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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.
Wikis
Tap the wisdom of the crowd by building a body of knowledge in a wiki. Everyone on your team can make a contribution.
Creating a wiki
Create a wiki so your team can create and collaborate on content. Assign roles and permissions for your team. Only owners can delete wiki pages.

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.
  - Why use a wiki?
    A wiki is a collection of content that is created and edited by team members. Wikipedia is the best example of a living, breathing body of knowledge created and updated by thousands. Wikis tap into the power of the team to collaborate and build a knowledge base. Everyone can participate if given permission. Wikis allow the right people to work collaboratively to build information, to come together and make contributions to content. It's crowd-sourcing for your team.
  - Creating a wiki
    Create a wiki so your team can create and collaborate on content. Assign roles and permissions for your team. Only owners can delete wiki pages.
  - Adding a table of contents
    Make it easy for readers to browse and find content by adding a table of contents to the page.
  - Adding an image or video
    Add an image or video to a wiki page.
  - Getting notified when a wiki changes
    Receive updates when a wiki or wiki page changes.
  - Rolling back wiki pages to previous versions
    When you create a page, an initial version is created. Your original work is saved in that first version of the page until you delete the page.
- Bookmarks
  Use Bookmarks to collect and organize shortcuts to websites.

Creating a wiki

Create a wiki so your team can create and collaborate on content. Assign roles and permissions for your team. Only owners can delete wiki pages.

From the navigation bar, click Apps > Wikis and click Start a Wiki.
Fill in the form fields. You can make the wiki open to everyone in your organization or specific members or group.
Choose who can read, edit, or own the wiki, referring to the table that follows.

Permissions

Terms	Definitions
All users	Everyone can read the wiki, including people who are not logged in.
Wiki members only	Only people whom you specify as members can read the wiki.
All logged in users	Anyone who logs in can edit the wiki
Wiki editors and owners only	Only people to whom you grant editor or owner access.
Editor	Can read, edit, comment, create, tag, and like pages
Reader	Can read, comment, and like pages
Owner	Can read, edit, comment, create, tag, like, and delete pages. Owners can tag the wiki and change the wiki description.

Creating pages

Open a page at the same level at which you want to create a page.
Click Page Actions > Create Peer to create a page at the same level as the current page.
Click Page Actions > Create Child to create a page one level below the current page.

Tip: Connections will automatically create a table of contents that uses heading levels 2, 3, or 4. Use the HTML Source view to create tagged heading with <h2>, <h3>, or <h4>.

Deleting a wiki

To delete a wiki, open it and click Wiki Actions > Delete Wiki.

How much space do I have?

Wiki owners and editors can check the wiki's size limit and usage by clicking Index. The size limit is set by the administrator.

Community wikis

Access to a community wiki is managed by community owners. Membership roles in the community are replicated in the wiki. Community owners can edit wiki settings, and community members can create and edit pages in the wiki. Users who are not members of the community can read the wiki but cannot edit it. For information, see Working with Community wikis.