Using content
Content takes up the major part of Jive, so learning to create, promote, and manage it effectively is a cornerstone of Jive collaboration.
Creating Documents in Jive
Jive is a powerful tool for creating and uploading documents, collaborating on them with others, and managing versions.
You can create documents in Jive or upload documents from outside of Jive, such as Microsoft Office documents or Adobe PDFs. Documents can be made available for viewing or editing only by you, a group of people you designate, or the entire community.
To create a document, click 
> Document and start writing.
For more information about uploading external files to the community, see Uploading files to Jive.
Key Tasks Related to Content
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Creating content You can create items of the types available in your community. You should choose a content type based on your collaborative goals.
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Using content editor When you create or edit content, such as writing and formatting text, creating tables, embedding images and videos, and inserting links, you use the content editor built into Jive.
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Earning status points When you create or respond to content in Jive, you earn status points in the community.
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Sharing content with other places When you share content with a place, it shows up in that place's activity stream. Anyone following the place where the content is shared receives a notification in the stream.
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Who can see my content In Jive, content such as discussions, documents, and blog posts are published in a containing place (space, sub-space, group, or project). All places have visibility permissions set by the place owners that determine who can see the content posted in that place.
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Differences between documents, blog posts, and discussions Documents, blog posts, questions, and discussions serve different purposes. This guide suggests ways to think about these content types.
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Status update tips and tricks Use status updates to interact with others in the community.
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Categories of content Content categories associate content with keywords for easier searching later.
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Creating polls Polls get instant feedback on a question—an efficient way to ask a multiple-choice question in the community.
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Events Schedule, discover, and RSVP to events within your Jive community or manage your personal schedule.
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Creating documents for yourself Create a Hidden document to keep it private.
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Saving drafts Use the Save As Draft feature to jot down and save thoughts in documents or blog posts and come back to edit and publish later.
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Using user profiles Use your profile to express who you are to your community.
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Using discussions and questions Engage the community with questions and discussions.
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Flat and threaded views in discussions and questions Set discussion replies and comments to be displayed all on one level (flat) or in a hierarchical (threaded) format.
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Using documents Jive provides robust features for document creation and collaboration.
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Working with shared office documents Synchronize shared documents using Jive for Office for real-time collaboration.
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Using blogs Share ideas and opinions through blog posts to receive community feedback.
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Tweeting into Jive Tweet from Twitter into your Jive community using a special hashtag.
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Using visual media Enhance your Jive content with images and videos.
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Copying content Duplicate a document as a new document, discussion, or blog post.
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Creating templates Use the Create a Copy feature to create templates for yourself or others.
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Using Marking feature Turn a conversation into a business decision.
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Using Impact Metrics Gain insight on how your documents and blog posts are received by the community.
Managing Document Versions
When a document has been edited and published multiple times, you can view and manage version changes.
To manage a document's versions:
- Click Version to view or restore a particular version.
- Click Actions > Manage versions to view the version history or delete a version.
You can also control who can edit documents published in public spaces and hide documents to ensure only select users have access.
Excluding Documents from Trending Lists
You can exclude your documents from the trending lists if necessary. For more information, see Removing content items from Top and Trending.