What's new in Zoho Connect

2024

Oct

Focus on your checklists with a click

ImprovementsConnect

View all your task checklists in one place, under a dedicated tab. Stay organized and check off tasks faster.

Learn more

Enhance the employee experience with Enterprise Search

BlogsConnect

Check out our latest blog to see how Zoho Connect’s Enterprise Search can change the way your employees work. Find everything you need faster and easier than ever before.

Read Full blog

Bigger meetings, bigger collaboration

ImprovementsConnect

Invite more participants to your video conference in Zoho Connect and let everyone meet virtually!

Learn more

Sep

Report flagged content easily

New FeatureConnect

If you spot something off, whether it is a post, comment, or user, hit Report to submit it for admin review. Let us keep your workplace safe and positive.

Learn more

Discover the key factors for a successful EX platform switch

BlogsConnect

Check out our latest blog post for essential strategies to enhance employee experience and ensure a smooth transition.

Read Full Blog

Improve your company culture by prioritizing employee well-being

BlogsConnect

Check out our latest blog post on fostering employee wellness. Discover tips for reducing stress, building connections, and supporting your employees.

Read Full Blog

Improved UI in pinned forum posts

EnhancementsConnect

Introducing a sleek design for pinned and recent posts in Forums. The updated UI has a cleaner layout that highlights recent posts while keeping important pinned posts in clear view—no more distractions or clutter.

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Aug

See what matters most in a Town Hall

FeaturesConnect

Town Hall discussions are now even more efficient with our new keyword extraction feature, which automatically highlights key terms so you can quickly find important topics and ideas without missing a beat.

Learn more

View tasks in the events calendar

FeaturesConnect

Stay on top of your to-dos as we show your tasks directly in your events calendar. Now, you'll never lose track of important deadlines or meetings again.

Learn more

Transform workplace interactions with gamification

BlogsConnect

Check out our new blog post on how gamification can transform your workplace interactions and boost employee engagement with fun, rewarding experiences.

Read full blog

Jul

Discover more using enterprise search

FeaturesConnect

Search for anything within Zoho Connect and integrated third-party apps, helping you find the information you need.

Learn more

Improve your employee experience with Zoho Connect!

BlogsConnect

Check out our new blog post to learn how Zoho Connect can help you gain real-time insights, gather instant feedback, and promote open communication in your organization.

Read full blog

Jun

Keep your discussions confidential!

New FeatureConnect

Share your thoughts securely with others as private comments. Improve team collaboration while maintaining privacy.

Learn more

May

Instantly summarize a post's key points

New FeatureConnect

With the new post summary feature, you can catch up with all the details of a post in just a glance.

Learn more

Integrate Office 365 Calendar with Connect

IntegrationsConnect

Watch our video to learn how to Sync Office 365 Calendar with Zoho Connect for a better event scheduling and organizing experience.

Watch video

Get more info with audit logs for posts

ImprovementsConnect

View detailed audit log for posts and keep track of all post activities like never before.

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Apr

Introducing Zia powered by ChatGPT

New FeatureConnect

With Zia's help, you can now quickly create or rephrase content, fix grammatical errors, and identify a post's tone and intent.

Learn more

Zoho Analytics integration is officially live!

IntegrationsConnect

The Zoho Analytics integration, previously in beta, is now available. Gain deeper insights into your Connect network and make data-driven decisions easily.

Learn more

Mar

Extended moderation options in groups

ImprovementsConnect

Keep group content appropriate and on topic by overseeing posts and comments to ensure they meet your organization's standards.

Learn more

Preview your post before publishing!

New FeatureConnect

This new option lets you ensure your post looks professional and is ready to share with your organization.

Learn more

Enhanced access to files from Google Drive in Zoho Connect

NewConnect

Access Google Drive files and documents effortlessly from Zoho Connect. Watch our short video to learn how to integrate them.

Watch now

Feb

Introducing custom app add-ons in Zoho Connect

FeaturesConnect

Get add-ons for network- and group-level custom apps for additional records, webhooks, developer APIs, and more.

