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    <highlights>
        <itemizedlist>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                   <link linkend="search_contacts">Search for contacts</link>
				</para>
				<para>
					Steps to find your desired contacts quickly by searching by name, by role (by position, and/or work skills), and by alphabets.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                   <link linkend="view_profile_of_contacts">View profiles of other contacts</link>
				</para>
				<para>
					Simple instructions on how to view profiles of one contact, including his/her activities and connections.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                   <link linkend="Send_connection_requests">Send connection requests</link>
				</para>
				<para>
					Ways to send connection request to other people.
                </para>
            </listitem>
			<listitem>
                <para>
                   <link linkend="Revoke_connection_request">Revoke a connection request</link>
				</para>
				<para>
					Ways to revoke your sent request.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                   <link linkend="Accept_deny_request">Accept/Deny a connection request</link>
				</para>
				<para>Ways to accept/deny a connection request.
                </para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
                <para>
                   <link linkend="Disconect">Disconnect from your contacts</link>
				</para>
				<para>
					Ways to remove the connections between you and the users who are your contacts.
                </para>
            </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
    </highlights>
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<para>To build your connections, you first need to hover your cursor over the display name on the <emphasis role="bold">Administration</emphasis> bar and select <guilabel>My Connections</guilabel> from the drop-down menu.</para>
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The *Connections* page appears.

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This page consists of the following tabs:
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<itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <guilabel>Everyone:</guilabel> lists users who have registered in the eXo Platform system.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>
            <guilabel>My Connections:</guilabel> lists users who have established connections with you. You can remove these connections by clicking <guilabel>Remove Connection</guilabel>.
          </para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>
            <guilabel>Requests Received:</guilabel> lists users who have sent you connection request. You can click <guilabel>Confirm</guilabel> to accept being as his/her contact or <guilabel>Ignore</guilabel> to refuse.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>
            <guilabel>Requests Sent:</guilabel> lists users to whom you have sent connection requests. You can also click <guilabel>Cancel Request</guilabel> to revoke your request.</para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
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<para>
<prompt>
    <emphasis role="bold">See also</emphasis>
</prompt>
</para>
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* [Manage your profile|#Platform_User_Guide.Social.Manage_Profile]
* [Manage spaces|#Platform_User_Guide.Social.Manage_Spaces]
* [Follow activities in your organization|#Platform_User_Guide.Social.Follow_Activities]

h1. Search for contacts {anchor:id=search_contactsRoleNotInToc}

This function allows you to find your desired contact quickly by searching by name, and/or searching by role (by position, and/or work skills), and searching by alphabets.

*1.* Select the relevant tab in which you want to do your search.
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<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>To search across all users in eXo Platform, select the <guilabel>Everyone</guilabel> tab. Alternatively, you can hover your cursor over your display name and select <guilabel>Find Connections</guilabel> from the drop-down menu.</para>
          </listitem>

          <listitem>
            <para>To reduce the returned search results, select the appropriate tab before using the search box. For example, to search for contacts with whom you have established connections, you need to select the <guilabel>My Connections</guilabel> tab.</para>
          </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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*2.* Select the search criteria:
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<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              <emphasis role="bold">Search by name</emphasis>: Enter the contact name you want to search into the <guilabel>Search by Name</guilabel> field. When you type, the application automatically suggests contact names containing your entered letter. You just need to select one of suggested names from the drop-down list.</para>
          </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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!images/Filter_search.png|align="center" width="120mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

* *Search by role*: Enter the position, and/or skills of the contacts you want to search for.

* *Search by alphabets*. See details in the [Search by alphabets|#search_by_alphabets] section. (If you search by this criteria, skip *Step 3*).

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<para>
<emphasis role="bold">3.</emphasis> Hit the <guilabel>Enter</guilabel> key, or click <guibutton>Search</guibutton> to find your desired contacts. The results will be listed in the <guilabel>People Found</guilabel> pane.</para>
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<itemizedlist>
            <listitem>
              <para>When searching by alphabets, only contacts whose last names start with the search letter are listed in the <guilabel>Connections Found</guilabel> pane.</para>
            </listitem>
            <listitem>
              <para>The search results are also ordered by the last name.</para>
            </listitem>
          </itemizedlist>
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h1. View profiles of other contacts {anchor:id="view_profile_of_contactsRoleNotInToc"}
To view the profile of a contact, simply click the contact name. You will be directed to his/her profile.

