Connect the tools where your documents live so one HowNow search also finds your files there. Anyone can connect apps, whatever their access level.
Before you start
You only see the apps your admin has made available.
You need your own account for the app, for example a Google or Microsoft work account.
Connect an app
Select your name at the bottom of the sidebar, then Settings › Your Apps.
On the Available to connect tab, select Connect next to the app. Its sign-in page opens in the same tab.
Sign in with your work account and allow HowNow access.
You return to Your Apps with a confirmation message, and the app moves to the Connected tab.
What each app adds
App | What you get |
Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox | Your documents appear under Files in search |
SharePoint | SharePoint documents and sites appear under Files |
Confluence, Notion | Pages from your knowledge base appear under Files |
Zendesk | Asks for your Zendesk subdomain first. |
Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar | Sessions you book are added to your calendar. |
Slack and GoToWebinar are listed on the same page but don't add files to search.
Good to know
Your files stay private. HowNow searches each app as you, so you only see files you can already open there, and colleagues never see them.
Google Drive and Google Calendar are connected separately but share one Google sign-in. Disconnecting either one disconnects both.
If a connection stops working, a message appears under the app on Your Apps.