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To edit your app, go to Apps –> [your app] –> Edit. In the editing mode, you can perform these actions on your app:
  • Add more sections/blocks
  • Delete sections and blocks
  • Delete app
  • Copy app
  • Rename app
  • Edit sections and blocks
  • Reorder the sections and blocks
The main app menu contains:
  • Trash icon
  • Copy icon
  • Rename button
  • Cancel button
  • Done button

Editing sections or blocks

To edit a section or block, click it and select one of the options from its context menu or modify its parameters like you did during the creation process. You can select the display options for a section, and delete or duplicate the section and blocks. The context menu contains:
  • Layout - only for sections
  • Trash icon
  • Duplicate icon

Reordering the sections and blocks

To reorder items on your app, drag and drop them before or after each other.

Copying an app

To copy an app, click the copy icon  from the main app menu.

Renaming an app

To rename your app, click the Rename option from the main app menu. Add the new name for your app in the pop-up window and click Rename.

Deleting sections or blocks

To delete a section or a block, select it and click the trash icon from the context menu.

Deleting an app

To delete an app, click the trash icon  from the main app menu.

Sharing an app

Sharing a specific App works as in all Box products: you can invite someone as a collaborator. See Box Apps Permissions for more information about Box Apps permission levels.

Notifications

Box Apps automatically sends an email to a user when someone invites them as a collaborator to an App. The email notification contains basic information but can also contain a message from the inviting user and an App description, if there is one. Click the Open App button in the email to access the app.