Zoho Books Digest!

Zoho Books Digest!



Hey everybody!

Hope you all are safe and sound!

Happy to introduce 'Digest', a brand-new section in our forums for the Zoho Books community.

Zoho Books Digest is a one-stop source for updates on upcoming webinars, product news, popular discussions, and more!

Here's what we have for our community members.

Upcoming Webinar: 
1) Boost your cash flow with AR and AP automation. (India and GCC) 
Description: : Join our webinar and learn how to automate AR and AP functions in Zoho Books!
Date: 19th May, 2020
Time: 03:00 PM IST

2) Revolutionize Accounting and Online Payments with Zoho Books and PayTabs
Description: Join our webinar and learn all about the Zoho Books-PayTabs partnership and how it revolutionizes online payments. This webinar is most helpful for our customers from the GCC region
Date: 13th May, 2020
Time: 03:00  PM GST

Feature Spotlight:
This week, we highlight the 'Transactional Approval' feature in Zoho Books. 

Most companies around the world are working remotely and with transaction approvals, businesses can streamline the sales and purchase approval flow. Your employees can create transactions and submit them for approval. The user who has approval access (approvers) can verify the transactions and edit them (if required) before approving the transaction, thus preventing any errors that could occur. To know more about this feature click here.

Most Discussed post: 
The most discussed post was about the new updates that were launched in Zoho Books in May. From the transactions tab to project cost and revenue budget, find out what's new in Zoho Books. Click here!

In case you missed it:
We hosted a webinar to help our customers and partners understand the fundamentals of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Check it out here.

Watch this space for more updates!


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