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Integrating with other products
You can integrate HCL Connections applications with other products and features.
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.

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.
- 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.
  - Accessing the Connections Add-in from the Outlook desktop client
    The Connections Add-in features are available as buttons on the Outlook ribbon.
  - Accessing the Connections Add-in from the Outlook web client
    The Connections Add-in features are available as submenu on the email message More Actions menu.
  - Using the Connections Add-in features
    The power of Connections from your Outlook inbox. Use the Connections Add-in for Microsoft® Outlook to work with Connections content form 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.

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.

You can perform the following actions within the Connections Add-in for Outlook plug-in:

Upload Outlook emails and attachments to Connections Files, Activities or Wikis, or directly as a status post.
When composing a message, search Connections Profiles for a name and insert it into one of the address fields.
Find and share Connections files with recipients by attaching as a link in an email, ensuring everyone is using the same version.
Upload files from your computer to Connections and share with recipients by attaching as a link in an email.