Ask the Experts 8: A 5-hour online Q&A on everything Zoho Desk

Ask the Experts 8: A 5-hour online Q&A on everything Zoho Desk



Welcome to Ask the Experts session! This is a monthly discussion in forums; wherein a panel of experts will take questions on specific topics related to Zoho Desk. The panel will be available for a 5-hour period and will answer all question posted here.

In this month's Ask the Experts session, we are opening the floor to all questions related to Zoho Desk, be it ticket management, automation, workflow rules or integration. Ask away! 

We are also excited to announce that we have two panelists from our user community. Szymon and Andrey have been actively participating in our community and are here to answer questions for this session.

Post your questions as comments below and our experts will answer them in real time on 19 September, 2019 from 6:30 - 11:30 AM PDT. 



Note: This is NOT a webinar. This event is a text-based discussion on the Zoho Desk community where our experts will field your questions for five hours straight. Start posting your questions as comments below. 

P.S.: Unable to view the comment box? Use the Sign in option above to view the comment section and start posting your questions. 


Previous ATE Sessions:
  1. Ask the Experts 1: Setting up departments and multi-branding
  2. Ask the Experts 2: Advanced process automation
  3. Ask the Experts 3: Reports and Dashboards
  4. Ask the Experts 4: Agent Productivity
  5. Ask the Experts 5: Zoho Desk Extensibility
  6. Ask the Experts 6: Self-Service
  7. Ask the Experts 7: Telephony and Call Module
P.S. Want to be a panelist in our next ATE session? Email me at chinmayee.ma@zohocorp.com to know more.




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