Mobile reference card for Connections

A quick reference guide to the functions that we can use when we access IBM Connections from a mobile device.

Common functions

The functions available from each application, such as the Tag, Sort, and Search functions, are described in the following table:

Task	Action
	Return to the Home screen.
	Search for items in the current application.
	Change the view in the current application.
	Display or hide tags. Tap a tag to search for items with that tag.
	Sort items in the current application.
	Expand or collapse an entry or part of an entry to show or hide its content.
	Take a photo or video with the device: Choose a picture Choose a video Take a picture Take a video Uploading files: Name: Give the file a name. Tags: Add tags to make the file easy to categorize and find. Share with: Make the file private or publicly available. The camera function is available only with the native app for your device. On BlackBerry devices, take a picture or video by selecting the native Choose a picture/Choose a Video dialog.
	When you work on the applications within a community, the Places icon is displayed. The Places menu lists the applications available in the community that we are currently viewing, including the following default applications: Activities Blog Bookmarks Feeds Files Forums Members Wikis Updates
Log out	Tap to log out of IBM Connections.

Settings

Configure settings such as server details, login credentials. Where applicable, work with log files and view the download history.

The Settings screens are available only from native apps. We cannot access these settings from the web application.

Task	Action
Android	To show the Settings screen on the Android device, tap the device menu button. From this screen, we can select the following options: Account: Server: view or edit the URL of the server where IBM Connections is hosted. Enter the URL in the following format: http://servername/mobile. Remember Password: select or clear this check box to save or clear your password. My Profile: go to the Profile page. Log Out: end the current session and log out of Connections. Download history: view a list of all the files that you downloaded. Logging: Enable logging: Select or clear the check box to enable or disable logging. Log size. The default size limit is 2 MB. Enter a new size limit if necessary. View logs: You have further options to refresh, clear, and export the log files. Send logs: Email the log files to the Connections administrator. Your device might display several applications that can send email. Select an appropriate application, and send the files. About: Follow the link to view the Mobile Reference Card in the Connections wiki. Read about this version of Connections.
BlackBerry	To show the Settings screen on the BlackBerry device, tap the device menu button and select Settings. From this screen, we can select the following options: My Account: Server: view or edit the URL of the server where IBM Connections is hosted. Enter the URL in the following format: http://servername/mobile. Remember Password: select or clear this check box to save or clear your password. My Profile: go to the Profile page. Log Out: end the current session and log out of Connections. About: Follow the link to view the Mobile Reference Card in the Connections wiki. Read about this version of Connections.
iOS	To show the Settings screen on the iPhone or iPad, tap the Settings icon. From this screen, we can select the following options: Account: Server: view or edit the URL of the server where IBM Connections is hosted. Enter the URL in the following format: http://servername/mobile. My Profile: go to the Profile page. Log Out: end the current session and log out of Connections. Tap the Information icon to go to the About screen. About: Follow the Help link to view the Mobile Reference Card in the Connections wiki. Send Logs: Email the log files to the Connections administrator. Reset Logs: Clear all log files. Read about this version of Connections.

Home screen

When you connect from the mobile device, the default application is the Home screen from where we can access any Connections application.

Updates

The Updates page shows an aggregated view of the latest status updates and news feeds from the network of contacts.

Task	Action
Update	Update the status.
Status Updates	Check the status of people whom we are following or who are in the network. Your own status updates are also displayed here. Filter status updates on the following types: Network and Following My Network I'm Following All Status Updates My Status Updates We can add comments to status updates. When a status update has more than two comments, tap Show x> more comments to see all the comments for that status update, where x is the number of additional comments. When add a comment, the view changes to show that comment thread at the beginning of the list of status updates. We can delete our own status updates and comments.
News Feed	Read the latest news from people in the network and save interesting stories to the Saved Stories list.
Saved Stories	News stories that you saved earlier.
About	Read about this version of Connections. Tap the Documentation link to visit the product documentation wiki.

