HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and HCL Connections or Connections Multi-tenant.
The following features are available from Microsoft™
Windows™ Explorer:
- Upload local files from Windows Explorer or from your desktop
- Share uploaded files with people, communities, or folders in Connections
- Work on files locally and publish them to Files, Communities, Activities, or Wikis
- View people's contact details and get in touch with them
- Pin, follow, or like files and folders
- View or contribute comments for a file
- Lock a file when you are editing it to prevent file conflicts
- View and restore files from the trash
- Share folders with Communities
- Use sync capabilities to keep local copies of files synchronized with exact copies on the server.
- Use document management capabilities to upload, manage, organize, and collaborate on community files in libraries. To use this feature, Filenet Document Management capabilities must be deployed.
- Transfer ownership of files
- Features added to Word:
- Add a document to Files or Communities
- Attach a document to an Activity or Wiki page
- Publish a document to a Blog entry
- Search for content in HCL Connections
- Additional Word features (Connections only):
- Add someone's profile information into a document
- Add a bookmark from HCL Connections into a document
- Add a URL from a document as a bookmark in HCL Connections
- Features added to PowerPoint:
- Add a presentation to Files or Communities
- Attach a presentation to an Activity or Wiki page
- Search for content in HCL Connections
- Features added to Excel:
- Add a spreadsheet to Files or Communities
- Attach a spreadsheet to an Activity or Wiki page
- Search for content in HCL Connections
You have two options for installing the plug-in. Individual users can install the plug-in, or you can perform a silent installation to install the plug-in for a group of users.