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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 Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and HCL Connections or Connections Multi-tenant.

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 Connections Multi-tenant.
    - Performing a user installation
      Users can install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ following these steps.
    - Performing a silent installation
      Administrators can silently upgrade or install the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™ from the command prompt. User notification is disabled during the silent installation, except in error cases such as notification of failed prerequisites.
    - Repairing or removing the HCL Connections Desktop plug-ins
      Users experiencing problems with the plug-in can use the Repair function to correct it or use the Remove feature to uninstall the plug-in.
    - Preferences and policies for the HCL Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows
      Set preferences and policies to control how users interact with the HCL Connections Desktop plug-in for Microsoft™ Windows.
    - Managing policies and preferences with a group policy
      Use a group policy administrative template to manage preferences and policies across an enterprise.
    - Customizing the branding strings and images for the desktop plug-in
      Customize the name strings and images that displays in the user interface and menus to provide a custom branding for the desktop plug-in
    - Connecting to an HCL Connections or Connections Multi-tenant site
      You must provide information about a Connections server before you can share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ and Connections.
    - Setting preferences for HCL Connections plug-ins for Microsoft™ Windows™
      Set preferences for the HCL Connections plug-ins for Microsoft™ Office, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Windows™ Explorer.
  - HCL Connections Add-in for Microsoft® Outlook
    The power of Connections from your Outlook inbox. Use the Connections Add-in for Microsoft® Outlook to work with Connections content from within your Outlook inbox.
  - 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.
  - 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 HCL 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
  Use the plug-ins to share files and information between Microsoft™ Windows™ applications and HCL Connections or HCL Connections Cloud.
- Using Connections with Microsoft Teams
  Enabling support for Microsoft Teams integration with Connections is an optional task. Enable this support only if your organization is using Microsoft Teams.
- Using the HCL Connections Add-in for Microsoft™ Outlook
  The power of Connections from your Outlook inbox. Use the Connections Add-in for Microsoft™ Outlook to work with Connections content from within your Outlook inbox.
- Using the HCL Connections community app for Microsoft Sharepoint
  As a Microsoft SharePoint administrator you can register the Sharepoint app with Microsoft Azure and edit its configuration file in HCL Connections to make it available for your organization.
- 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.

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 Connections Multi-tenant.

The following features are available from Microsoft™ Windows™ Explorer:

Upload local files from Windows Explorer or from your desktop
Share uploaded files with people, communities, or folders in Connections
Work on files locally and publish them to Files, Communities, Activities, or Wikis
View people's contact details and get in touch with them
Pin, follow, or like files and folders
View or contribute comments for a file
Lock a file when you are editing it to prevent file conflicts
View and restore files from the trash
Share folders with Communities
Use sync capabilities to keep local copies of files synchronized with exact copies on the server.
Use document management capabilities to upload, manage, organize, and collaborate on community files in libraries. To use this feature, Filenet Document Management capabilities must be deployed.
Transfer ownership of files

The following features from Microsoft™ Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint):

Features added to Word:
- Add a document to Files or Communities
- Attach a document to an Activity or Wiki page
- Publish a document to a Blog entry
- Search for content in HCL Connections
Additional Word features (Connections only):
- Add someone's profile information into a document
- Add a bookmark from HCL Connections into a document
- Add a URL from a document as a bookmark in HCL Connections
Features added to PowerPoint:
- Add a presentation to Files or Communities
- Attach a presentation to an Activity or Wiki page
- Search for content in HCL Connections
Features added to Excel:
- Add a spreadsheet to Files or Communities
- Attach a spreadsheet to an Activity or Wiki page
- Search for content in HCL Connections

You have two options for installing the plug-in. Individual users can install the plug-in, or you can perform a silent installation to install the plug-in for a group of users.