Using a Jive Community

Find all that you need to know about navigating and using your community.

This guide provides the tools to make the most of the amazing potential in a Jive community.

Getting Started
Get acquainted with your community and learn the basics of communicating, collaborating, and innovating the Jive way.
Using Jive in a Mobile Browser
Jive delivers an awesome community experience to smaller screens, too. The mobile browser features simple navigation with large buttons that are better suited for touch screens. You won't see options that are too complex or take up too much real estate on a mobile device.
Using News
The News page functions as a central news page for your community. It features a variety of streams and tiles designed to bring you the latest news and information.
Creating Custom Streams
You can create your own custom streams to help you keep up with the content, people, and places that matter most to you in your community.
Using Your View
Your View lets you customize a page just for yourself so you can get to your most used items quickly.
Finding People, Places, and Content
Jive includes several search features to help you quickly find what you're looking for, or just to browse through content, people, and places. The following topics will help you understand which feature best suits your searching goal.
Getting More Out of Groups
Social groups help you bring people together around shared interests, ideas, and projects.
Getting More Out of Content
Content is the bread and butter of Jive, so learning to create, promote, and manage it effectively is a cornerstone of Jive collaboration.
Using Projects and Tasks
Tasks and projects are a great way to turn collaboration into action and track your progress.
Public and Private Communication
To enjoy the full power of Jive, we recommend keeping discussions and documents public whenever possible. The following topics describe the visibility options for content, as well as the security of the application for end users.
Inviting New Community Members
Some communities allow you to invite your friends to join.
Using Apps
Jive Apps are available in your community to help you get your work done faster and more effectively. For example, an app could help you and your team to arrange travel and schedules. An app could remind you to get up and stretch as you are working. An app could send a notification when your expenses have been approved. Apps work within your community and can use its features directly as well as pull in third-party systems to bring additional functionality.
Using External Groups
You can use external groups to collaborate with users from outside your community.
Reference and Advanced Topics
These topics address techniques for advanced users and administrators.