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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.
Communities
Get together with people who share your interests.
Owners - manage your community effectively
Give your community and its members the tools they need to collaborate.
Adding members to grow your community
Add members to make your community flourish. You can also invite people to join the community. If the community is moderated, you can decide whether to accept or reject incoming membership requests. To add multiple members, use the import tool on the Members page.
Inviting people to join
Reach out to people who you think might be interested in your community by inviting them to become members. The invitees receive an email that invites them to join.

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.
- Communities
  Get together with people who share your interests.
  - Getting started
    Find out about communities. Then, search for the communities you're interested in and join them. If you've a mind to, start your own community.
  - Members - use your community effectively
    Use community apps, such as Wikis and Blogs to share information, collaborate with others, and bring your expertise to the community.
  - Owners - manage your community effectively
    Give your community and its members the tools they need to collaborate.
    - Adding members to grow your community
      Add members to make your community flourish. You can also invite people to join the community. If the community is moderated, you can decide whether to accept or reject incoming membership requests. To add multiple members, use the import tool on the Members page.
      - Adding or removing members
        Extend your community by adding new members. You can add people as either members or owners.
      - Inviting people to join
        Reach out to people who you think might be interested in your community by inviting them to become members. The invitees receive an email that invites them to join.
      - Importing multiple members
        Use the import tool on the Members page to add members to your community.
      - Membership roles - who does what
        The actions that people can perform in a community depend on the role that they're assigned. Find out what owners or members can do.
    - Managing your community to keep it relevant
      Edit your community to update basic information about the community or the apps associated with it. If the community is no longer needed or was created in error, you can delete it.
    - Keeping your apps up-to-date
      Keep your apps up-to-date so they're relevant to the community:
- 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.

Inviting people to join

Reach out to people who you think might be interested in your community by inviting them to become members. The invitees receive an email that invites them to join.

Inviting people to the community

To invite people to join a community, complete the following steps.

From the I'm an Owner view, select the community to which you want to invite new members.
Click Members in the navigation pane the click Invite Members.
Type the names of the people that you want to invite in the Members field. Click the names of people you want to invite.
Tip: Hover the mouse over a person's name to see whether they are external..
Click Send Invitations.

Sending batch membership invites

Send an email that invites multiple people to join your community by using the import tool on the Members page.

To invite multiple people to join a community, complete the following steps.

Open the Members page of the community that you want to invite people to join.
Click Import Members and select Invite people to the community.
Complete one of the following steps:
- To invite people by using their email addresses:
  1. Select Enter comma-separated email addresses.
  2. Enter the email addresses of the people that you want to invite and click Import.
- To invite people by using email details in a comma-separated value (CSV) file:
  1. Click Select a CSV file of email addresses.
  2. Click Browse to locate the CSV file that contains the email addresses , and then click Import.

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