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.
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.
Shared features are components that are available in most Connections apps.
Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
Review new HCL Connections features and functions.
Find out which application you should use, and learn what an external user can do with HCL Connections™
Update Connections with your preferred email notification and language settings.
Need to find someone or something? Use the search control in the title bar to search through IBM Connections™.
Use the rich text editor to create visually interesting blog posts, wiki articles, forum topics, and activity entries. The rich text editor is also used in Communities, Events, and Profiles.
Use @mentions to notify others of your posts, and use #hashtags to make it easier to search and filter your posts.
A tag is a descriptive keyword that you assign to content. Use tags to organize content and make it easier to find.
Moderate content to ensure that only appropriate, relevant content is being shared on your site.
Subscribe to feeds to receive updates about applications and users that matter to you.
Use metrics to view a table or chart that shows how people are using HCL Connections™.
Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully.
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.
Use profiles to connect with others, showcase your skills, and find the people you need.
Use activities to keep a team informed, collect and share project resources, or to assign and track tasks.
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.
Get together with people who share your interests.
Use blogs to share your announcements, updates, and opinions with others.
Share information, brainstorm ideas, ask and answer questions, and discuss topics of mutual interest in a forum.
Tap the wisdom of the crowd by building a body of knowledge in a wiki. Everyone on your team can make a contribution.
Use Bookmarks to collect and organize shortcuts to websites.