Embedding Northwestern Box to a SharePoint site

If you have a Northwestern Box account and at least Designer Access in SharePoint, you can embed Northwestern Box folders and content into your SharePoint site.

  1. Log into your Northwestern Box account.
  2. Right click the file or folder you wish to share, and select More Actions, then Embed Widget.
  3. In the Embed Widget Settings window, edit the size, theme, and other widget settings as desired.
  4. Select the text in the Embed Code box and right-click to copy it.
  5. Log into your SharePoint site and navigate to the page where you want to insert the widget.
  6. Click Edit at the top right of your SharePoint site.
  7. Click the Insert tab, then the Embed Code option.
  8. Paste your code into the Embed window and a preview of the web page should appear.
  9. Click Insert and the file/folder should now appear on your SharePoint page.
  10. Click Save at the top right of your SharePoint site.
  11. Drag the cloud into position as an additional security measure.


For additional assistance please contact the IT Support Center at 847-491-4357 (1-HELP), via chat at http://www.it.northwestern.edu/chat or via email at consultant@northwestern.edu.



Keywords:"Box" "Sharepoint" "Northwestern Box" embed share   Doc ID:62395
Owner:TSS Support Services .Group:Northwestern
Created:2016-03-30 20:22 CDTUpdated:2019-02-04 11:58 CDT
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