Managing Calls from the Call Center

Getting Started

This section describes the operations you can perform to make and manage calls.  Your current calls are displayed in the Call Console with the calls currently involved in a conference displayed in a separate panel called Conference Call.

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Placing Calls, Answer and End Calls

1. To dial an Ad-hoc number, use the Dialer. Then, enter the phone number and click the Dial button.

2. The call will be placed to the specified number and will be displayed in the Calls panel.
3. To redial the last number you called, click the Redial button. A list of recently dialed numbers is displayed.  Select the number to call and the call will be placed.
   1. You can also redial a recently placed call by typing the number into the Dialer and a list of recently called numbers will display. Select the number to dial and click the Dial button.

You can use any directory in the Contacts pane to dial a contact, Call History or you can perform a Search to dial a specified contact.

4. To dial a contact, In the Contacts pane, expand the directory from which you want to dial a contact. Let’s select the Enterprise/Group Directory.
5. Click on the contact you would like to call.
6. Then click on any of the options shown – Call, Ext (Extension), MOB (Mobile) or Chat. Your call will be placed to the specified number.

Please note – The buttons that appear under a contact are based on the types of numbers they have saved with their contact.  For example, some contacts may not show a MOB button if their mobile number is not stored in their user account.

7. To Answer a ringing call using the client click ANS (Answer).
   1. Please note – You can also answer using the call notification Pop up window by clicking anywhere in the pop up. The data displayed in the pop-up includes the Call Center that the calling party called, the calling parties caller ID information, the number of calls currently in that queue and how long that caller has been in queue.

7. To End a Call, simply click the END

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2.

Hold and Resume

1. To place an active call on hold, from the Call Console, move the mouse over the call to be placed on hold, then click the Hold button.

2. To resume a held call, click the Answer Button.

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3.

Transfer Calls

There are a number of way in which you can transfer a call, including blind transfer, transfer with consultation and transfer to queue.

The blind transfer method is used to transfer a call to another number without providing an introduction to the destination party. Calls may be transferred this way while active, held, or ringing (in) on your phone. In the latter case, the system redirects the call before it is answered.

To blind transfer a call to an ad-hoc number:

1. From the Calls console select the call to transfer.
2. In the Dialer, enter the destination number and click Transfer. The call is transferred and removed from the Calls Console.

To blind transfer a call to a contact:

1. From the Calls console select the call to transfer.
2. In the Contacts pane, expand the panel from which you want to select a contact.
3. Move the mouse over the destination contact and click Transfer. The call is transferred and removed from the Call Console.

The Transfer with Consultation method is used to transfer a call with an introduction to the destination party. Calls may be transferred this way while active, held, or ringing (in) on your phone. In the latter case, the system redirects the call before it is answered.

To transfer a call with consultation:

1. Make a call to the person to which you want to transfer the call and your first call will automatically be placed on hold.
2. Wait until the called party accepts your call and speak to the party.
3. When ready to transfer, from the Calls console, move you mouse over the active call and click Transfer. The calls are connected and removed from the Calls

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4.

Manage Conference Calls

You will use the Conference Panel to manage your conference calls.

You can initiate a multi-party conference call in 1 of 2 ways:

1. While on an active call, place a call to another party using either the Dialer panel or dialing from your Contacts.
2. Once the 3^rd party answers, click the Conference button.

3. A conference is then established and can be viewed in the Conference Pane. You can repeat this process to add additional parties to the call.
4. To drop a specific party from the conference, select their call form the Conference panel and Click End. To leave the conference but not end the conference for the other parties, click the Leave Conference Button.

You can also initiate a 3-way conference call if you already have 2 calls in progress.

1. Select one of the calls in the Call Panel, then move your mouse over the other call you would like to join and click the Conference Button.

Now all 3 parties are joined in a conference.