Quick reference: Before and after activating the Agent Workspace

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This is a quick overview of some of the main interface changes agents will notice after you upgrade to the Zendesk Agent Workspace. You can use it to compare the standard agent interface and the Agent Workspace. This article covers the basics, additional changes are avaible when you activate features like Zendesk messaging.

This article contains the following sections:

• Interface comparison
• For more information

Related articles

• About the Zendesk Agent Workspace
• Migrating to the Zendesk Agent Workspace

Interface comparison

This is an example of a simple ticket before and after the Agent Workspace has been activated.

Number	Standard agent interface	Agent Workspace
1	Ticket tabs show the ticket number and summary.	Ticket tabs change to show different information depending on the conversation type. See Using ticket tabs.
2	Customer information is available in a tab on the left side of the interface.	Customer context information (along with apps and knowledge articles) are available from a context panel on the right side of the ticket. See Viewing customer context. Admins can configure the user essentials card to show the most relevant information about the ticket requester.
3	The composer window is at the top of the ticket. The most-recent comments are listed at the top of the ticket. You have to scroll down to see the initial comment from the requester.	The composer window is at the bottom of the ticket. The most-recent comments are listed at the bottom of the ticket for a more-natural conversation flow. You have to scroll up to see the initial comment from the requester. See Sample ticket.
4	Apps are available from a button on the upper right.	Apps (along with customer context informaton and knowledge articles) are available from a context panel on the right side of the ticket. See Using the context panel. Agents can add shortcuts to access their favorite apps. See Managing app shortcuts.
5	Ticket actions, like merge and print, are available from a drop-down menu.	Click the options menu icon () to view ticket actions. See Using the conversation header
6	The toggle between conversations and events is located in a menu below the composer windows.	You can toggle between ticket events and conversations by clicking an icon. You can also filter between public comments and internal notes. See Using the conversation header.
7	The Apply macro drop-down menu is located beneath the ticket conversation.	The Apply macro drop-down menu is located beneath the ticket properties panel.
8	Not available	Ticket actions include the ability to translate content. See Translating conversations.
9	Not available	Agents can serve chats and set chat status directly in the ticket interface. They can combine email, live chat, messaging, and talk conversations in a single ticket, switching easily between each channel type. You can compose different messages for public replies and internal notes at the same time. The drafts are not carried over. See Composing messages.
10	Not available	Agents can resize the properties panel, to view additional ticket properties as needed. See Resizing the ticket properties panel.
11	Not available	Agents can resize the context panel to get a better view of apps, customer context, or knowledge articles. See Resizing the context panel.
12	Not available	Agents can resize the composer window to make room for longer replies and messages. See Resizing the composer window.
13	Not available	Agents can add color text to their replies to highlight important information. See Changing text color.
14	Not available	Agents can use the context panel to quickly search for content in your help center to help your customers solve issues. They can also add feedback to flag existing articles. See Searching, linking, and quoting content and Flagging articles in Knowledge.
15	Not available	Agents can redact sensitive ticket information without installing a separate app. See Redacting ticket content.

For more information

Refer to these articles for more information about the Agent Workspace:

• For more information about features that are unique to the Agent Workspace, see What new features are available after upgrading?
• For help with upgrading to the Agent Workspace, see Resources for upgrading to the Zendesk Agent Workspace.
• For detailed descriptions of Agent Workspace features, see Documentation resources for the Zendesk Agent Workspace.