IBM Connections 3.0.1 Plug-in for Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows
With the recent update to Connections, comes some updated plug-ins. This is a great add on to your Microsoft based clients. Here is a quick run down:
The IBM Connections 3.0.1 Plug-in for Microsoft Office provides the following features:
- Add a Microsoft Office document to a Connections activity
- Create a To Do list from a Microsoft Word document for a Connections activity
- Add a Microsoft Word document to a Connections blog
- Search on a person's name to view their Connections profile and insert their profile data into a Microsoft Word document
- Add a Microsoft Word document to a Connections wiki
- Add a link from a Microsoft Word document to Connections Bookmarks, or insert a link from Bookmarks into a Word document
- Add an Microsoft Outlook e-mail to an activity
- Create an e-mail as a To Do for an activity
- Search on a person's name to view their business card, which lists a person's contact information as well as expertise and interests
- Search for content in other Connections services such as Bookmarks, Communities, Blogs, and Activities
- Enhanced menu and ribbon support
- Extend the Microsoft Outlook Social Connector to provide the following Connections social capabilities:
- Add people to your network and sync with Outlook contacts (e.g., photo, profile details)
- View your network from your Outlook client
- View all interaction you share with a colleague in your network, including e-mail, attachments, meetings, and feeds