Installing and deploying IBM Connections Docs 2.0

To extend IBM® Connections to offer users a way to view documents, spreadsheets, and presentations within the Files application, install and set up Viewer from IBM Connections Docs 2.0 CR2.

About this task

Users can view files directly within the IBM Connections Files and Communities applications. By viewing an uploaded file from within IBM Connections, users can see the file contents without having to download the file. To learn more about Connections Docs 2.0 CR2, refer to the Connections Docs infrastructure for Connections integration.

Table 1 lists the file types that can be viewed.

Table 1. File formats that can be opened in the viewer
Application	File type
ODF (Open Document Format) Documents	.odt, .ott
ODF (Open Document Format) Presentations	.odp, .otp
ODF (Open Document Format) Spreadsheets	.ods, .ots
Microsoft Word	.doc, .docx, .dot, .dotx
Microsoft PowerPoint	.ppt, .pptx, .pot, .potx
Microsoft Excel	.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlt, .xltx
Adobe Reader	.pdf Note: When viewing .pdf files, if you have accessibility requirements, download the file and then open it using a third party application that supports PDF accessibility.
Others	.txt, .rtf Note: If you view a file in IBM Connections, .txt and .rtf can only be viewed in Connections 6.0 CR1 and later versions.

Parent topic: Optional post-installation tasks