Linking a Box Directory through Blackboard

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Sharing a Box directory

1. From within one’s Box account
2. Click on the “New” button pull-down
3. Select “New Folder”
4. Title the folder in the “Folder Name” field
5. Select “Invite people to upload or download files”
6. Paste in the collaborator (UMBC) email addresses into the Names or email addresses field (comma separated)
7. Chose the appropriate level of access for your sharing needs
   1. Tip: Hover over the “i” beside the words “Learn about access types” for a pop-up list of privileges.
8. Click “OK” (The directory is now created)
9. Click on the “More Options” pull-down beside the directory and select “Sync folder to Computer
10. Click the “Sync Folder” button in the window that appears
11. Click “Share” beside the newly created directory
12. Click “Access” beside the generated link
13. Selecting “Collaborators Only” will restrict the list to the collaborators you’ve invited.
    1. Tip: The default level of access is “Your Company,” or anyone at UMBC with the link.
    2. Tip: You also have the option to “Set Custom URL” and “Set Expiration Date”
14. Copy the link for the configured directory from the “Link to this folder” field

Linking the Directory through Blackboard

1. Open the desired area of Blackboard and embed the link.
   1. Example: From a Content area > Build Content > Web Link > provide a Name and paste the URL into the appropriate fields, then click “Submit”