Conferences
Using the conference feature
You can use conference calls to speak with people from different locations on the same call.
Additional conferencing options might be available through Expanded Meet-Me Conferencing.
Contact your administrator for more information about this feature.
Adding a person to an active call
About this task
Use this procedure to add participants to an active call to set up a conference call.
Before you begin
Start a call.
Procedure
1. During a call, on the Phone screen, press More > Conf.
The phone puts the existing call on hold.
2. To make a call to a participant, do one of the following:
• Dial the phone number by using the dial pad.
• Call the person from the Contacts list or the Recents list.
• Redial the last dialed number by using the Redial softkey.
3. When the third participant answers the call, press the Join softkey.
4. To add another person, press Add and repeat Step 2 and 3.
Adding a person on hold to a conference call
Procedure
1. During an active call, press Hold.
2. When the second person answers the call, press the Conf softkey and select the line key
of the person on hold.
The person on hold is added to the conference call.
Dropping a person from a conference call
Procedure
1. From the Phone screen, select your active conference call.
2. Press Details.
Ensure that your administrator has configured the Details softkey.
Call operations
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