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Optimize your workflow with saved task filters

UpdatesConnect

Now, you can create and share personalized saved filters in Tasks to help you improve your task management and productivity.

Learn more

Jan

Improved file-sharing capabilities in Connect

EnhancementsConnect

You can attach and share more files in your posts as we now support an even wider range of file formats, including audio and video.

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[Beta] Zoho Analytics integration : Study your data insights

IntegrationsConnect

Sync and explore your Zoho Connect data with the help of the Zoho Analytics integration. Get data visualization to make better informed decisions.

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Track your Zoho Calendar events on dashboard

New FeatureConnect

Add this event widget to your dashboard to stay updated with your Zoho Calendar events, so that you won't miss your schedules.

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2023

Jan

Connect

Sync and explore your Zoho Connect data with the help of the Zoho Analytics integration. Get data visualization to make better informed decisions.

Learn more

Dec

Wrapping up 2023 and entering into 2024!

BlogsConnect

Zoho Connect marked a significant milestone in 2023. We celebrated our 10th anniversary and introduced new features to enhance employee experiences worldwide. Read our latest blog for a quick glance at our achievements this year.

Read full blog

New Video: Automate your workplace with Custom Apps

FeaturesConnect

Watch the recorded version of our webinar on Custom Apps to learn the fundamentals of app creation, configuration, and workflows.

Watch video

Switch post type in just two clicks

New FeatureConnect

Whether you want to change an announcement into an idea or a question into a conversation, you can easily switch the post type, eliminating the need to write a new post.

Learn more

Nov

Boost task activity with the fun Arcade feature

New FeatureConnect

Get points for performing certain task activities. From creating a task to changing the task status, earn points for your active participation on the board.

Learn more

Get detailed insights on your posts

New FeatureConnect

Understand user sentiment and interaction on your posts, such as views, comments, and reactions to help you keep track of your post-related engagement at all times.

Learn more

New video: Bringing Zoho together

MajorConnect

Our CEO, Sridhar Vembu, talks about how Zoho Connect unifies Zoho, fostering open communication, improving leadership engagement, and cultivating an inclusive work culture.

Watch now

Oct

Get instant reminders for live broadcasts

EnhancementsConnect

With the convenience of reminders, you can get notified about live broadcasts to help you plan your participation effectively.

Learn more

New system widget based on article views

EnhancementsConnect

The new system widget lets you show published articles based on view count, highlighting the most-viewed articles within the organization.

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Easily move and award badges on the company wall

EnhancementsConnect

Admins can now award badges on the company wall. They can also move a badge from the group wall to the company wall to facilitate organization-level recognition and celebrate milestones.

Learn more

Sep

Make sure employees access verified knowledge

FeaturesConnect

Make sure that the articles you share on the Manuals are reviewed, ensuring accurate, helpful, and trustworthy information, by setting up reminders for verification.

Learn more

Introducing the personal dashboard

FeaturesConnect

Earlier, we had introduced the company dashboard, a bulletin board for all organizational information. What if individual users can bring together what matters most to them? This is exactly what the personal dashboard does. It helps you and every single member create a personalized pin-up board of resources for themselves.

Learn more

Save board filters as presets

EnhancementsConnect

Use our existing Board filters to bring out just the tasks you need and keep it that way by saving the filters as presets. You can also share the saved presets with other members of the Board.

Learn more

Update multiple custom fields

EnhancementsConnect

Select multiple tasks and make changes to the custom fields in them, all at once, without any hassles.

View weekly and monthly Gantt chart reports

ImprovementsConnect

Get a view of tasks scheduled over time by generating weekly or monthly reports of the existing Gantt chart.

Aug

Inviting members directly to boards and groups

EnhancementsConnect

While sending invitations to members to be a part of your network, admins now have the option to choose Groups and Boards the members need to be part of. Once they accept the invitation, the members are automatically added to the selected Groups and/or Boards.

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Widget for featured Manuals

Connect

Spotlight your most important manuals on the dashboard through the Featured Manuals widget.

Learn more

More triggers for outgoing webhooks

Connect

Keep your other applications updated when a task is moved to a different section, when an attachment is added to a task, a custom field is edited, and when a task is deleted.