Activities

Task	Action
	Change view to: Updates My Activities To Do List
	View the different parts of an Activity: Recent Updates Sections To Do Items Members Description
Actions	Within an Activity, perform the following actions: Mark Complete Edit Activity Delete Activity Medium Priority Normal Priority High Priority The available Priority settings depend on the current Priority of the Activity. If the Activity is currently marked as High Priority, we can select either Normal or Medium Priority from this list.
	Search Activities by: Public Activities My Activities My Todos
Add	Add: Start an activity Add a Section Add an Entry Add a To Do
	Expand or collapse an Activity or part of an Activity to show or hide its content.
	Sort Activities: By Date By Title By Priority

Blogs

Task	Action
	View Blogs, updates, notifications, and recommendations: Updates My Blogs My Recommendations Latest Blog Entries Featured Blog Entries Public Blogs Notifications Received Notifications Sent
Add	If the browser is in My Blogs page, tap Add to start a new blog. If we are browsing one of the blogs, tap Add to create an entry for that blog.
Actions	Choose a blog action: Start a blog Edit a blog
	Search all blogs, the blogs, or the currently open blog.
	Expand a blog entry to: Add a comment Recommend this entry Edit (if we are the entry author) Delete (if we are the entry author)
	Sort blog entries: By Date By Title Most recommended Most Commented Most Visits

Bookmarks

Task	Action
	Change view to: Updates My Bookmarks My Watchlist Public Bookmarks Most Bookmarked Most Notifications Most Active People Notifications Received Notifications Sent
	Expand a Bookmark entry to sort: By Date By Popularity
	Search bookmarks: Search public bookmarks Search my bookmarks
Add	Create Bookmark
	Display or hide tags
Work on My Bookmarks	When our own bookmark is active, we can perform the following actions on it: Edit Delete Notify Other Users More Actions (add the bookmark to an Activity, Blog, or Community
Work on Public Bookmarks	When a public bookmark is active, we can perform the following actions on it: Add to My Bookmarks Notify Other Users More Actions (Add the bookmark to an Activity, Blog, or Community or flag as a broken URL.)
	Sort bookmarks: By Date By Popularity

Communities

Task	Action
	Change view to: Updates My Communities Public Communities
	When a public community is active, you have the following options: Join Community Leave
	When a community that you belong to is active, we can select from the applications available in that community, including the following default applications: Updates Bookmarks Feeds Files Forums Ideation Blog Media Gallery (We can view images and videos in the gallery but we cannot add any until you join the community.) Members
	Ideation Blog options: Updates My Blogs My Recommendations Latest Blog Entries Featured Blog Entries Public Blogs Notifications Received Notifications Sent
Ideation Blog actions	When an ideation blog is active, you have the following options: Add a Comment Add Vote Edit Delete
	Search communities: Search public communities Search my communities Search by email
	Sort communities: By Date By Popularity By Title

Files

Task	Action
	Change view to: Updates My Files Files Shared With Me Files Shared By Me Public Files My Folders Folders Shared With Me Public Folders
	Select an action to perform in the active item. The available actions depend on the state of the active item. Download Share Add to Folder Follow | Stop Following Edit Properties Add Comment Move to Trash
	Sort Files. The Files category determines which of the following filters are available: Shared Name Updated Created Downloads Comments Recommendations
	Search Files: My Files Files Shared With Me All Files Files Belonging To ...
Actions	Perform the following actions on an active file: Download Share Add to Folder Add Recommendation Follow
	Find out more about this file: About Comments Sharing Versions

Forums

Task	Action
	Change view to: Updates I'm Following I'm a Member I'm an Owner Public Forums

Profiles

Task	Action
	Change view to: Contact Info The Board Network Report-to Chain Same Manager Recent Updates People Managed (only available if the profile we are viewing belongs to a manager)
Update	Update the profile status
	Search profiles: Search by name Search by email Search by keyword Search by tag
Advanced search	Tap Advanced to search Profiles by: Name Title Organization City State Country Work Telephone

To Do List

Task	Action
	Change view to: Assigned to me Created by me Completed To Dos Incomplete To Dos
Actions	Perform the following actions on an active To Do: Add a Comment Add a To Do Edit Delete
	Search To Dos: Public Activities My Activities My Todos

Wikis

Task	Action
	Change view to: Updates My Wikis Public Wikis When we are reading a page, this menu changes to: Page Comments Attachments About Children Pages Index
	Sort Wikis by: Name Created Updated In the Pages Index, we can sort by Name, Updated, Visits, Recommendations, or Comments.
	Search Wikis: Search Public Wikis Search My Wikis

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