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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.
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.
Shared features
Shared features are components that are available in most HCL Connections™ apps.
Searching Connections
Need to find someone or something? Use the search control in the title bar to search through HCL Connections™.
Filtering search results
Filter the results that display on the Search Results page to quickly find the information you need.

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.
  - Start collaborating
    Find out which application you should use, and learn what an external user can do with HCL Connections™
  - Setting preferences
    Update HCL Connections™ with your preferred email notification and language settings.
  - Shared features
    Shared features are components that are available in most HCL Connections™ apps.
    - Searching Connections
      Need to find someone or something? Use the search control in the title bar to search through HCL Connections™.
      - Performing a basic search
        Search all of HCL Connections™ from any app.
      - Performing an advanced search
        Looking for something specific? Perform an advanced search to narrow down your results.
      - Filtering search results
        Filter the results that display on the Search Results page to quickly find the information you need.
      - Advanced search options
        Use advanced search options to control the scope of your search from any of the applications.
    - Using the rich text editor
      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.
    - What are @mentions and #hashtags?
      Use @mentions to notify others of your posts, and use #hashtags to make it easier to search and filter your posts.
    - Tagging content
      A tag is a descriptive keyword that you assign to content. Use tags to organize content and make it easier to find.
    - Moderating content
      Moderate content to ensure that only appropriate, relevant content is being shared on your site.
    - Subscribing to feeds
      Subscribe to feeds to receive updates about applications and users that matter to you.
    - Viewing metrics
      Use metrics to view a table or chart that shows how people are using HCL Connections™.
  - Product accessibility
    Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully.
- 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.

Filtering search results

Filter the results that display on the Search Results page to quickly find the information you need.

Filtering results

Choose one or more of the following options to filter your results:

Search in specific applications or for status updates from the side navigation bar. The All Results option is selected by default.
Use the drop-down filters to further refine your search. The filters available vary depending on the option that you select from the navigation bar.
Click Tags to search the results for specific tags or keywords. This app displays up to 50 of the tags associated with your search results. Click a tag to display any results that contain that tag. Select a related tag from the Related Tags area if you want to further refine your search.
Click Dates to display only those results that are associated with a specified year or month. This app displays up to 250 of the dates associated with your search results.
ClickTrending to view the latest hot topics in your organization. This app only displays when you select the Status Updates filter from the navigation sidebar. It displays up to 50 of the hottest trends associated with your search results.
Click Document Types to filter community library files by document type. This app displays when community libraries are enabled and you select the Files filter from the navigation sidebar. Click Add Property to further refine your search by applying specific properties.

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