Learn more

Jul

Easy access to live events

Connect

From the panel on the left, quickly access any ongoing events.

Company-wide live broadcasting simplified

New FeatureConnect

Level up your internal communications by live-streaming company events, holding all-hands meetings, or broadcasting important information to 10000-plus employees in one go.

Learn more

Jun

Introducing My Drafts

NewConnect

You can now save your unfinished posts, announcements, and polls as drafts, then come back later to edit and post them.

Learn More

Integrating Zoom and Zoho Connect

IntegrationsConnect

With our latest integration, you can easily schedule and join meetings in Zoom from your Zoho Connect network. 

Learn More

New option in Group permissions

NewConnect

We've added custom roles as an option in the group permissions for you to allow members with the selected roles to perform the particular action.

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May

Dashboard access for external collaborators

ImprovementsConnect

Guests and external users in the network can now access the dashboard.

Learn More

Introducing voice notes

NewConnect

Effortlessly communicate and collaborate with your team members by leaving voice notes in posts and comments.

Learn More

A new option to view what's new

EnhancementsConnect

You can now conveniently view the latest updates in Zoho Connect within the app itself. Simply click on the announcement icon located in the right-side menu to access the most recent updates from Connect.

Apr

Introducing Zoho Connect's new Starter Plan

NewConnect

Our all-new Starter Plan: An affordable yet power-packed offering for small teams and growing businesses—is live.

The plan comes with all essential features, including Feeds, Groups, one-on-one chat, Forums, Manuals, audio and video calls, task management, and file sharing.

Start your free trial now!

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New option in web tabs

EnhancementsConnect

With the latest enhancement in web tabs, you can now add URLs of sites that don't support embedding and configure them to open in a new browser tab.

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New tab in Task Statistics

NewConnect

On the Task Statistics page, we've added a new tab called Member Stats, where you can find the task stats for each member in the selected board.

Learn More

Integrating Microsoft Teams and Zoho Connect

IntegrationsConnect

Improve productivity by simplifying the process of scheduling and joining meetings with the new Microsoft Teams integration for Zoho Connect.

Learn More

Mar

Video feedback

NewConnect

We've added a new option in Zoho Connect's built-in feedback provider which you can use to screen record the issue you're facing and send it to the support team effortlessly.

Learn More

Feb

Live webinar

Connect

We're hosting a live webinar on the topic "An Overview of Zoho Connect" on 15th February 2023 at 3:00 PM IST. Register using the link below and join us to know how Zoho Connect can benefit your business.

Register now

Jan

Introducing the new and improved left-side menu

NewConnect

We've reimagined and redesigned the extended left-side menu with icons that give it a fresh, new look and make navigation even easier. Be sure to check it out!

Employee experience trends in 2023

BlogsConnect

An employee’s experience with an organization is crucial to retaining talent and building a productive workforce. Check out our latest blog where we've put together recent trends and what companies can do to provide a better employee experience.

Learn More

2022

Dec

Recap 2022 with Zoho Connect

BlogsConnect

From releasing the much-anticipated Ultimate Edition to winning the Leader category for employee intranet at the G2 Crowd Awards, 2022 was a great year for Zoho Connect. Check out our latest blog post to get a quick recap of everything we accomplished this year.

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Interested Topics in Forums

ChangesConnect

We've renamed the existing "Posts I Follow" tab in Forums to "Interested Topics". The new "Posts I Follow" tab will only list the Forum posts you follow.

Learn More

Nov

Cover photo in user profile

NewConnect

We've added a new option that enables you to add a cover photo to your profile for a better personalized experience.

Learn More

Oct

Integrating Vantage Circle and Connect

IntegrationsConnect

Improve employee engagement with the new Vantage Circle integration for Zoho Connect. Using this, you can offer employees timely rewards for their Connect activities via vouchers, badges, and wallet credits in Vantage Circle.

Learn More

Sep

Our blog, The Collective, is now live!

BlogsConnect

We are super excited to share our new blog series focused on corporate communications, employee engagement, and work culture, The Collective is now live on our website. 

