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Integrating with other products
You can integrate HCL Connections applications with other products and features.
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.
Uploading and sharing files
Add files to the Files application so that you can store them or share them with others.
Transferring a file to a new owner
You can transfer one or more files that you own to a different owner, provided that the files are not community files.

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.
  - Managing HCL Connections files from Windows Explorer
    Manage your Connections files from Windows™ Explorer.
  - Uploading and sharing files
    Add files to the Files application so that you can store them or share them with others.
    - Uploading a file to the Files application
      Add files to the Files application so that you can store them or share them with others.
    - Uploading a file to a community
      Add a file to a community to share it with community members.
    - Uploading a file to an activity
      Add a file to an activity to share it with other activity users.
    - Uploading a file to a wiki
      Add a file to a wiki to share it with other wiki users.
    - Creating a link to a file
      Create a link to a file to share it with others.
    - Sharing a file with additional people or communities
      If you upload a file to the Files application, you can share it with other people and communities from Explorer.
    - Transferring a file to a new owner
      You can transfer one or more files that you own to a different owner, provided that the files are not community files.
  - Editing properties for a file or folder
    You can pin, follow, or recommend a file or folder from the properties panel.
  - Publishing local drafts
    Publish updates to your files from Explorer or from the Drafts monitor.
  - Getting started with sync
    Use file sync to keep local files in your My Drive folder in sync with copies of those files on the server.
  - Working with libraries
    Libraries support the FileNet Document Management capabilities to provide community members document management capabilities to upload, manage, organize, and collaborate on community files. A community can contain multiple libraries.
- 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.

Transferring a file to a new owner

You can transfer one or more files that you own to a different owner, provided that the files are not community files.

About this task

Owners can share their files with people or communities, and assign either a Reader or Editor access to the file. The transferrring of file ownership gives the new owner the appropriate access.

Procedure

Right-click a file and select Transfer Ownership.
Choose a new owner. You may either:
- Type a name to search for a user
- Use the dropdown menu list to select a recent user
(Optional) Enter a tag for the file.
Click Transfer to transfer ownership.