Note: As of December 12th, Microsoft has paused this release due to an issue discovered during rollout. The update has been rolled back for all customers using the Excel app. Customers on the Current Channel will still have access to the functionality in Word and PowerPoint. We will provide updates as soon as the rollout resumes.
This rollout will occur in phases based on your Microsoft 365 Update Channel. You can review the update schedule here.
We are excited to share that Microsoft has released a new seamless login feature for Box users collaborating with Microsoft 365 on desktop. This update makes it even easier to co-author Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files stored in Box using Microsoft 365 applications.
- Easy Access: If users have not previously logged in or added Box as a Place, they will now be prompted to sign in the next time they open a Microsoft 365 file from Box on desktop.
- One-Time Sign-In: After signing in once, users can collaborate in real time with colleagues. There's no need to manually add Box as a Place.
- Automatic Saving: All changes are saved directly back to Box, so your work is always up to date.
This feature works primarily when the file is opened from Box Drive. If the user opens the file from the Box Web App, this prompt will only appear if they had previously added Box as a Place and then removed it.
For Admins:
Please make sure that the Box for Microsoft Co-authoring integration is enabled for your users, otherwise they won’t benefit from this enhancement. If you prefer not to enable co-authoring, you can turn off this feature at any time in the Admin Console by following the steps in our support article.
If you choose to keep the integration enabled, please ask all users to complete the sign-in process. If some users are not signed in, it can cause issues like duplicate files and problems with linked sheets.