The feed is used to share information on an entry in ELO (document or folder) and record changes to the entry. New feed posts are denoted with a green dot.

The following message types are shown in the feed:

• Posts (written by a user)
• Comment (on a post)
• Polls
• Events (e.g. when a new version of a document is filed or changes are made to the working version)

Create post/comment

The feed enables you to write posts related to entries in ELO and comment on posts uploaded by other users. Enter your post/comment in the respective input fields. Click Create to upload the post/comment.

The icons below the input field provide you with additional tools for your post/comment. You have the following options:

Mention

Use the Mention button (@ icon) to address a feed post directly to another ELO user or an ELO group. The users mentioned can see the corresponding feed post in their My ELO work area.

Alternatively: As soon as you type an @ character, ELO automatically recognizes that you want to insert a mention. The Mention dialog box appears.

Reference

Use the Reference button (document icon with arrow) to link a feed post with an entry in ELO. Clicking the reference automatically takes the user to the filing location of the linked entry.

Alternatively: As soon as you type a > character, ELO automatically recognizes that you want to insert a reference. The Reference dialog box appears.

Hashtag

Use the Hashtag button (# symbol) to add hashtags to a post. Users can subscribe to hashtags. You can also filter the My ELO work area by hashtags.

Alternatively: As soon as you type a # character, ELO automatically recognizes that you want to insert a hashtag.

Visibility

The Visibility button (eye icon) enables you to restrict who can read your post. You can apply this restriction for future feed posts. Click the Remember selected visibility option. Your visibility settings will be set as the default for new feed posts.

Information: You cannot change the visibility settings of a comment. The visibility settings of the post you are commenting on apply.

Format text as bold

Bold: To format a part of the text in bold type, place an asterisk (*) at the beginning and end of the desired text section.

Example

I would like to emphasize this *again*. will appear in the ELO feed as follows: "I would like to emphasize this again."

Information: If you want the asterisk to appear as a character in the text, enter a backslash before the asterisk. The asterisk does not have a formatting function, but appears instead.

Poll

Clicking the Create poll button opens a new area in the ELO feed in which you can start a user poll.

Poll duration: You can select how long you want the poll to remain open in the drop-down menu. You can also enter a specific number of days. For example, enter 14 for two weeks.

The Show more settings drop-down menu opens an area with additional settings.

• Allow multiple choice
• Show user names of participants in results: The names are visible to all users participating in the poll. If this option is disabled, the poll is anonymous for you as well.
• Allow participants to add answers

Click Create to start the poll.

Once a user has taken a poll, it can no longer be modified.

Select the X icon to delete a poll that has already started. You cannot undo this.

Subscribe to a hashtag

To be notified of new posts related to a specific topic, you can subscribe to hashtags.

Click the hashtag you want to follow. You will see an overview of posts with this hashtag. Click Subscribe (antenna icon) in the upper bar.

You have subscribed to the hashtag. All posts that are marked with the corresponding hashtag appear in the My ELO work area.

Show filter options

The Show filter options button opens a window with filters for the corresponding feed. You can use these filters to restrict the feed to posts that match the respective filter.

Show metadata

You can select the Show metadata button (document icon) to view the metadata of the entry. The metadata form associated with the entry is always displayed. The fields of the form are only displayed if they contain data.

Search feed

Use the Search feed button (magnifying glass icon) to search within the currently selected feed. When the searched term is found, the feed is reduced to the corresponding posts. The matches are highlighted. Click the magnifying glass icon to start the search. To reset the search and display the entire feed, click the X icon next to the selected search term.

Subscribe to feed

Use the Subscribe button (antenna icon) to subscribe to the feed. All feeds you have subscribed to are listed in the My ELO work area. Once a post is added to one of these feeds, you also see the post in the My ELO work area.

Automatically subscribe to feed

You can automatically subscribe to feeds. This applies to specific events that are triggered by a user:

• Filing a document
• Creating a folder
• Creating a new document version
• Creating a feed post or comment

You can enable the automatic feed subscription options in My ELO > Settings > My ELO settings.

Alternatively: You can also enable the automatic feed subscription option under Ribbon > User menu [your name] > Configuration > Advanced settings > My ELO.

Edit post

Click the Edit button (pencil icon) to edit your own feed posts and comments.