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Box for Google Workspace Add-on

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BOX FOR GOOGLE WORKSPACE ADD-ON

With the Box for Google Workspace Add-on, you can copy content in its native Google format to Box from Google Drive.  From Box, you can open native Google format files (such as .gdoc).

Before you start, you will need to contact ITHELP@clemson.edu and make your username@clemson.edu as an alternate email for your Clemson Google Workspace account. This is needed so your Clemson Box account can communicate with your Clemson Google account.

 

INSTRUCTIONS TO INSTALL BOX FOR GOOGLE WORKSPACE ADD-ON

Log in to your Clemson Box from https://clemson.box.com.

Click on Apps on the left, and search for "Box for Google Workspace Add-on" (NOT Box for Google Workspace!).  Click the Add button.

Red arrows to Apps and Add

 

Next click on Proceed

Red arrow to Proceed

Click on Install.

Red arrow to Install

 

Click Continue.

Red arrow to Continue


Find the Clemson Google account you want to link to and click on it.

Red box around Clemson Google account and red arrow to it


Click on Allow. 

Red arrow to Allow


Click on Done.

Red arrow to Done

 
You may get a message "Adding not verified".  Just click on Close. It should be installed now.

Red arrow to Close


You may need to restart your browser or your computer. When you go to Google Drive, on the right side of the screen you will see a Box icon. 

Box icon in red box


If you click on the Box icon, you will need to select Log In.

Red arrow to Log in

 

If you are asked to log in to grant access to Box, select Single Sign On to get a Clemson login page for Box.

Click on Authorize, you will get a Clemson User Log On screen, Clemson Duo, then Grant access to Box.

Red arrow to Grant access to Box


Now you will see your Box folders from Google Drive.

Box folders


The three dots in the upper right hand corner give you the option to Log out or Manage the add-on

Options include Log out, Refresh, Manage add-on

 

Once it is set up, you can select any file in your Google Drive and copy it to Box. Here is an example. In this case we selected a  Google Doc file in Google Drive. Once it was selected, the Box app showed it on the right side of the screen and we clicked on Authorize to start the process of copying it to Box.

Red arrows to Google File and Authorize

 
A pop-up asked us to Allow the copy.

Red arrow to Allow


Finally, we had to click on SAVE TO BOX to complete the save.

Red arrow to Save to Box

 

If you have more questions, email ITHELP@clemson.edu or call 864-656-3494.

 

 

Box for Google Workspace Add-on