Jive Connects for Microsoft Office

With the Jive Connects for Microsoft Office plugin, users can keep their Microsoft documents in sync with the community. This plugin enables users to open and edit document in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint, and lets others in the community integrate up-to-the-minute changes into their documents. To get started, install the Jive Connects for Microsoft Office plugin. For more information, see Getting Set Up.

Installing the Plugin

The Jive Connects for Microsoft Office is installed as a plugin you can download from the Jive Software web site. Note that after you add the plugin JAR, you'll need to restart Jive SBS in order for the Jive Connects for Microsoft Office feature to become available.

Once you have the plugin JAR file, install it using the following steps:

Before you install the plugin, ensure that Document Conversion is enabled. To do this, navigate to Admin Console: System >Settings > Document Conversion and select enabled if it's disabled.
In the admin console, go to System > Plugins > Add Plugin.
Under Install a new plugin, click Choose File to browse for the JAR file you received.
After you've chosen the file, click Upload to add the plugin to the community.
Restart the application as described in the administration documentation, which is part of the Jive SBS help.

After you've installed the Jive Connects for Microsoft Office plugin, you can configure it to work your community. For more on this, see Deploying and Managing Jive Connects for Microsoft Office