox needs only pdflatex, while Git needs pdflatex plus pull and push (or a Git hook). Co-authored-by: ss.shankar505 <ss.shankar505@gmail.com>
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Replace the comparison table so narrow viewports still show that Dropbox needs only pdflatex and Git needs both hooks. Co-authored-by: ss.shankar505 <ss.shankar505@gmail.com>
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Treat Dropbox and Git as two ways to get and return files, not as top-level sections beside open, build, preview, and edit. Co-authored-by: ss.shankar505 <ss.shankar505@gmail.com>
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The Overleaf guide assumed Git was the only way to keep a project in DocWriter. This update documents Dropbox sync and Git as two ways to get files and send them back, while the rest of the page stays one shared sequence.
What changed
pdflatexhook; Git needspdflatexplus pull/push (or a Git hook).The local TeX, preview, and SyncTeX steps are unchanged.
One workflow in the TOC, with Dropbox and Git nested under Get and Send
Send the change back: Dropbox vs Git as subsections
overleaf_guide_nested_dropbox_git_toc.mp4
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