This document provides a general overview of getting started with Box at Rice University.

Box at Rice University is an enterprise cloud-based storage and collaboration service that allows you to invite Rice colleagues and non-Rice colleagues to share files and folders in an online work space designed to access your files anywhere from any device with Internet access. Additionally, you can create unique links, set passwords, expiration date to retrieve, to any file or folder as a replacement to sending large email attachments.It is important to consider the contents of the information stored there.

When using Box as a collaborative space for protected information including information classified as confidential or sensitive by Rice Policy 808, or information regulated through federal, state, or local laws or other information regulated by third party agreement.

Login to Box
Uploading Your Content to Box
Collaborate on Files and Folders
Replace Email Attachments with Shared Links
Open and Edit Files with Box Edit - Box Edit is an add-on feature that allows you to open and edit files stored in Box and is designed for all file types, browsers, and platforms.
Saving Files to Box with Box Edit - After editing a file using Box Edit, simply save your changes in the native application. All changes will be saved back to Box automatically as a new version of the file.

Login to Box

Step 1: Launch web browser. Point your browser to: http://rice.app.box.com

Select: Continue

Step 2: Login to Box with Rice NetID and Password, select Login

Uploading Your Content to Box

Box offers several options for uploading individual files, multiple files, and entire folders to your account. For more information, see the

Uploading Your Content to Box

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Collaborate on Files

A collaborator is an individual who has been invited to share a file or a folder. Collaboration invites are a great way to share content for long term projects. You can invite people to a folder and monitor updates over time. When a user is added to a folder as a collaborator, the folder will appear in their All Files page. If you send a collaboration invitation to a person without a Box account, that person will be prompted to sign up with Box before being able to access the content. For more information about collaboration or sharing.

Two primary ways to share content with colleagues and other associates: by inviting existing Box users to folders, or by sending shared links

Replace Email Chains with Comments and Links

Exchange ideas and feedback with your team through Comments
Set deadlines and maximize productivity through Tasks

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Open and Edit with Box Edit

Box Edit is an add-on feature that allows you to open and edit files store in Box. Designed for all file types, browsers, and platforms. Box Edit uses the default application installed on your computer to open and edit files: docx files open in Microsoft Word; pptx files open in Microsoft PowerPoint, etc.

Saving Files to Box with Box Edit

After editing a file using Box Edit, simply save your changes in the native application. All changes will be saved back to Box automatically as a new version of the file.

Need something more?

For more information on Replace Email Chains with Comments and Tasks.

For more information on Collaborate on Files.

If you need immediate assistance, please feel free to reach out to Learning Environments:

713-348-4357 | teaching@rice.edu | Learning Environments website