By logging into the Box website, you can manage all of your documents stored in Box and who you have possibly shared the documents with. Using the Box website, you can also preview documents stored in Box, select what files you want to sync, create a share link, and invite or remove collaborators. You can log into your UMKC Box account here.
If you are looking to keep a copy of selected files updated between Box and your computer, you will want to use Box Drive. With the Box Drive application, you can access files and make edits directly from your computer, and the updated versions are copied to your Box. If you make a change to a document from your Box and chose to have the file sync to your computer, it will be updated the next time Box Drive connects to box. You can also edit documents offline, and the next time you sync, the versions will be updated. Box Drive works on both Windows and Mac operating systems.
Box Drive can be installed on your university computer by contacting the IS Technology Support Center. Once Box Drive is installed you will be promoted to log into the application using multi-factor authentication with your UMKC username@umsystem.edu.
For additional information on using Box Drive, see the Box Drive Basics guide.
If you are a user on the go working from multiple computers, Box Tools is the tool for you. Box Tools lets you start from the web to create, edit, and save files using applications already installed on your computer. Once you have saved a file with Box Tools, it will replace the existing version automatically. Box Tools is already installed on your Windows computer if you see the icon in the taskbar. On macOS, there is no Box Edit icon.
If Box Tools is not installed, contact the IS Technology Support Center to have it installed. Box Tools will need to be installed on each computer you plan on using. To use Box Tools, click on the 'Edit' button on any file preview. This process is the same for both Windows and macOS.
For additional information on using Box Drive, see the Box Tools support page
By installing Box for Office you can create, modify, and share documents directly from the file menu in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. Box for Office includes Box for Outlook that allows you to save attachments to Box as well as sending attachments as Box shared links. Box for Office can be installed by contacting the IS Technology Support Center. Once Box for Office is installed, you will need to log into it using multi-factor authentication with your UMKC username@umsystem.edu.
For additional information on using Box for Office, see the Box for Office support page.
For those users on the go, Box offers mobile apps for Android and iOS. With the app from Box you can:
For additional information on using Box Mobile apps, see the Box Mobile support page.
