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Latest product news — June 2022
Xero
MAY 31, 2022
We’ve made a number of enhancements to the Xero platform in the last month, including updates to quotes, reporting, Xero Analytics Plus, WorkflowMax and more. New features. Send files as email attachments with quotes — Global. In the weeks ahead, we’re rolling out a new feature that will allow you to send files as email attachments with your quotes.
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