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Using Connections 6.5
Welcome to the HCL Connections™ 6.5 documentation, where you can find information about Connections 6.5.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.
What's new in Connections?

Using Connections 6.5
Welcome to the HCL Connections™ 6.5 documentation, where you can find information about Connections 6.5.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 Connections
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- What's new in Connections?
- 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.
- 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.

What's new in Connections?

HCL Connections 6.5 gives collaboration a boost with these new features and enhancements.

Note: The following features are visible to you if your organization chooses to enable them.

Transfer files to a new owner

Independently transfer files to a new owner. All you need to know is their name!

See the value of Connections from day 1

New to Connections? Getting started is easy with Touchpoint, the step-by-step onboarding wizard. Create your profile in a snap, and select people and communities to follow that are relevant to you. The wizard starts automatically if your organization has enabled it.

Invite guests to collaborate

Connect with people outside of your company: invite guests to Connections! When assigned the appropriate role, without administrative privileges you can send guests an email invitation to register for an account. They'll be able to use many Connections features, including self-service guest password management.

Invite Guest menu item

Collaborate without leaving a web site

With Connections Sidebar, tap the power of Connections while you're working in a company website. Clicking the side tab slides the panel open or closed.

Sidebar open in web site

Activities Plus: Better manage and track collaboration actions

Activities Plus is a redesigned Connections Activities with a more intuitive, user-friendly interface.

Activities view in Kudos

Drag and drop sections on the list view easily.
Assign tasks to users and color code or label cards.
Add a board to a community with all members automatically added.
Integrate with Microsoft Teams.

To get started, in the title bar click Apps > Activities +.

Interested in Connections Mobile?

Check out the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android for the latest information and releases.

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