Master Page

Reply Area

The Reply area changes based on the type of activity on which you are working.

  • While working on mail activities, it is the Reply pane.

  • While working on chat activities, it is the Chat pane.

  • While working on phone activities, it is the Call Log pane.

  • While working on social activities, it is the Social pane.

Depending on the issues you are handling, the following toolbar buttons appear.

 

Use

To

Secure Email button

Convert the secure email into a regular email, or convert the non-secure email into a secure email.

Show Conversation button

Allows an agent to see the conversation history with a customer.

Reply button

Select the type of reply to be sent. Reply types are Reply, Reply all, Forward and Redirect. This field cannot be modified after you save a draft of the activity.

Send and complete button

Send and complete the activity assigned.

Page Push button

Send a web page to the customer during a chat interaction.

Conference button

Invite another agent or supervisor to the chat interaction and start a group chat.

Solve button

Launch Solve to search the knowledge portal for solutions to add to your reply.

More button

Expands a drop down menu of available actions in the Inbox pane.

The options that follow are available under the More button.

Save button

Save a draft of the activity.

Attachments button

Attach a file to the reply. You can also use this button to view attachments.

Send button

Send the reply.

Complete button

Complete the activity.

Notes button

Add a note to the activity. In some cases, Notes may be available in the More button.

Transfer button

Transfer the selected activity to a user or a queue. In some cases, this button may be available in the More button.

Link Customer button

Associate an anonymous customer with a customer that already exists in the system. In some cases, this button may be available in the More button.

Video button

Convert a standard chat activity into a video chat activity. In some cases, this button may be available in the More button.

Audio button

Convert a standard chat activity into an audio chat activity. In some cases, this button may be available in the More button.

Text Editor Toolbar

The text editor toolbar contains the various buttons agents can use to further enhance their responses to customer inquiries. The following buttons are located directly above the text area in the Reply pane. The buttons that are available differ based on what type of activity the agent is answering.

 

Use

For These Type of Activities

To

Spell Check button

All

Run the spelling checker. If block check is configured, then your message is checked for any blocked words, any of which found in your message prompts you to delete them before sending the message to the customer.

Articles button

Email & Call

Lets you access the following items:

  1. Headers buttons: Inserts a pre-written header into the text area.
  2. Greetings button: Inserts a pre-written greeting into the text area.
  3. Signatures button:  Insert a pre-written signature into the text area.
  4. Footers button: Insert a pre-written footer into the text area.

Bookmarks button

Email, Call, & Social

Inserts a bookmarked article into the text area.

Suggested Response button

Email & Call

Inserts a response automatically suggested for the activity into the text area.

Undo button

Email, Call, & Social

Undo the previous action.

Redo button

Email, Call, & Social

Redo the previous action.

Cut button

All

Cut the selection from the text area.

Copy button

All

Copy the selection from the text area.

Paste button

All

Paste the selection into the text area.

Insert Macro button

Email & Call

Insert a macro into the text area.

Expand Macro button

Email & Call

Expand the macros currently in the text area.

Paragraph Styles button

Email & Call

Change the paragraph styles of your text (Header, Normal, Address, etc)

Font button

Email & Call

Change the font of the selected text.

Size button

Email & Call

Change the size of the selected text.

Bold button

All

Embolden the select text.

Italics button

All

Add emphasis to the selected text.

Underline button

All

Underline the selected text.

Font Color button

Email & Call

Change the font color of the selected text.

Highlight button

Email & Call

Change the color around the selected text.

Align Left button

Email & Call

Align the selected paragraph to the left.

Center button

Email & Call

Align the selected paragraph to the center.

Align Right button

Email & Call

Align the selected paragraph to the right.

Numbering button

Email & Call

Change the selected paragraph into a numbered list.

Bullets button

Email & Call

Change the selected paragraph into a bulleted list.

Decrease Indent button

Email & Call

Decrease the indent of the selected text.

Increase Indent button

Email & Call

Increase the indent of the selected text.

Insert Hyperlink (or Link) button

All

Insert a URL link into the text area.

Insert Table button

Email & Call

Insert a table into the text area. You may choose the number of rows & columns, as well as the width and layout of the table.

Insert Picture button

Email & Call

Insert an image into the text area.

Quick Responses button

Chat

If your administrator has configured quick responses for the common messages used in chat, then you can use them. From the list of quick responses, select the one you want to use. The text of the quick response appears in the Text box.

Text Color button

Chat

Same function as the Font Color button: Change the font color of the selected text.

Smiley button

Chat

Insert a smiley into your message to add flair and personality to your response.

Shorten URL button

Call & Social

Shorten the URL in the text area to make it easier to read.