Using the Updates tab

Use the Updates tab
Find out what's new in your network and the wider organization using the options available from the Updates tab.

About this task
The Updates tab lets you access the latest news stories and updates from across IBM Connections. Use the options provided in the navigation sidebar to filter the information and select the type of updates that you want to view. The updates are displayed in a list format, making it easy for you to scan through the entries and quickly identify the updates that interest you most.
An icon next to each update identifies which application the update is associated with.
Table 1. Application icons

Icon Application
Activities
Blogs
Bookmarks
Communities
Files
Forums
Profiles
Wikis

Procedure

Use the Updates tab to access and work with updates in the following ways.
Use the options available from the navigation sidebar to filter your updates and display the information relevant to you. Select from the following.
Table 2. Update options

Option Description
Status Updates Select this option to display the most recent status updates from the people in your network and people who you are following. For more information, see Checking status updates.
News Feed Use this option when you want to see the latest updates from people or content that you are following, updates from your colleagues, and responses to content that you posted in IBM Connections.
You can filter the news feeds to display the updates for a specific application by expanding the News Feed twistie and selecting one of the options provided.
Notifications Select this option to display the notifications that you have received from other users and from the system. For example, you might see a notification to tell you that you have been added to a community, or an invitation to join a colleague's network.
Click Sent to display the notifications that you have sent to other people from the different applications.
You can delete email notifications from the received and sent views by selecting the remove icon next to the notification that you want to delete.
For information about configuring email notification preferences for IBM Connections, see Setting email notification preferences.
Discover Select this option to view the latest public updates from across all the applications. Browsing the latest public entries from IBM Connections can be a useful way to find new content and people that interest you.
Expand the Discover twistie and use the filter options provided to display the updates for a specific application.
Saved Use this option to access the updates that you save to return to at a later time. Expand the Saved twistie and use the filter options provided to display the stories saved from a specific application.
For more information about saving items, see Saving updates for later.

Click the icon next to an update to access more options for working with it. icon next to an update to access more options for working with it.
For each update entry, you can do the following:

Save the update to return to it later. You can retrieve saved updates by selecting Saved from the navigation sidebar.
Select Open original item to open the full entry in the application in which it was created or updated.
Click Stop Following to stop receiving updates about the item or person.

What to do next
What else can I do using the Updates tab?

Click Customize to add widgets that bring extra functionality to the page
Let people know what you're doing by updating your personal status message from the Status updates view.
Bookmark the sections of the Updates page that you visit most so that you can navigate directly to them later.

Saving updates for later
When you see an update on the Updates tab that is of interest, you can save it to return to later.
Update your status message from the Home page
Update your personal status message from the Home page to let the people in your network know what you're doing.
Checking status updates
Keep up-to-date with the people in your network and the people that you are following by checking status updates regularly.
Follow tags
Follow tags that you are interested in so that you can receive the latest updates for the people or content with those tags.

Parent topic
Home page overviews, how-tos, and FAQs

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Icon	Application
	Activities
	Blogs
	Bookmarks
	Communities
	Files
	Forums
	Profiles
	Wikis

Option	Description
Status Updates	Select this option to display the most recent status updates from the people in your network and people who you are following. For more information, see Checking status updates.
News Feed	Use this option when you want to see the latest updates from people or content that you are following, updates from your colleagues, and responses to content that you posted in IBM Connections. You can filter the news feeds to display the updates for a specific application by expanding the News Feed twistie and selecting one of the options provided.
Notifications	Select this option to display the notifications that you have received from other users and from the system. For example, you might see a notification to tell you that you have been added to a community, or an invitation to join a colleague's network. Click Sent to display the notifications that you have sent to other people from the different applications. You can delete email notifications from the received and sent views by selecting the remove icon next to the notification that you want to delete. For information about configuring email notification preferences for IBM Connections, see Setting email notification preferences.
Discover	Select this option to view the latest public updates from across all the applications. Browsing the latest public entries from IBM Connections can be a useful way to find new content and people that interest you. Expand the Discover twistie and use the filter options provided to display the updates for a specific application.
Saved	Use this option to access the updates that you save to return to at a later time. Expand the Saved twistie and use the filter options provided to display the stories saved from a specific application. For more information about saving items, see Saving updates for later.