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Whether you’re using Box, SharePoint, or Microsoft Teams, collaborating on a document with coworkers is often as simple as sharing a link. However, this convenience can have steep cybersecurity consequences.  
To learn how to set collaboration permissions, view the Box articles, Managing Collaborators and Understanding Collaborator Permission Levels. 
For more information about Box collaboration, view the vendor's article, Inviting Collaborators.
If you already have a personal Box account that you created using your netid@cornell.edu email address, you have two options:
If you receive an email invitation to collaborate in Box, but when you try to accept the invitation by signing in, the shared content isn’t there, it may be due to someone inviting your Cornell email alias, instead of your netid@cornell.edu address. This issue can start when you receive an…
Cornell’s Box contract covers active employees and students. 
General Questions about Box How does Box compare to Google Docs, OneDrive, and SharePoint? All four services have similarities, so from a usage standpoint it’s somewhat a matter of preference. Box is good for storing and sharing large numbers of documents. It provides tools to easily edit…

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