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  • Rona
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    Hi Stacy, 

    Welcome to Box Community and glad to assist! 

    Creating a link to share:

    1. In your Box files view, hover your cursor over the row of the file or folder you wish to share.
    2. On the right, click (Create and) Copy Shared Link (). 

      The Shared Link window opens.  The link automatically copies to your clipboard.

       

    That's it.  You can now paste that link into the app of your choice -- email, messaging, and so on -- to share your content.

    Note: By default, shared links are disabled. If you share a link to a file or folder by clicking the Share button, or via the More Options menu (… ) > Share, you must manually enable and then copy the link. Only if you click the link icon () does Box automatically enable the link and copy it to your clipboard.

    Shared link access

    When you create a shared link, you have these access permissions from which to choose:

    • People with the link:  Anyone with the link can access the item and no Box account is required. For extra security, you can also set a password or expiration for the link, as well as restrict download and/or preview access for link viewers.
      • Password-protected shared links are available to all paid Box User accounts.  All passwords for open shared links require at least eight characters, and should contain at least one uppercase letter, number, or special character.
    • People in your company:  Only people who: 1) are managed on a Box account (Starter and above); (2) have an email address that matches a domain registered with Box for the account that created the link, can access the link. For example, if acme.com is a registered domain on your account, all managed account members with an email address ending in acme.com can access this type of link. People who do not match a domain listed on your account cannot access the link, even if they are managed members on your account.
      • When accessing the link, collaborators must log in to Box to verify their identities. People in your company is disabled if you do not have a valid business domain registered with Box.
      • Collaborators in the folder can also access content if People in your company is selected.
    • Invited people only: Only people invited to the folder or file can access the content. Collaborators already have access to their content, but can easily direct one another to a specific file or folder using the shared link.

    For more details, you can go over to this article. 

    Hope it helps! 

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