!images/other_profile.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

From his/her profile, you can see all his/her activities and connections.
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<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>To see his/her activities, click <guilabel>Activity Stream</guilabel> on the left pane.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>To see his/her connections, click <guilabel>My Connections</guilabel> on the left pane.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>To return his/her profile page, click <guilabel>My Profile</guilabel> on the left pane.</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
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{note}
Regardless of being an administrator, you do not have right to edit profiles of other contacts.
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h1. Send connection requests {anchor:id=Send_connection_requestsRoleNotInToc}
After [specifying your desired contact|#search_contacts], you can send a connection request via one of two ways.

!images/Ways_sending_invitation.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*The first way*
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<para>Click <guilabel>Connect</guilabel> to send your connection request.</para>
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*The second way*
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<para>
  <link linkend="view_profile_of_contacts">Access the profile page of the contact</link> to whom you want to send a connection request, then click <guilabel>Invite to connect</guilabel> at the right corner of the profile page.</para>
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!images/Invite-to-connect.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

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<note>
<para>
If you follow the first way, the <guilabel>Connect</guilabel> text will become <guilabel>Cancel Request</guilabel>. Meanwhile, if you follow the second way, the <guilabel>Invite to connect</guilabel> text will be turned into <guilabel>Revoke</guilabel>.
</para>
</note>
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h1. Revoke a connection request {anchor:id=Revoke_connection_requestRoleNotInToc}
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<para>After sending connection requests to other users, you still can remove the requests by selecting the <guilabel>Requests Sent</guilabel> tab and do one of two following ways.</para>
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*The first way*
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<para>Click <guilabel>Cancel Request</guilabel> to revoke the connection request.</para>
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!images/Cancel_Request.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*The second way*
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<para>
  <link linkend="view_profile_of_contacts">Access the profile page of the contact</link> to whom you sent a connection request, then click <guilabel>Revoke</guilabel> at the right corner of the profile page.</para>
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!images/Revoke_request.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

h1. Accept/Deny a connection request {anchor:id=Accept_deny_requestRoleNotInToc}
You can perform these actions via one of the following way:

*The first way*

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<para>Select the <guilabel>Requests Received</guilabel> tab to see the list of all connection requests sent to you</para>
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<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>Click <guilabel>Confirm</guilabel> to accept the request.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Click <guilabel>Ignore</guilabel> to deny the request.</para>
          </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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*The second way*
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<para>
  <emphasis role="bold">1.</emphasis> <link linkend="Access_intranet">Access the Intranet homepage</link> to see the list of all connection requests sent to you in <guilabel>My Invitations</guilabel> on the left pane.</para>
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!images/my_invitations_homepage.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*2.* Click the contact name in the list to go to his/her profile page.
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<itemizedlist>
          <listitem>
            <para>Select <guilabel>Connect</guilabel> to accept the request.</para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>Click <guilabel>Deny</guilabel> to deny the request.</para>
          </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
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h1. Disconnect from your contacts {anchor:id=DisconectRoleNotInToc}

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 <para>In the <guilabel>My Connections</guilabel> or <guilabel>Everyone</guilabel> tab, you can remove the connections between you and the users who are as your contacts via one of two following ways.</para>
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!images/Ways_remove_connections.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!

*The first way*
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<para>Click <guilabel>Remove Connection</guilabel> to remove your established connection.</para>
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*The second way*

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<para>
 <link linkend="view_profile_of_contacts">Accessing the profile page of the contact</link> who is your connection, then click the <guilabel>Disconnect</guilabel> link at the right corner of the profile page.</para>
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!images/Disconnect_in_profile.png|align="center" width="150mm" fo:scalefit="1" html:scalefit="0"!