Check out a file, edit it locally, and then check it back
in Connections.
About this task
If you have the IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft
Windows installed and configured, you can check out a file, edit it
locally, and then check it back in. The file you want to edit must
be a file that you own or a file that has been shared with you and
for which Editor access has been assigned. To install the IBM Connections
Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows, refer to IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows.
Procedure
- Locate the file you want to edit and click its name to
open its file page.
- Perform one of the following actions:
- If you have an Connections Docs subscription,
click Edit and then click Edit on
Desktop.
- If you do not have an Connections Docs subscription,
click Edit on Desktop.
- A message about editing the file locally is displayed.
Click Edit on Desktop again.
Note: This
message is displayed every time you select Edit on Desktop,
until you click the setting to not show the message again.
- If this is the first time you are accessing a file using
the IBM Connections Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows:
- You are prompted to register the file launcher. Registering
the file launcher establishes communication with the IBM Connections
Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows. Select the Remember
my choice for ibmscp links. check box. Select Link
File Launcher.
- Enter your user name and password at the prompt. Select Login.
- If a certificate warning is displayed, select Yes.
- In the Open Document window,
select the Open for editing option. If you
want to avoid this prompt in the future, select Remember
my selection for this library..
Note: You can
change the prompt setting later using plug-in Library preferences.
- If you have previously accessed a file using the IBM Connections
Desktop Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows:
- The file opens directly for editing.
Note: You
do not see the file launcher prompts due to your previous configuration
choices.
- Make your changes in the opened file.
- When you are finished with your changes, save the file.
- Select Publish.
- Optional: Add a comment to describe your changes.
Select OK.
- When the publish is complete, exit the editor.
Results
In the file page, the version information is updated to
show the version created by your changes.