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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 for Mac
The HCL Connections for Mac supports features for you to share and access the latest version of an HCL Connections file.

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 HCL Connections Cloud.
  - 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.
    - Performing a user installation
      Users can install IBM® Connections for Mac following these steps.
    - Performing a silent installation
      Administrators can silently upgrade or install HCL Connections for Mac from the Terminal application. User notification is disabled during the silent installation, except in error cases such as notification of failed prerequisites.
    - Policies and preferences for HCL Connections for Mac
      Set preferences and policies to control how users interact with HCL Connections for Mac.
    - Uninstalling the HCL Connections for Mac plug-in
      Users can remove IBM® Connections for Mac following these steps.
    - 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.
  - 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 IBM® 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 and Outlook
  Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and HCL Connections or HCL Connections Cloud.
- 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.
- Sharing HCL Connections Files in Slack
  Allow users in Slack to open an HCL Connections file picker, select a file, and share a link to that file in a Slack channel or a direct message.

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.

The following features are available:

Use sync to keep selected files synchronized with exact copies on the server. This ensures that you always have the most current version of a file.
View and resolve sync issues using the file sync monitor.

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