Box Apps
Box has a suite of applications that extend it’s base features. Two we recommend are BoxEdit and the Box Mobile Application
BoxEdit
- BoxEdit is small application that allows you to edits files from Box in their native application on your computer.
- To install go to the Apps section of Box and choose to install it.
- To use it, click on file on you Box page. It will open a preview pane, above the preview is the “Edit Button,” click this button to edit the document
- A window will appear asking if you want to lock the file. Check lock file.
- The document will open in it’s native application if installed. So if you open a Word document, BoxEdit will launch the file in Word.
- When done making changes, save the document by using Ctrl+S or by using the save function in Word. This will trigger BoxEdit to upload the file back to box. This creates a new version of the file and makes the latest version the current one.
Box Mobile App
- Box has free mobile apps for the major platforms, Android, iOS and BlackBerry.
- The mobile app can be downloaded in each of platforms AppStore or Marketplace
- Simply search “Box” and install it on your device
- Before signing in to the mobile app, you must enable Single Sign-On (SSO) in your account settings on the Web-App
- To do this click on the gear button next to your name then click “Account Settings”
- In account settings under “Create an external password” enter in your desired password. This will be password you use to sign into the mobile application
Using the Mobile Application
- Upon opening the Box app you will be presented with a login screen. Choose “More Login Options”
- Enter your email address without the “law” part. Example: username@upenn.edu
- Upon entering your @upenn.edu emai you will be promted to login with your PennKey. Upon a successful log in you will be asked to create a 4 digit pass code, enter this in twice.
- Now you will be in the box mobile app. It will have all your files and folders that are contained on the web, but available to you on the go.