Learn More

Schedule option in Manuals

NewConnect

You can now schedule your manuals and articles to be published at a specific date and time in the future.

Learn More

Deadline and reminder options in mandatory read

ImprovementsConnect

We've added new options to set a deadline for mandatory read posts and send automated reminders to members before the deadline. 

Learn More

Aug

New permission in Manuals

EnhancementsConnect

With the new permission in Manuals settings, admins can now choose who can publish articles within Manuals.

Learn More

Jul

Introducing Zoho Connect's Ultimate Edition

NewConnect

Our Ultimate Edition: Your modern intranet for an engaged and productive workforce is here!

This edition includes a host of new features—from a comprehensive dashboard, peer-to-peer recognition and idea sharing to advanced admin capabilities like role-based permissions and dynamic memberships—each crafted to enhance internal communications and the employee experience.

Start your free trial now!

Learn More

Jun

Request to join Groups

NewConnect

Using the all-new request to join feature in Groups, admins can now easily manage who can join their Groups.

Learn More

May

Reorder apps from Network Settings 

EnhancementsConnect

The admin-level option to reorder apps for members has been moved to Network Settings.

Learn More

Apr

New option for exporting data

EnhancementsConnect

You can now include additional user profile information such as designation, department, and contact information while exporting data from the Network Settings.

Learn More

Mar

Add due time to tasks and checklist items

EnhancementsConnect

You can now select a time while setting the due date to let your team know exactly when the task or checklist item is due.

Learn More

Feb

Task view count

EnhancementsConnect

We've added a new option that gives you the list of users who have viewed a particular task.

Learn More

Jan

Whitelist users in Company Wall and Groups

NewConnect

Allow selected users to bypass moderation and post directly on the group or company wall.

Learn More

2021

Dec

View events from Zoho Mail’s calendar

NewConnect

View events from your Zoho Mail's calendar in Zoho Connect to keep your schedule updated.

Learn More

Add followers to a task

EnhancementsConnect

You can now add board members who are not involved in a task as followers to keep them notified of the task's progress.

Learn More

Nov

Export as CSV

EnhancementsConnect

Admins can export conversation details in the CSV format by going to the network settings page.

Learn More

New option in repeat

ImprovementsConnect

You can now set your events and tasks to repeat on a particular date of the month.

Oct

Filters in events

NewConnect

A newly added filter option in the Events page lets you sift and view events under a particular event type.

Learn More

Sep

Archive Articles

NewConnect

Past Articles that you've kept for reference lessening the efficacy of your Manual? If yes, archive such Articles to remove them from the Manual listing while retaining the ability to view them.

Learn more

Aug

Create events in other time zones

EnhancementsConnect

Scheduling events with people in different time zones can be hectic, but not anymore! Using the time zone option, you can set different time zones for events when you create them.

Learn More

Jul

Reorder apps for network members

EnhancementsConnect

Admins can now change the order of the apps in the left menu to suit their network's needs.

Learn more

Jun

Improved Analytics for better insights

NewConnect

Measure your network's performance and engagement better with module-wise metrics.

Learn more

May

Revamped UI for Network Settings

NewConnect

The settings page has been redesigned to help you gain better control over your network. From user management to permissions or managing the modules— we've brought it all together in a fresh and intuitive UI.

Learn more

Audit logs

NewConnect

Keeping track of the changes made in your network is now easier than ever. Use Audit logs to view a chronological sequence of actions performed by users and changes made in the network. 

Learn more

Apr

Starting a chat/video conference from a post

NewConnect

An all-new centralized communicator to start a group chat or video conference with the participants in a post. 

Learn more

Mar

Receive alerts on chat

NewConnect

Receive alerts from your Connect Network on your chat by subscribing to the Notifications Bot.

Learn more

Feb

Embed images to your Forums and Articles

EnhancementsConnect

Easily provide more context to your Forum posts and Articles by adding images using the Image Embed option.

Jan

Convert Checklist Items into Tasks

NewConnect

Do you have checklist items that need additional importance? You can now easily turn them into separate tasks by using the Convert into Task option.

