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Using Connections 7.0
Welcome to the HCL Connections™ documentation site, where you can find information about Connections. 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.
Bookmarks
Use Bookmarks to collect and organize shortcuts to websites.
Getting started
Ready to start using bookmarks? These topics have all you need to know to get started.
Creating a bookmark
You can save a web page URL as a bookmark that you and others can use to access a web page.

Using Connections 7.0
Welcome to the HCL Connections™ documentation site, where you can find information about Connections. 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?
  HCL Connections 7.0 gives collaboration a boost with these new features and enhancements.
- 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.
  - Getting started
    Ready to start using bookmarks? These topics have all you need to know to get started.
    - What can you do with Bookmarks?
      Bookmarks is a set of social bookmarking tools that you can use to save, organize, and share links to web pages.
    - Creating a bookmark
      You can save a web page URL as a bookmark that you and others can use to access a web page.
    - Installing the bookmark button
      You can bookmark web pages outside of Connections with the browser toolbar button. Then you can easily add a bookmark to a web page you want to share or revisit.
  - Bookmark basics
    When you're ready to begin using Bookmarks, these basic tasks will get you started.
  - Going further

Creating a bookmark

You can save a web page URL as a bookmark that you and others can use to access a web page.

About this task

If you don't have the bookmark button installed for your browser, follow these steps to create a bookmark.

Procedure

Open a web page that you want to bookmark.
Click the Public Bookmarks or My Bookmarks tab and click the Add a Bookmark button.
Fill in the form and click Save.

Note: You can choose to save a bookmark to other IBM® Connections applications. For example, you can add a bookmark to a community and post a message for discussion.