hints for using BOX

app.box.com is not that easy to use.  Here is some help.

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• SEARCH BOX

A search box is available if you have an account and if you are signed in.  This is the main reason why I will not upgrade past what I already have.  I want my visitors to be able to use the search box without  having to sign in.  An account is free,  and they do not check your phone number, or at least they didn't when I first signed up.  The first irritation is the constant invitations to upgrade and no support except for some forum, (a.k.a. blind leading the blind).

• VIDEOS can not be viewed from the site itself, you have to download them.  Also, some other types of files also can't be viewed without downloading.

• There was a short period of time where Box worked better in Firefox than in Safari.  Maybe Box fixed that problem later, but it still might be worth a try.

All the folders are at the top of the list, regardless of alphabetical order, regardless of when they were uploaded, regardless of file size.  This can not be changed.

NAME:  

     You can make the listing appear in alphabetical order by clicking on NAME.   Click on NAME a second time to get reverse order.  A-Z or Z-A. 

               ↑ (arrow up) shows A on top.  

                ↓(arrow down) shows Z on top.

                 

UPDATE: 

     You can make the listing show the newest uploads on the top of the list.  Click on UPDATED ↓ to make the arrow point down.  Arrow down puts the most recent on top.

     This comes in handy if you only check the library once in awhile and want to see what has been added since you last checked.

This works the same way within the folders.  So if you want to check my Shared Library to see if another Orthodox Life magazine has been added, first see if the folder has recently been modified, and then by checking inside the folder itself for the most recent uploads.

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If you have something of interest, please share it.  I look for things that are not offered elsewhere on the internet, or things that are hard to find on the internet.  Especially out-of-print books, samizdat, old parish bulletins can be a treasure trove.