Box for Microsoft Office Desktop Co-Authoring Enabled by Default for New Box Customer EIDs

Box for Microsoft 365 empowers your users to collaborate securely and seamlessly on Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files on Box with the ability to co-author documents in real time, with all changes auto-saved back to Box.

Starting now, Microsoft 365 desktop co-authoring will be enabled by default for all new Box customers / newly created Box EIDs. This feature supports co-authoring on both Office desktop and Office for the web applications.

Admins still have the flexibility to configure this feature—enabling it for specific individuals or groups as needed. Please note that end-users must add Box as a Place in their Office applications before they can start collaborating.

For detailed instructions, see resources below:

• Admin Guide for enabling coauthoring in Box for Microsoft Office
• Guide to Enabling Co-Authoring in Box for Microsoft Office