Box Cloud Storage
Box cloud storage is a campus-wide service that allows faculty, staff, and students at the University of Texas at Austin to use Box cloud-based file sharing for business use.
Features
- Quickly collaborate on documents and safely store Cat-I data .
- Have a secure method to share files across campus or across institutions.
- Easily sync important files between your desktop, laptop, smartphone and tablet device.
- Keep files current with apps for iOS, Android and Blackberry.
Follow the steps below to use UT's Box Cloud Storage
Step 1 - Create an Account /
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Login
Step 2 - Create a folder
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Enter the Folder name and click Create. |
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Folders are not required to upload files and the drag/drop feature is available in your home Box folder, just like with any directory However, sharing large projects is much simpler via Directory sharing than sharing individual files. |
Step 3 - Upload a file
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or you can click on the UPLOAD button at the top of the page
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click the Upload button and choose File. You can also upload a folder. |
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| You can also drag and drop files to upload. |
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Step 4 - Share the file
Once the file upload has completed highlight the file you |
want to share and click the |
share button. |
Click on the SHARE button then click on SEND to email
a link to the file.
From this window you can enter names or email addresses
to those who you want to share the file with.
You can also copy and paste the link into your email,
messenger app, etc.
Collaborating on files with others
You can create a folder for your files if you need to
collaborate with others in your research group or with
people not at UT.
Create a folder name and add email addresses of those
who you want to collaborate with.
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Box will auto-generate a link that can be shared. You can click the COPY button to copy the link so it can be pasted on a website or in an email. You can even email the link directly from Box by clicking on the email icon. For custom link settings continue to the step below |
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| To set custom link settings click on the LINK SETTINGS button |
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In the Shared Link Settings window you can do the following: • Set the link to expire • Require a password to access the file • Create a custom link • Allow the file to be downloaded To create a custom link check the box next to Publish content broadly with a custom non-private URL Enter a custom link. The link can not contain any special characters. Only a dash ( - ) is allowed between the words in the link. See this example: this-is-my-custom-link Click Save, then the Copy button to copy the link so it can be pasted on a website or in an email. |
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To learn more about Box watch the video below
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