Learn more

2020

Dec

Import events

NewConnect

Use the import option to add events from other calendar services you use.

Learn more

Nov

@mention in Forums

EnhancementsConnect

You can now @mention a person or a group in your Forum post.

Oct

Improved Custom Apps powered by Creator 5

EnhancementsConnect

The Custom Apps module has been given a facelift. With better app settings, this update has been crafted to improve your app-building experience

Save posts to your Read Later list

NewConnect

Save posts, forum discussions, Articles, and Town Hall questions to your Read Later list. Set a reminder and get notified to read posts from your saved list.

Learn more

Sep

Replacing Guests with External Users

NewConnect

External Users is an upgraded version of Guests in internal networks. External Users can access Files, Custom Apps, and Surveys, in addition to the other features the Guests had access to.

Learn more

Attach folders from WorkDrive

EnhancementsConnect

Add multiple files in one go by attaching your WorkDrive folders to your posts, tasks, and articles.

Aug

Scheduling Email Digest Notifications

EnhancementsConnect

With the new schedule option for your email digest notifications, you can now select when you would like to receive the mail digest.

Learn more

Add hashtags to your Articles

NewConnect

Hashtags can now be added to the Articles to categorize and group articles from different manuals, and also, to help you search for related articles.

Learn more

RSVP to Events from your inbox

EnhancementsConnect

Respond to event invites from your network, directly from the notification email in your inbox.

Jul

Sort posts in My Feed, Network Wall, and Groups

EnhancementsConnect


Select how posts are displayed in your My Feed, Network Wall, and Group Wall. You can either keep the default listing or sort them based on recent activity.

 

Learn more

Turn off email notifications for the Network

EnhancementsConnect

Admins can now turn off email notifications for the entire network, preventing any member to receive emails regarding activities within the Zoho Connect network.

Learn more

Display Name Preferences

NewConnect

Admins can now control how a person's name can be displayed within Zoho Connect. They can choose between displaying a person's first name or last name at the beginning.

Learn more

Checklists done right

NewConnect

Get an overall view of all the checklist items assigned to you by accessing the My Checklists page.

Learn more

Manual Activity

Enhancements


The Manual activity section has been given a facelift to give you a consolidated view of all the activities within a Manual—that includes members added, articles published, comments added to articles, and more.
 

Jun

Recover deleted items

EnhancementsConnect

The Trash in Zoho Connect collects your deleted Groups, Manuals, Town Halls, and Tasks. If you ever delete them by accident or would like to restore them to their former place, contact the admin to restore Groups, Manuals, Town Halls, and Tasks that were removed. Items in the Trash will be permanently deleted after 90 days.

Date format

EnhancementsConnect

Admins can decide if they would like to display the day of the week, along with their preferred date format.

May

Check-in and Check-out using Zoho Connect

ImprovementsConnect

Using the Zoho People integration, check-in to your work remotely and check-out, without leaving Zoho Connect. The option is found in the menu that appears once you click the profile picture in the top-right part of your Connect screen.

Learn more

Apr

Integrating Zoho People and Connect

IntegrationsConnect

The Zoho People integration helps keep the users in People and Connect in sync. Configure dynamic group membership based on departments and designations in People, apply for leave, and access the organization chart without leaving Zoho Connect.

Learn more

Mar

Public Manuals

Share Manuals with anyone outside of your network by using a public URL. You can also password-protect your Manual for secure access.

Learn more

Microsoft Outlook Calendar

IntegrationsConnect

Keep the events in your Microsoft Outlook and Zoho Connect in sync by using the Microsoft plugin.

Learn more

Duplicate Board Sections

Connect

If you think a Section is relevant to other Boards in your Network, you can simply duplicate the Section instead of recreating it from scratch.

Learn more

Unpublish Manuals and Articles

Enhancements

Be it restructuring your Manual, or making major changes to your Articles, make them temporarily unavailable by unpublishing the Manual or specific Articles.

Learn more

Code Editor for Manuals and Forums

EnhancementsConnect

Share code snippets in a more readable manner using the built-in code editors in Manuals and Forums.

