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You can use your mouse and keyboard to place, answer, transfer, end, and generally handle calls from the Assistant Console.
Ensure the call you want to handle is selected (highlighted) on the console. Call-control buttons and menu items appear grayed-out (inactive) if they are not relevant to the selected call.
Within this topic, see these call-handling subtopics:
•Diverting a Call to Another Number
•Sending a Call to a Voice-Messaging Service
For more information, see these topics:
•Using Keyboard Shortcuts, page 17
•Using the Assistant Console to Handle Calls
To place a call from the Assistant Console, choose any of these options:
•Click the Dial call-control button.
•Right-click a phone line in the My Calls panel and choose Dial from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Dial.
•Double-click a speed dial or directory number.
•Drag and drop a directory number into the My Calls panel.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
•With the console open and active on your desktop, enter the phone number that you want to call using your keyboard and then press Enter. You can see the number that you are calling in the status bar along the bottom of the console.
If the Enter Number pop-up window appears, enter the phone number that you want to call and click OK. Enter the number exactly as you would if you were placing the call from your Cisco Unified IP Phone.
Calls originated from Assistant Console use the first physical line of the Assistant phone.
To answer a selected call, choose any of these options:
•Click the Answer call-control button.
•In the My Calls panel, double-click a ringing call.
•Right-click the call and choose Answer from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Answer.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
If the incoming call that you want to answer is not selected, click the incoming call to select it before performing one of the above actions.
To end a selected call, choose one of these options:
•Click the Hang Up call-control button.
•Right-click the call and choose Hang Up from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Hang Up.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
To put a selected call on hold, choose one of these options:
•Click the Hold call-control button.
•Double-click the connected call.
•Right-click the call and choose Hold from the pop-up menu
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Hold.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
To take a selected call off of hold, choose one of the following options:
•Click the Resume call control button.
•Double-click the held call.
•Right-click the call and choose Resume from the pop-up menu
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Resume.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
To transfer a call, you must answer it first. After you transfer a call, you cannot retrieve it unless the call is transferred back to you.
Transfer calls in one of these ways:
•Transfer—Redirects the call immediately without allowing you to speak to the transfer recipient (the person to whom you are transferring the call)
•Consult transfer—Redirects the call after first allowing you to speak to the transfer recipient
•Direct transfer—Connects two calls (active calls and calls on hold) directly
To begin transferring a selected call, choose one of these options:
•Click the Transfer call-control button.
•Right-click the call and choose Transfer from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Transfer.
•Drag the call to a listing in the Speed Dials or Directory panel.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
The Enter Number pop-up window appears (unless you drag the call to a listing in the Speed Dials or Directory panel). Enter the transfer recipient's phone number and click OK.
To perform a consult transfer for a selected call, choose one of these options:
•Click the Consult Transfer call-control button.
•Right-click the call and choose Consult Transfer from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Consult Transfer.
•In the Speed Dials or Directory panel, right-click the listing to which you want to transfer the call and then choose Consult Transfer from the pop-up menu.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
If the Enter Number pop-up window appears, enter the transfer recipient's phone number and click OK.
After you have spoken to the recipient, click the Consult Transfer button again to complete the transfer.
You cannot complete a consult transfer while the phone is ringing or by using the drag-and-drop method. You must speak to the recipient to complete a consult transfer.
To perform a Direct transfer for a pair of calls, highlight the two calls and choose one of these options:
•Click the Direct Transfer call-control button.
•Right-click the call and choose Direct Transfer from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Direct Transfer.
You can set up a conference call in one of these ways:
•Conference—Initiate a call to add participants in a conference.
•Join—Connect active calls and calls on hold in a single conference call.
To add conference participants to an active and selected call, choose one of these options:
•Click the Conference call-control button.
•Right-click the call and choose Conference from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Conference.
•Right-click a listing in the Speed Dials or Directory panels and choose Conference from the pop-up menu.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
If the Enter Number pop-up window appears, enter the conference participant's phone number and click OK.
After you have spoken with the new conference participant, click the Conference button again to add the person to the call.
To set up a conference call using Join, highlight the calls that you want in the conference and choose one of these options:
•Click the Join call-control button.
•Right-click on the call and choose Join from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Join.
Use Redirect to transfer a selected call to a predetermined target number. You can redirect a call that is ringing, connected, or on hold.
The initial or default targets differ based on the mode:
•In the proxy-line mode, the initial default target is the manager for whom the call was originally intended.
•In the shared-line mode, no default target exists. However you can configure the target using any valid phone number or extension.
Unlike Transfer, which requires you to specify the target with each use, Redirect sends calls to a single, predetermined target number. You can divert a call that is ringing, connected, or on hold.
You cannot divert a call that you have placed or received on one of your own phone lines (rather than on a manager's proxy line).
To redirect a selected call to the Divert target, choose one of these options:
•Click the Redirect call-control button.
•Right-click on the call and choose Redirect from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Redirect.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
You can set your Divert target to be the manager for whom the call was originally intended or another directory number.
To view or change the target, choose Edit > Redirect from the menu bar. The Divert Target pop-up window appears:
•In the shared-line mode, enter a phone number or office extension in the text box. Enter the number exactly as you would dial it from your office phone.
•In the proxy-line mode, you can choose to toggle between a Manager or Directory Number target. If you choose the Director Number option, enter a phone number or office extension. Enter the number exactly as you would dial it from your office phone.
Click Save.
You can also configure a Divert target for your manager, which is distinct from your target. For instructions, see Configuring the Divert Target for a Manager, page 50.
You can divert a call using your Cisco Unified IP Phone. Answer the call, then press the Redirect softkey on your Cisco Unified IP Phone to transfer the call to your Divert target.
You can transfer a ringing or connected call that you are handling for a manager to that manager's voice-messaging service. To send the selected call, choose one of these options:
•Click the Transfer to Voice Mail call-control button.
•Right-click on the call and choose Transfer to Voicemail from the pop-up menu.
•From the menu bar, choose Call > Transfer to Voicemail.
•Use the associated keyboard shortcut.
You can also perform this task from your Cisco Unified IP Phone. Answer the call and then press the TrnsfVM softkey on your Cisco Unified IP Phone to transfer the manager's call to his or her voice-messaging service.
This feature does not apply to calls that you have placed or received on one of your own phone lines. It applies only to calls on your manager's proxy line.