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Administering Connections 6.5 CR1Welcome to the HCL Connections documentation site. 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.
InstallingTo install HCL Connections™, you need to follow a detailed series of procedures.
Optional: Installing and configuring Tiny Editors for HCL ConnectionsThe Tiny editors are alternative rich-text editors which can be installed for HCL Connections™. They provide additional features and extensive customization options not available with the default editor.
Installing Tiny Editors for HCL ConnectionsInstall the Tiny editors: TinyMCE and Textbox.io, to get a powerful editing experience inside HCL Connections™ with a streamlined user-interface and unparalleled customization.
Installing the Tiny Editors integrationThis section covers the installation of the Tiny Editors for HCL Connections integration package, providing TinyMCE and Textbox.io for HCL Connections™.
Configuring the Tiny Editors integrationThe editors can be customized prior to installation by modifying the config/config.js file in the extracted Tiny Editors for HCL Connections package.
Enable or Disable Link EmbeddingThis section describes the process for enabling and disabling automatic media embedding in the Tiny Editors.

Enable or Disable Link Embedding

This section describes the process for enabling and disabling automatic media embedding in the Tiny Editors.

Before you begin

Before you begin: The Tiny Editor Services must be installed and to use the hyperlinking service for media embedding it must not be disabled in the application.conf.

Using a plain text editor, open config/config.js in the extracted Tiny Editors for HCL Connections package.
Note: Use a plain text editor to avoid inserting invalid formatting or symbols into config.js. Do not use a rich text editor such as Microsoft Word for editing configuration files.
Locate the property linkEmbedEnabled such as linkEmbedEnabled: true, and set it to:
- true to allow the Tiny Editors to embed media links using the hyperlinking service.
- false to stop the Tiny Editors from embedding media links using the hyperlinking service.
Continue configuring the Tiny Editors integration or continue with the installation.