Learn more

Follow Tasks

EnhancementsConnect

Know what's happening within your Board by following tasks that are not created by or assigned to you.

Learn more

Mark Notifications as read/unread

EnhancementsConnect

Keep a better track of notifications in your network by marking specific ones as read or unread and deleting the least important ones.

Mention a Board

EnhancementsConnect

@mention the Board name to get its members' attention in any task comment within the specific Board. This, however, will not be applicable to tasks within a Private Section.

Add a due date to checklist items

EnhancementsConnect

Break down work items and track their progress better by adding a due date to each of the Checklist items in a Task.

Learn more

Feb

Customizing the task complete permission.

EnhancementsConnect

Control who among your Board members can mark Tasks as complete.

Learn more

Gantt view for Tasks

NewConnect

Keeping track of your team’s progress is easier than ever. Switch to Gantt View to get a visual timeline of Tasks within a Board.

Learn more

My Schedule

NewConnect

The My Schedule gives you a consolidated view of Tasks to be completed, Events, and Town Halls for the day. You also have the option to receive alerts regarding your schedule by email or as push notifications.

Learn more

Jan

Customizing the options in task status and priority

New

Add more options to the task status and priority, and customize the names of existing options to suit your team's work.

Learn more

Create and customize event types

New

Whether it is a regular team meeting or your annual conference, create event categories based on your organization's needs. Members will be allowed to create events based on the types.

Learn more

2019

Dec

Integrating Notebook and Zoho Connect

Integrations

Take notes on posts, forums, manuals, tasks, events, and town hall questions, and automatically sync them with your Notebook account using this integration.

Learn more

Sorting tasks within a board

Enhancements

Order the tasks in your board by status, priority or due date to get a better picture of your work plan.

Nov

Attach files in style

Features

The File Picker in Zoho Connect has been given a facelift. Attach files from your desktop, Zoho WorkDrive as well as the Files module within Zoho Connect. You can continue to attach files from other cloud services you use. Besides this, you can also get a preview of PDF files and documents attached.
 

Learn more

Bring context to the picture

New

Easily provide more context or information to your image attachments by using our in-built image annotator. 

Welcome to the whiteboard

New

The whiteboard lets you create visual representations of information such as a basic flow diagram, from scratch.

Oct

Introducing web tabs for your network

New

Bring all the websites and web applications you use inside your Zoho Connect network through web tabs. It's a simple way to centralize, save time, and boost productivity. You can create as many web tabs as you want within your network.

Learn more

Create surveys within your network

New

Getting feedback from your employees is easier than ever. Powered by Zoho Survey, you can now build your own survey within your network, collect and view responses from members, and generate reports based on them. You also have a wide range of templates to choose from.

Learn more

Private sections within your board

Enhancements

For tasks that are confidential or relevant only to specific board members, simply mark a section as private in a few easy steps. Once private, only members added to the section can add, view, and assign tasks in them.

Learn more

Sep

View Zoho Mail tasks within Zoho Connect

Integrations

Through the Zoho Mail tasks integration, view all the tasks in your Zoho Mail as a board in Zoho Connect. Tasks from your mail groups will be listed as separate boards.

Learn more

Assign members to a checklist item

Enhancements

Easily assign the items on your checklist to other members. You can add any number of assignees to your checklist items.

Learn more

Moderation in Town Hall

Enhancements

Manage your town hall sessions better by enabling moderation. Once enabled, all questions/answers/comments posted in the session will appear after it gets approved by the organizer.

Learn more

Notification preferences for activities in the network

Enhancements

Network admins can now set the notification preference, both email and push notifications for activities in the network. This will be applied to all members of the network.

Learn more

Section Actions - Move task to another board

New

Section actions help you automate recurring steps for the tasks within your board. You can now configure a section action that automatically moves tasks added to a specific section to another board.

Learn more

Aug

Add custom fields to the tasks in your board

New

Enhance the tasks in your boards by adding additional fields. Based on what's required for your project, you can add the following fields: Text, Number, Dropdown, Multi-select dropdown, Date & Time, Date, and File

Learn more

Add tags as a section action in your board

Enhancements

Automatically add relevant tags to the tasks in your section by configuring this as a section action.

