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- 1. Get plugged in HCLConnections for Office, Notes and Outlook
- 2. Thanks to thesponsors!
- 3. About me • Name:Hogne Bø Pettersen • Age: 48 • Day job: Information adviser at Nord University in Bodø, north of the Arctic circle • Also: Writer, photographer, user trainer, developer and Lego enthusiast • Worked with collaboration tools since 1995 • Notes enthusiast since 1997 • Connections enthusiast since 2008
- 4. What plugins arethere? • HCL Notes • Microsoft Office and Windows Explorer • Finder for Mac OS • Outlook (discontinued)
- 5. Plugin for HCLNotes • Divided into three sidebar panels – Status Updates – Files – Activities • Also includes right click functions for Notes • You can only connect to one Connections site • Currently doesn’t work with Connections cloud services
- 6. Status Updates • Displaysthe Connections activity stream (newsfeed) • Makes it possible to: – Post status updates – Upload a file with a status update – Comment on and like postings – Post in communities – Post on a person’s profile • Can be sorted in different ways • Search for profiles and communities
- 7. Files • Upload filesfrom your computer • Drag and drop emails and/or attachments into Connections • Share Files with people and communities • Create folders and sub folders • View: – Your files – Files Shared by or with you – Community Files • Search for Files
- 8. Files • Does not: –Support My Drive files – Make it possible to edit files and save changes to Connections
- 9. Activities • Work withActivities like you were inside Connections – But better! • Create, edit, delete, archive and complete an activity • Add entries, sections, To do, comments, files and tags • Work with private, shared and community activities • Drag and drop to move stuff around inside the activity! • Drag and drop emails and turn them into To dos! • THIS PLUGIN IS AWESOME!
- 10. Plugin for HCLNotes DEMO!
- 11. Plugin for HCLNotes • You can download a complete manual for this plugin: – http://domino.elfworld.org/ibm-connections-tip-3-ibm-connections-plugins-for-ibm-notes/
- 12. Plugin for MicrosoftOffice and Windows Explorer • Maps Connections like a drive in Explorer • Work seamlessly with files as if they were local • Drag and drop files straight to Connections • Sync and work offline with files via My drive (PS! You lose version control!)
- 13. Plugin for MicrosoftOffice and Windows Explorer • Tag, comment and like • Lost of right click functionality • Your own Connections tab in Office • Connects to as many Connections sites as you want • Works with folders and nested folders • Version control only works for Office files • With My drive you can work with files from any program • Upload files to Activities
- 14. Plugin for MicrosoftOffice and Windows Explorer • You can brand the plugin • Replace title “IBM Connections” with your own brand name • Replace the Connections logo with your own • Read all about it here: – http://domino.elfworld.org/make-the-ibm-connections-plugin-your-own/
- 15. Plugin for MicrosoftOffice and Windows Explorer • DEMO
- 16. Plugin for Mac •Works in Finder only • Can ONLY access My Drive files (synced files) • Can connect to several sites, but only one cloud site • Accessible from all programs that work with files
- 17. Plugin for Outlook •This is discontinued! • HCL has announced a new integration between Outlook and Connections Q4 2020 • Sidebar panel in all Outlook windows • Can connect to several Connections sites
- 18. Plugin for Outlook •Doesn’t work with My drive-files • Limited functionality with Activities • Lots of integration with Connections • Contact me if you want a copy (sssshhhhhh!)
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- 20. Wrapup • Hogne canbe found here: – Blog: https://domino.elfworld.org – Twitter: @NordicCUG – Instagram: @elfworl – Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/elfworld/ – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hognebp/ – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hbpettersen/
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