Box, Open Office documents in Office 365 Online

Follow this guide to use the "Box for Microsoft 365 for Web" app to open Office 365 (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) files in Office 365 Online from the Box web interface.

Install the "Box for Microsoft 365 for Web" app

Open a web browser and sign in to box.illinois.edu

Click on the "Apps" shortcut on the left-hand menu and search for "Box for Microsoft 365 for web." Alternatively, visit this link to view the "Box for Microsoft 365 for web" app.

Box integrations store page with add button

Once the app page is open, if the blue button says "Remove," you already have it!

See an example

Example of remove button

 

Select the "Add" button and confirm your choice when prompted to provide permissions

Permissions request with add button

Permissions granted confirmation

Open Office documents from Box

Once the app has been installed, open any Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), or PowerPoint (.pptx) file in Box

In the toolbar, select "Open"

Choose "Open in Word/Excel/PowerPoint Online"

Make your changes to the document; they will automatically save

Close the Office Online tab when your changes are complete

The Box preview will detect the changes and prompt you to refresh the page

That's it!


Keywords:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, "Word Online", "Excel Online," "PowerPoint Online", app, "box web", "box online", VITA, MS365, 
Doc ID:
135429
Owned by:
Allison P. in UI Gies College of Business
Created:
2024-02-12
Updated:
2026-08-03
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