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Integrating with other products
You can integrate HCL Connections applications with other products and features.
Installing integration plug-ins for HCL Connections
Access and update your Connections content from other applications.
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.
Performing a user installation
Users can install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ following these steps.

Integrating with other products
You can integrate HCL 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 HCL Connections
  Access and update your Connections content from other applications.
  - 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.
    - Performing a user installation
      Users can install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ following these steps.
    - Performing a silent installation
      Administrators can silently upgrade or install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ from the command prompt. User notification is disabled during the silent installation, except in error cases such as notification of failed prerequisites.
    - Repairing or removing the HCL Connections Desktop plug-ins
      Users experiencing problems with the plug-in can use the Repair function to correct it or use the Remove feature to uninstall the plug-in.
    - Preferences and policies for the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows
      Set preferences and policies to control how users interact with the HCL Connections Desktop plug-in for Microsoft™ Windows.
    - Managing policies and preferences with a group policy
      Use a group policy administrative template to manage preferences and policies across an enterprise.
    - Customizing the branding strings and images for the desktop plug-in
      Customize the name strings and images that displays in the user interface and menus to provide a custom branding for the desktop plug-in
    - Connecting to an HCL Connections or Connections Multi-tenant site
      You must provide information about a Connections server before you can share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ and Connections.
    - Setting preferences for HCL Connections plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
      Set preferences for the HCL Connections plug-ins for Microsoft™ Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Windows™ Explorer.
  - HCL Connections Add-in for Microsoft® Outlook
    The power of Connections from your Outlook inbox. Use the Connections Add-in for Microsoft® Outlook to work with Connections content from within your Outlook inbox.
  - HCL Connections for Mac
    The HCL Connections for Mac supports features for you to share and access the latest version of an HCL Connections file.
  - HCL Connections Plug-ins for HCL Notes
    Use the HCL Connections Plug-ins for HCL Notes to have easy access to Connections content from the Notes® sidebar.
- Using the HCL Connections desktop plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
  Use this plug-in to upload and work with files in HCL Connections from Microsoft™ Windows™ Explorer and Microsoft Office.
- Using file sync for HCL Connections for Mac
  Use HCL 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
  Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and HCL Connections or HCL Connections Cloud.
- Using Connections with Microsoft Teams
  Enabling support for Microsoft Teams integration with Connections is an optional task. Enable this support only if your organization is using Microsoft Teams.
- Using the HCL Connections Add-in for Microsoft™ Outlook
  The power of Connections from your Outlook inbox. Use the Connections Add-in for Microsoft™ Outlook to work with Connections content from within your Outlook inbox.
- Using the HCL Connections community app for Microsoft Sharepoint
  As a Microsoft SharePoint administrator you can register the Sharepoint app with Microsoft Azure and edit its configuration file in HCL Connections to make it available for your organization.
- Using plug-ins from HCL Connections with other products
  Get help using the plug-ins that integrate the capabilities of HCL Connections with other products.

Performing a user installation

Users can install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ following these steps.

About this task

When you install the plug-in, you can choose to install all components, or customize the installation. You must at least install the plug-in for Microsoft Windows Explorer. By default, all of the components are installed.

Procedure

Download the plug-in from the HCL FlexNet site download package, the link for which is found in HCL Article KB0073986.
Extract the file.
Double-click HCLConnectionsMSDesktop.exe to launch the installation program.
If you only want the install the plug-in for Microsoft Explorer, choose not to install the Microsoft™ Office. In the Custom Setup panel, click the icon next to Microsoft™ Office, and then click This feature will not be available to not install those plug-ins. The Microsoft™ Explorer plug-in is always installed.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
If prompted, reboot your computer.

What to do next

Connect to a server, as described in the topic Connecting to an HCL Connections or Connections Cloud site.