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Integrating with other products
You can integrate IBM® Connections applications with other products and features.
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.
Working with libraries
Libraries support the FileNet Document Management capabilities to provide community members document management capabilities to upload, manage, organize, and collaborate on community files. A community can contain multiple libraries.
Editing a library file
Download files from a library to edit them.

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.
- 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.
  - Managing IBM® Connections files from Windows Explorer
    Manage your Connections files from Windows™ Explorer.
  - Uploading and sharing files
    Add files to the Files application so that you can store them or share them with others.
  - Editing properties for a file or folder
    You can pin, follow, or recommend a file or folder from the properties panel.
  - Publishing local drafts
    Publish updates to your files from Explorer or from the Drafts monitor.
  - Getting started with sync
    Use file sync to keep local files in your My Drive folder in sync with copies of those files on the server.
  - Working with libraries
    Libraries support the FileNet Document Management capabilities to provide community members document management capabilities to upload, manage, organize, and collaborate on community files. A community can contain multiple libraries.
    - Adding a file to a library
      Add a file from Windows Explorer or your desktop to a library.
    - Editing a library file
      Download files from a library to edit them.
    - Sharing a library file
      Share a library file to make it available to others.
    - Reviewing a library file
      If review workflow is enabled for the library through the browser interface, you can approve or reject a file from your desktop if you are a designated reviewer.
    - Following, liking, and commenting on library files
      In addition to downloading, checking out, and uploading new versions of files, you can use the rich social features provided by community libraries to interact with files and collaborate on them with your colleagues.
    - Viewing and managing versions
      View, open or restore earlier versions of a file or create a new version.
    - Managing library file drafts
      Publish updates to your library files from the Drafts monitor.
    - Editing library file properties
      View and edit properties associated with a library file.
    - Setting preferences for libraries
      Set preferences that control how you interact with library files.
- 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.

Editing a library file

Download files from a library to edit them.

About this task

You can choose whether to check out a file before you edit it or whether you want to open it without checking it out. Checking out a file locks it so that no one else can replace the file while you are working on it. This functionality allows you to avoid losing edits and encountering conflict errors if you try to replace the file at the same time as another community member.

Procedure

To edit files use any of these methods.

Double-click the name of a library file and choose whether to open the file for editing or reading. If you open it for editing, the file will be locked until you check it back in or cancel the check out.
Right-click the name of a library file and choose Open to open with the default associated application or Open with to choose an application.
Note: This method does not lock the file so you might encounter conflicts when you upload your changes.
Right-click the name of a library file and choose Edit. The file will be locked until you check it back in or cancel the check out.
Right-click the name of a library file and choose Check out to lock the file. Then, right-click the name of a library file and choose Open or Edit to view or edit the file.

What to do next

Whether you checked out the file or not, making changes to a library file creates a new local draft. You are notified about the draft in the Library Drafts Monitor. After you are done editing a file, right-click the file name and choose Check in. Your changes are uploaded to the server and the file is unlocked so that others can edit it.

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