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h1. Box for Outlook |
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Tufts recently partnered with Box.com to provide cloud storage to all students, faculty, and staff. |
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There are many ways to take advantage of this excellent service whether you want to access your files at your desktop with an integrated file system application, via a web browser, or remotely with your mobile devices. |
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Additionally, Box has developed an application to make your Outlook experience more powerful through the installation of an Outlook add-in. |
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The add-in is great for sending links to files already stored in your Box account. |
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Perhaps even better, the Box for Outlook add-in can also convert an attachment to a Box shared link with one click. |
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This helps to reduce the quota problem many people experience due to the number of attachments received. |
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Box has created a brief [YouTube video|http://youtu.be/BdyFzNQXMfc] to highlight the benefits of using this product. |
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{indent}|_*Note*: According to their website, the Box for Outlook add-in is compatible with Microsoft Outlook versions 2007 and 2010. |
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It is only available for Business and Enterprise customers like Tufts. |
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If you have a personal Box account, you will need to convert it to a Tufts enterprise account before you can use this add-in |
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Installation
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- Enter the administrative credentials for an account on the machine. OR
- Contact your support provider so that he or she can install the add-in for you.
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._|{indent} h2. Installation # Download the [Box for Outlook|https://www.box.com/services/browse/official] add-in from the Box.com website. # Locate the executable on your computer. Double-click on the file to launch the installer. # If prompted for administrator credentials, either ## Enter the administrative credentials for an account on the machine. *OR* ## Contact your support provider so that he or she can install the add-in for you. # Follow the default steps in the wizard to complete the installation process. |