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Using HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3
Welcome to the HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3 documentation, where you can find information about HCL Docs 2.0 CR3. HCL Docs is a collaborative productivity suite that enables you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in the cloud.
Using HCL Docs
HCL Connections™ Docs is a new office productivity suite for working on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together. It provides real-time co-editing, allowing users to work on documents individually or collaboratively. Comment on a document, or even participate in a discussion. All this without the need of desktop software.
Working with documents
Work on a document by yourself or collaborate on files with your colleagues. You can comment on a document, or even participate in a discussion. All this in real-time. Upload an existing Open Document Format or Microsoft™ Word file or create a document to begin.
Tracking changes in documents over time
If the file owner turns on change tracking, editors can see the file's change history--who made what changes and when.

Using HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3
Welcome to the HCL Connections Docs 2.0 CR3 documentation, where you can find information about HCL Docs 2.0 CR3. HCL Docs is a collaborative productivity suite that enables you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together in the cloud.
- Using HCL Docs
  HCL Connections™ Docs is a new office productivity suite for working on documents, spreadsheets and presentations together. It provides real-time co-editing, allowing users to work on documents individually or collaboratively. Comment on a document, or even participate in a discussion. All this without the need of desktop software.
  - Accessibility features for HCL Docs
    Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
  - Supported browsers
    See what Web browsers are supported by HCL Connections™ Docs.
  - What's new in HCL Docs 2.0
    Learn about new features and functions in HCL Docs 2.0.
  - Publishing a version of a file
    In order for readers to see a draft created in HCL Connections Docs, or edits made in Docs, a new version of the file must be published. As of August 2015, if a file is being created or edited in Docs for the first time, publishing is set to occur automatically. If a file was previously created or edited in Docs, you must either enable the Publish Automatically command in that file, or publish each new version manually.
  - What if I have a file conflict?
    A person can decide to upload a new version of a file while another person is editing the file online or has saved an online file that is not yet published. The new uploaded version is stored in Files as its own version number, and you are warned of the conflict the next time you try to edit the file from the Files list.
  - Reverting to last version
    When you are editing in HCL Connections™ Docs, if you are not satisfied with the current version of your document, you can revert to the last version that was published. You can choose to save or discard your current edits before you revert to the last version of a document.
  - Viewing a file by using the viewer
    You can view an uploaded document, spreadsheet, presentation, or PDF file while you are working in Files.
  - Accessibility features for HCL Docs
    Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
  - Working with documents
    Work on a document by yourself or collaborate on files with your colleagues. You can comment on a document, or even participate in a discussion. All this in real-time. Upload an existing Open Document Format or Microsoft™ Word file or create a document to begin.
    - Creating and importing documents
      You can create a blank document, upload a file, and import an existing document. The file formats .odt, .ott, .doc, .docx, .dot, .dotx, and .txt are supported.
    - File compatibility and working with files
      Find out which file types you can use with HCL Connections™ Docs documents.
    - Working with documents in Content Navigator
      If your organization uses IBM Content Navigator as its file repository, see the following topics to learn how to create, import, check in, and save document files in the repository.
    - Sharing documents
      You can make a document public for anyone to read, or share it with specific people and communities. You can allow people to edit a document and even share it with others. You can also change or delete access levels after you share a document.
    - Collaborating on documents in real time
      You can collaborate on a document in real time with others as a team. You can also co-edit with other editors, and create comments and discussions.
    - Tracking changes in documents over time
      If the file owner turns on change tracking, editors can see the file's change history--who made what changes and when.
    - Editing documents
      When you edit a document, you can set formatting properties, such as fonts, alignment, and indentation. You can create a bulleted or numbered list, insert a link, create a header or a footer, and use spell-checking. You can also print your document.
    - Working with images in documents
      You can insert an image and set image properties. You can resize an image by dragging it or by using the Image Properties window.
    - Creating and editing tables in documents
      You can create a table, insert, delete, and resize rows and columns. You can set various properties for an entire table or for one or more cells.
    - Documents quick reference
      The following tables help you discover or remember how to do certain document tasks.
    - Documents keyboard shortcuts
      You can use keyboard shortcuts to perform tasks in documents. All shortcuts are valid on Windows™ operating systems. On Mac OS, press Command instead of Ctrl.
  - Working with spreadsheets
    Calculate, analyze, and manage your data. Several categories of functions are available to create formulas to perform complex calculations on your data.
  - Working with presentations
    Create high impact, professional presentations. Or, you can upload existing presentations from your computer to HCL Docs Cloud for online editing. You can edit presentations with your colleagues in real-time and collaborate with others through comments and discussions.
  - Glossary
  - Notices

Tracking changes in documents

If the file owner turns on change tracking, editors can see the file's change history--who made what changes and when.

Turn on change tracking in a file you own

If you gave several people editing access to your file, decide if you want to see each person's additions in color in the text as well as see change history in the sidebar. If so, make sure that View > Co-editing Highlights is selected before you follow these steps. Co-editing highlights stay on until someone turns them off, even if you turn off change tracking or clear the history.

Open the file and click the Edit button in the title bar.
From the menu, select Team > Track Change.
Note: Only changes made online can be tracked. You can't view change history if the file is downloaded, or if changes were made in a different application prior to uploading the file.

See a file's change history

As an editor, you can use the changes view in the sidebar to see changes made to the file over time.

Open the file and click the Edit button in the title bar.
Click the Show Changes icon to open the changes view in the sidebar. Notifications next to the icon show how many changes were made to the document since your last session:
Try clicking other points on the timeline to show older changes, or show all the changes since tracking was turned on:
If several people made changes, click a person's photo to show just their changes.

Tip: Clicking on any change in the sidebar shows you its location in the document.

Clear change history in a file you own

As a file owner, you can clear all history of tracked changes.

Note: If you clear history, editors can no longer see when each change was made, and this action cannot be undone.

Open the file and click the Edit button in the title bar.
Click the Show Changes icon to open the changes view in the sidebar.
In the sidebar, click the Clear Change History icon .
If you don't want to track any further changes, deselect Team > Track Change from the main menu.

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