Editing office files with office online using box api

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saifiqbal10p

• October 18, 2017 06:10

How can i edit office document using box api. I want the same feature that box is offering "open file with office online". 

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  schalkkruger

  • November 12, 2017 17:37

  Hi saifiqbal10p, have you found a solution to your question? I have a similar requirement and could not find any documentation about this.

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  Rob_Parrish

  • November 21, 2017 13:06

   

  You don't need to use the API

  Install Box Edit  and it should work.

  Next you may want to look at Box for Office.

  Box for Office will allow you to browse and save to your Box space as well as set shared link settings.

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  schalkkruger

  • November 22, 2017 11:25

  Thanks for your reply Rob, however we are in the process of developing a software solution for a client which utilizes the Box Rest API to provide full cloud storage to our solution. In essence the user might not even know Box existed in the backend. I get the full file details throught the files api with the download url ect... I have Box edit installed but how do I open the file, without downloading it first, with Box edit for online editing?  

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  vmaker

  • January 24, 2019 13:46

    

   

  Just wanted to share a quick update - we just launched the GA of the Open With element with support for Google Docs, Adobe Sign and Box Edit (aka editing via desktop applications). Thought you might find this interesting. 

   

  Here are a few resources to help you get started:

  • Blog post
  • Developer Documentation
  • Box Elements Demos (includes Open With)
  • Github

   

  Please reach out to us via https://support.box.com if you have any questions / feedback / issues you run into. Thanks for reading!

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  Ruth209

  • February 18, 2019 23:50

  To open files with Box Edit:

  • Right-click a file or click the ellipsis (...) to open the More Options menu.
  • Click Open With... If there is more than one application with which you can open the file, you will have the option to select the appropriate application.

     

  You can also open and edit documents after previewing them. To open files with Box Edit from the preview screen:

  • Click the file to open it in preview
  • Click Open. If there is more than one application with which you can open the file, you will have the option to select the appropriate application.

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