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Integrating with other products
You can integrate IBM® Connections applications with other products and features.
Installing integration plug-ins for IBM Connections
Access and update your Connections content from other applications.
IBM Connections for Mac
The IBM Connections for Mac supports features for you to share and access the latest version of an IBM Connections file.
Using file sync for IBM Connections for Mac
Use IBM Connections for Mac to keep local files in sync with copies of those files on the server.
Suspending file sync
To suspend file sync temporarily, turn off syncing for a sync folder.

Integrating with other products
You can integrate IBM® Connections applications with other products and features.
- Connections Engagement Center
  Connections Engagement Center provides the corporate office, management, and workforce with a single user experience for all communications, as well as a state of the art enterprise social collaboration features and the possibility of adding custom applications. All this runs at the office and on all mobile devices, so the entire workforce – from CEO to intern – can access this most valuable tool regardless of where they are, what their role is, or what devices they prefer.
- Installing integration plug-ins for IBM Connections
  Access and update your Connections content from other applications.
  - IBM® Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
    Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and IBM® Connections or IBM Connections Cloud.
  - IBM Connections for Mac
    The IBM Connections for Mac supports features for you to share and access the latest version of an IBM Connections file.
    - Performing a user installation
      Users can install IBM® Connections for Mac following these steps.
    - Performing a silent installation
      Administrators can silently upgrade or install IBM® Connections for Mac from the Terminal application. User notification is disabled during the silent installation, except in error cases such as notification of failed prerequisites.
    - Policies and preferences for IBM Connections for Mac
      Set preferences and policies to control how users interact with IBM® Connections for Mac.
    - Uninstalling the IBM Connections for Mac plug-in
      Users can remove IBM® Connections for Mac following these steps.
    - Using file sync for IBM Connections for Mac
      Use IBM Connections for Mac to keep local files in sync with copies of those files on the server.
      - Managing IBM Connections for Mac accounts
        You can add or remove IBM® Connections or Connections Cloud account information to or from your IBM Connections for Mac preferences to share files and information between OS X and IBM Connections or Connections Cloud.
      - Setting preferences for the Mac plug-in
        You can view or edit preferences to customize IBM Connections for Mac for your needs.
      - Adding a file to IBM Connections for Mac
        Add a file from your desktop to IBM Connections for Mac.
      - Sharing a file or folder
        View information about sharing a file or folder.
      - Managing file versions
        View and retrieve earlier versions of a file.
      - Suspending file sync
        To suspend file sync temporarily, turn off syncing for a sync folder.
      - Viewing and resolving sync issues
        When sync issues arise between files in your local folder and files on the server, you can resolve the issues from the Sync issues dialog.
  - IBM® Connections Plug-ins for IBM Notes
    Use the IBM® Connections Plug-ins for IBM Notes to have easy access to Connections content from the Notes® sidebar.
- Using the IBM Connections desktop plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
  Use this plug-in to upload and work with files in IBM® Connections from Microsoft™ Windows™ Explorer and Microsoft Office.
- Using file sync for IBM Connections for Mac
  Use IBM Connections for Mac to keep local files in sync with copies of those files on the server.
- Using the Connections plug-in for Microsoft Office and Outlook
  Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and IBM® Connections or IBM Connections Cloud.
- Using plug-ins from IBM® Connections with other products
  Get help using the plug-ins that integrate the capabilities of IBM® Connections with other products.
- Sharing IBM Connections Files in Slack
  Allow users in Slack to open an IBM Connections file picker, select a file, and share a link to that file in a Slack channel or a direct message.

Suspending file sync

To suspend file sync temporarily, turn off syncing for a sync folder.

About this task

You may want to turn off file syncing temporarily, for example, if you are making a lot of changes to files and want to sync when the changes are complete. To stop sync, you must remove the account.

Procedure

To suspend sync activities temporarily, click the IBM Connections icon in the menu bar or right-click the icon in the Dock and choose Display-name My Drive > Suspend sync.
You can resume sync later by choosing Display-name My Drive > Resume sync.
To turn off syncing from the server, click on the IBM Connections icon in the menu bar or right-click the icon in the Dock and select Preferences from the menu. Select the account in the Accounts sidebar that you want to stop syncing and click the minus icon. Click Remove this Account from the dialog box. Removing an account does not delete any content. The contents of the associated sync folder are copied to a new folder and the server and all sub-folders are removed from your IBM Connections folder.
To stop syncing a file or folder you can remove it from My Drive. Note that removing a file or folder from My Drive does not delete the file or folder. Also, if a file is in more than one location in My Drive, for example if you add the file to My Drive and then later add a folder containing the file to My Drive, you must remove all of the instances of the file from My Drive to turn off syncing for the file.

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