Placing a call
You can place a call by dialing a number, selecting a number from the History, or selecting an entry from the Contact.
To dial a phone number
- Tap Dialpad.
- Dial the phone number.
- To place the call, tap .
If you need to make a correction to a number being dialed, tap to delete the last digit dialed.
To directly dial an extension number
To skip a company's automated phone menu options and directly dial an extension number, perform the following steps:
- Tap Dialpad.
- Dial the phone number.
- Long press .
After a few seconds, this action adds a comma (,) at the end of the number. A comma corresponds to a two-second pause before the FortiFone client dials the extension. Depending on the PBX settings, you may need to adjust the number of commas.
- Dial the extension.
- To place the call, tap .
The FortiFone client calls the number. When the call is connected, there is a pause of two seconds where you added the comma, and then the FortiFone client dials the extension.
To dial a phone number from History
- Tap History.
- To place the call, tap beside the History entry you would like to call.
To dial a phone number from Contact
- Tap Contact.
- To place the call, tap beside the contact you would like to call.