Reply Area
The Reply area changes based on the type of activity on which you are working.
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While working on mail activities, it is the Reply pane.
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While working on chat activities, it is the Chat pane.
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While working on phone activities, it is the Call Log pane.
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While working on social activities, it is the Social pane.
Depending on the issues you are handling, the following toolbar buttons appear.
Use |
To |
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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 |
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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:
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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. |