Frustrated.....How do I create and share a link with an external customer without making them create a Box Account?

I am with Amazon. We just had an Executive Briefing with my customer. The customer CTO requested that we send them the presentation decks from our EBC. I just uploaded all decks to a folder with my customers name in it. Now, I need to create SEPARATE links that allow for the CTO and VP Executives to simply click the link and go straight to the file, without having to create a BOX account. I need to make it as easy as possible and hassle-free to access the slide decks.

How do I create these links? What settings do I use?

From the Videos I am seeing online, I have to add their email addresses to the folder. Is this correct? If I do so, Box sends them a notification they've been added to the folder. I do not want this. I want to attach the specific links to my follow-up summary and allow them to access the links to each presentation individually.

I need help urgently as I have a deadline on this request from the CTO and I am delayed.

Ann

August 12, 2024 21:24

Hi Kim,

Welcome to Box community!

You need to generate a Shared link that is set to "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.

Reference: https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043697094-Creating-Shared-Links

Thanks for posting!

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