Learn more

Mark alerts as read/unread

Enhancements

Keep better track of notifications in your network by marking specific ones as read or unread.

Learn more

Add a checklist as a section action

New

Do you have the same list of items to be completed for your tasks? You can now easily track them by configuring a section action to automatically add a checklist to the tasks in the section.

Learn more

Jul

Set the start day of the calendar in Zoho Connect

New

Admins can now modify the start day of the week in Zoho Connect's calendar to suit their organization.

Learn more

Jun

Zoho Meeting integration

Integrations

With the Zoho Meeting integration, users can now conduct screen-sharing sessions and make audio/video calls to other team members.

Learn more

Move section across boards

New

You can easily move your sections from one board to another.

Learn More About Moving A Section

Connect Portal app for Guest users

New

With the exclusive Connect Portal app, guest users in Zoho Connect can access their network on mobile by downloading the app for their iOS and Android devices.

May

Zoho Sprints Integration

Integrations

Zoho Sprints is an online tool to help you plan and track your agile projects. With this integration, you can now view all your work items from Zoho Sprints as a board in Zoho Connect.

Learn more about the integration

Town Hall

New

Town Hall in Zoho Connect is an easy, yet, effective way to conduct a Q&A or an AMA (Ask me anything) session, or an all-hands meeting within your network. Using town halls, you can provide a platform that allows members to get their questions directly answered by the topic experts, and also, build an archive of sessions that can be used later as reference.

Learn more about town halls

Board Activity

New

Get a consolidated view of all the activities within a board—that includes task created, task completed, comments added to tasks, tasks assigned and moved, and more.

Know more about board activity

Apr

Section URL

New

You can easily refer to each section in your board through a unique URL.

Section URL

View tasks across boards

New

Get the list of tasks across all boards that you are a member of by going to the All Tasks tab. You can also filter them based on specific boards, assignees, task status and priority. 

Viewing all tasks in Zoho Connect

Mar

Duplicate Manuals

New

If you think a manual is relevant to other groups or any of your other Zoho Connect networks, you can simply duplicate the manual instead of recreating it from scratch. 

Learn more

Copy/paste multiple tasks

New

Create multiple tasks or checklist items simply by copy-pasting text. Each line in your text can be created as a separate task or checklist item.

 

New Event

Enhancements

Define your event audience clearly by using our invite options: everyone in the network, a specific group, a set of groups and people, and personal appointments.

RSVP for company events

Enhancements

Get members to RSVP for network-level events, so you can plan them better.

Export poll results

Enhancements

Get the results of your poll as a .csv file, and use the data in other places like generating charts and tables in a spreadsheet.

Document Preview

New

Posts that have a Zoho Docs link will now have a rich preview card with the title and thumbnail.

Product Tour

New

Our new product tour gives you a brief overview of the different modules in your network and their benefits.

Feb

Sharing task and board templates

New

Admins can now share the task and board templates they create with other network members. 

Learn more

Follow Boards

New

Members can follow boards they are part of to get email notifications and push notifications every time a new task is added, and when existing tasks are completed or reopened.

Learn more

Task Templates

New
Tasks that are similar in nature need not be created from scratch every time. You could simply save any of your existing tasks as a template and reuse whenever needed.

 

Learn more

Share Articles

New

You can now share specific articles with network members who do not have access to your manual. Members you share the article with can either be given read-only permission, or you can allow them to edit the article. 

Learn more

Jan

Manual Export

New

Export your Manual as a .zip file, containing PDF copies of all the articles in them.

People Directory

Enhancements

The people directory has a new look and can be accessed easily from the menu in the right. Admins can multi-select users and add them to groups or boards in one go. Admins can also export the list of people based on certain filters as a .csv file.

2018

Dec

Reorder Apps

New

Place the apps in the left pane in an order that suits your convenience. You can also change the order of the modules in your mobile app, right from the web version. 

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Event Assistant

New

Event assistants are members who do not directly participate in an event but are assigned to observe and report about the event. You can now add members in your network as assistants. An event can have any number of assistants.

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