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  2. Using Connections 6 CR6

    Welcome to the HCL Connections 6 CR6 documentation, where you can find information about HCL Connections 6. HCL Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.

  3. Files

    Using the Files app, you can upload, organize, share and collaborate on files easily. Files can be shared, tagged, organized in folders, and accessed from other applications, such as Activities and Communities.

  4. Collaborating with files

    With Files you can collaborate with others on specific files and groups of files or folders.

  • Using Connections 6 CR6

    Welcome to the HCL Connections 6 CR6 documentation, where you can find information about HCL Connections 6. HCL Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.

    • Accessibility features for HCL Connections™

      Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.

    • Overview

      HCL Connections™ is a collaborative tool that makes it easy to connect with others and exchange ideas. Start sharing important information, building a network of useful contacts, and following people that interest you.

    • Home page

      Use the home page as a command center to scan and manage items that need your attention. You can view your most recent project updates, check in on the people you follow, and review your action items all from one place.

    • Profiles

      Use profiles to connect with others, showcase your skills, and find the people you need.

    • Activities

      Use activities to keep a team informed, collect and share project resources, or to assign and track tasks.

    • Files

      Using the Files app, you can upload, organize, share and collaborate on files easily. Files can be shared, tagged, organized in folders, and accessed from other applications, such as Activities and Communities.

      • Uploading a file

        Upload files from your device to share them with people or communities or store them for your own use.

      • Finding files fast

        Quickly find files without searching by using the views and filters in Files.

      • Downloading a file

        You can download a local copy of a file to a specified location so that you can view or edit it offline. To edit the file, it must be one that you own, or one that is shared with you for which you have Editor access.

      • Editing a file locally

        If you have the IBM® Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ installed and configured, you can check out a file, edit it locally, and then check it back in. The file you want to edit must be a file that you own or a file that has been shared with you and for which Editor access has been assigned.

      • Viewing a file

        View an uploaded document, spreadsheet, presentation, or PDF file while you are working in Files without downloading the file.

      • Organizing files and folders

        Use folders to organize files. Add files to folders that you have Editor or Owner access to.

      • Drag and drop files

        Move files easily from one location to another by using drag and drop.

      • Organizing, syncing, and editing files in My Drive

        Use My Drive to organize all of your important folders and files, whether you created them or whether they were shared with you. Additionally, if your organization has enabled the sync feature, files you add and edit in My Drive are automatically synchronized so you always have the latest version of the content.

      • Collaborating with files

        With Files you can collaborate with others on specific files and groups of files or folders.

        • What can I do with files?

          Depending on the access level you have to files, you can view, like or recommend, or edit them.

        • Sharing folders

          Using folders makes it easier to organize and share files. For example, you can share a folder that contains files rather than share each file individually.

        • Working with folders

          What you can do with folders that you do not own depends on the access level that you have.

        • Sharing files with your community

          From the Files app, you can work more effectively by sharing files with all community members at once.

        • Sharing files and folders

          As a file or folder owner you can keep your files private, share them with people and communities, or make them visible to everyone in your organization. Sharing files or folders with communities is not available to HCL Connections™ Files subscribers.

    • Communities

      Get together with people who share your interests.

    • Blogs

      Use blogs to share your announcements, updates, and opinions with others.

    • Forums

      Share information, brainstorm ideas, ask and answer questions, and discuss topics of mutual interest in a forum.

    • Wikis

      Tap the wisdom of the crowd by building a body of knowledge in a wiki. Everyone on your team can make a contribution.

    • Bookmarks

      Use Bookmarks to collect and organize shortcuts to websites.

Collaborating with files

With Files you can collaborate with others on specific files and groups of files or folders.

Using Files, you and others can upload files for central storage and optionally share them with people you designate. Controlling access to files enables you to be specific about who can see and act on files that you share and on files that are shared with you.

  • What can I do with files?
  • Sharing folders
  • Sharing files with your community
  • Sharing files and folders
  • What can I do with files?
    Depending on the access level you have to files, you can view, like or recommend, or edit them.
  • Sharing folders
    Using folders makes it easier to organize and share files. For example, you can share a folder that contains files rather than share each file individually.
  • Working with folders
    What you can do with folders that you do not own depends on the access level that you have.
  • Sharing files with your community
    From the Files app, you can work more effectively by sharing files with all community members at once.
  • Sharing files and folders
    As a file or folder owner you can keep your files private, share them with people and communities, or make them visible to everyone in your organization. Sharing files or folders with communities is not available to HCL Connections™ Files subscribers.
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