Web Forms - Word of the day #46

Web Forms - Word of the day #46



Web forms simplify the process of capturing visitors or users information from your website into your CRM system. They are designed to automate the importing of data from websites into Zoho CRM.

Here's a knowledge-base article on working with Web Forms

Check this video on Web Forms.



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