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Using Connections V5.5Welcome to the IBM Connections V5.5 documentation, where you can find information about IBM Connections 5.5. IBM 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.
ForumsShare information, brainstorm ideas, and discuss topics of mutual interest.
What's new in Forums?This release contains features that are designed to make forums easier for you to use to share information and collaborate with others.

What's new in Forums?

This release contains features that are designed to make forums easier for you to use to share information and collaborate with others.

New features

The following features are new for Forums in IBM® Connections 5.5.

Forum-creator role support. Users with the forum-creator role can create forums. Your administrator can enable the forum-creator role.
Attachment search. You can search for attachments to forum topics and replies using the IBM Connections Search app as attachments are now indexed.

The following features are new for Forums in IBM Connections 5.0:

You can use @mentions in a forum topic or reply.
You can paste or drag-and-drop images into a forum topic or reply.
In addition to the hierarchical tree view of replies, you can also use the new sequential view, so that you can read the replies from newest to oldest, or vice versa.

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