The month that was at Zoho Workplace | January 2021

The month that was at Zoho Workplace | January 2021

Dear community,

2021 took off in high speed for the Zoho Workplace team with a bunch of new updates and partnerships rolled out. He's a low-down on the month that was!

Zoho Workplace partners with Sri Lanka's Dialog Enterprise

Dialog Enterprise, the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider joins hands with Zoho to give its enterprise customers access to the Workplace suite of collaboration applications. We hope to reach and empower many Sri Lankan businesses through this exciting partnership! Read official announcement.

More WorkDrive features at the same cost

The Standard plan of Zoho Workplace now gets upgraded from 5GB WorkDrive storage per user to 10GB per user with access to more of WorkDrive's features without any change in the price. Learn more.

Writer introduces sections and advanced layouts

Zoho Writer adds another important feature to its arsenal, which is the ability to divide a document into sections that have their own set of properties like columns, page orientation, and more! Tell me more.

Blending project management and collaboration

Zoho Sprints integrates with Meeting and Show. You can now schedule a meeting in the context of the work item you are currently on. Your presentation will be dressed to impress with the option to add Sprint cards directly into your slides. Know more.

WorkDrive introduces client users

External users who work with you and your team for a long period can be now added as Client users in your WorkDrive Team with limited roles and permissions. Learn more.

Templates for documents and spreadsheets

WorkDrive allows you to create preset layouts in the form of templates for your Writer and Sheet files. You can also save existing files as templates. Know more.

Text options for better readability

Worried about the text on your spreadsheet looking crowded or poorly aligned? Zoho Sheet's new text rotation, indentation, and wrapping options help you display text exactly the way you want. Learn more.

Resolve issues faster by collaborating with our Support

WorkDrive has introduced a "Share to Support" feature that allows you to share your files or folders with our expert Support staff to help analyze, or debug any issues you have. No worries about the security of your files— you get to see all the access stats, commenting and downloading are restricted by default, and the access will be automatically removed after 7 days.

Follow for instant file updates

Don't want to miss anything happening around a file or a folder? Use the "Follow Updated" feature to stay informed. Learn more.

Convert a checklist item into a task

Checklist items that require more tracking, and follow up can be instantly converted into tasks.

Have fun exploring all these new features! 

Until next time,
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