Configure Box with Canvas Courses

Issue/Question

• How do I integrate Box with Canvas?
• Can I access my Box documents while in Canvas?
• Can I tie Box and Canvas together?

Environment

• Oregon State University
• Faculty/Staff
• Box User
• Box 

Cause/Explanation

If you are wanting to integrate Box and Canvas you will need to enable it on a course level. Below are the steps to tie your Box folder structure into your Canvas courses.

Resolution

Method 1

Before you begin, visit canvas.oregonstate.edu and sign-in using OSU single sign-on/DUO.

1. Click Courses from the toolbar on the left side of the screen
2. Click the course title for the course you'd like to integrate with Box. Or, select All Courses to search for a course.
   
    
3. You will be redirected to another page, scroll down and select Settings
   
    
4. Click Apps from the top menu bar
5. Search for "box"
6. Click the Box logo
   
    
7. Click the icon next to "See some LTI tools that work great with Canvas."
   
    
8. You will be redirected to another website, search "box" in the upper right corner
9. Click the Box logo
   
    
10. You will be redirected to another page, click "(click here to generate)" located next to Requires Consumer Key and Secret
    
     
11. In the pop-up window enter your information similar to the screenshot below
12. After filled out, click Generate Key and Secret
    
13. Open Notepad and copy/paste the letter/number string below Your Key for Box is and Your Secret for Box is
14. Click the X to close the window
    
     
15. Navigate back to canvas.oregonstate.edu > Courses > Settings > Apps (like we did earlier) and click + Add App
    
     
16. On the pop-up window titled Add App, copy/paste your key and secret from Notepad
17. Click Add App
    
     
18. You will should briefly see a green/white box at the top of your screen what says The app was added successfully
19. Click Navigation from the top menu
    
     
20. Refresh the website
21. Scroll down, click and hold the Box label
22. Drag the Box label up to the upper category and release the held click
    
     
23. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save
    
     
24. Scroll up and click Box (in orange text)
    
     
25. Click Login to Box
    
     
26. On the pop-up window click Grant access to Box
    
     
27. You will be forwarded to a security check, click and drag the white cloud so it's on top of the dark cloud
    
     
28. Release the white cloud once you have it lined up on top of the dark cloud
    
     
29. Your page will reload and you should now see your Box folder structure
    

For assistance, contact the IS Service Desk.