Some members have reported issues trying to view embedded documents in the document library that are hosted by Box using Chrome or Safari browsers. This has resulted in members being unable to view or download the file resources from our document library.
Currently, the ElderCounsel website relies on third party cookies from Box for the Document Library to function correctly. Disabling 3rd party cookies may severely restrict your ability to view documents in the Document Library.
Instructions for how to check and correct are detailed below:
CHROME
- Navigate to Settings
- Scroll down and click or tap Advanced at the bottom of the window
- Navigate to Site Settings
- Navigate to Cookies
- Ensure that the “Block third-party cookies – Prevent third-party websites from saving and reading cookie data” is set to disabled
Safari
First, check which version of Safari you are running:
Safari version 5 or higher:
- Open Safari
- On the Menu Bar, select Safari -> About Safari.
- The version number is located on the splash screen that appears.
Safari version 4 & lower:
- Open Safari
- On the Menu Bar, select Help -> About Safari.
- The version number is located on the splash screen that appears.
Enable Third Party Cookies (Safari 5.1 & later)
To allow third party cookies in Safari please follow these steps:
- Open Safari and in the top left corner of your screen click on Safari and select Preferences.
- In the preference window select the Privacy option and under Block cookies select Never.
Enable Third Party Cookies (Safari 5.0.x & earlier)
- Click on the Safari-menu in Safari
- Click on the Preferences… item in the menu – a new window opens
- Click on the Security icon near the top of the window.
- Under Accept Cookies the Always or Only from sites you navigate to must be selected.
- Save changes by clicking Ok