IBM® Lotus Sametime Unified Telephony Task Reference
Quickly find some of the most common and more advanced tasks in Lotus® Sametime® Unified
Telephony and how to get started doing them.
Table 1. Tasks Table 1. Tasks (continued)
How do I... Action How do I... Action
Specify the devices and Click File → Preferences → Call people on my contact On your contact list, click
phone numbers I can use Telephony, Audio and list? the name of the person or
for calls? Video → Preferred group whose members
Numbers. you want to call, or press
Ctrl while you click the
Pick the device or phone Click the preferred device
names of multiple people.
number to use now for icon, such as ,
Then click the Call
calls? in the toolbar at the top of
your contact list and Options icon in the
select the device or toolbar at the top of the
telephone number you contact list; then click Call
want to use for calls. selected contact.
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Table 1. Tasks (continued) Table 1. Tasks (continued)
How do I... Action How do I... Action
Call someone who is not In the Type a name or Automate calling into Click the Call Options
on my contact list or in phone number field at the conference bridges?
my organization? top of the contact list, icon in the toolbar at
the top of the contact list
type the entire telephone
and then click Sametime
number of the person you
Phonebook. Click New
want to call. Select the
and in the New Entry
number and click Call
field, select New
Phone Number.
Conference Number.
Invite someone to an In the Call window, click
existing call? Actions → Invite Others.
Table 2. Incoming call notification window shortcuts
Route calls to other Click File → Preferences →
devices and phone Telephony, Audio and Keyboard shortcut or
numbers? Video → Routing Calls. Action action
Turn off all incoming call Click File → Preferences → To move through the call Tab
notifications? Notifications. For the control groups
Event field, click Calls: To move through each call Right Arrow or Left
Telephony, Audio and control Arrow
Video.
To move through the call Up Arrow or Down
Store contacts’ phone Click the Call Options control menus Arrow
numbers?
icon in the toolbar at
the top of the contact list Table 3. Call window shortcuts
and then click Sametime
Phonebook. Keyboard shortcut or
Action action
See a list of calls I made Click the Call Options
and received? To move through the call Tab
icon in the toolbar at control groups
the top of the contact list
and then click Call To move through each call Right Arrow or Left
History. control Arrow
Turn off call notifications Click File → Preferences → To move through the call Up Arrow or Down
when my availability Notifications. For the control menus Arrow
status is Do Not Disturb? Event field, click Calls: To leave a call Alt+F4
Telephony, Audio and
Video. To pause/resume a call Alt+P
Adjust how long a device Click File → Preferences → To mute/unmute a call Alt+6
rings? Telephony, Audio and
Video → Preferred Table 4. Phone book shortcuts
Numbers.
Keyboard shortcut or
Make a video call? Click the name of the Action action
person on your contact
list with whom you want To move within each Up Arrow or Down
to start a video call. Click section Arrow
the Call Options icon To move through each Tab
in the toolbar at the top of section
the contact list and then To add a new contact Alt+N
click Start Video Call .
To delete the selected Del
contact
To save a new contact Alt+S
To cancel the selected Alt+L
contact
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Table 4. Phone book shortcuts (continued) Table 4. Phone book shortcuts (continued)
Keyboard shortcut or Keyboard shortcut or
Action action Action action
To copy the selected Ctrl+C To search for a contact Alt+R
contact
To add a new number for Alt+A
To show the selected Alt+W an existing contact
contact in the contact list
To exit the Sametime Alt+X
To look up a contact and Alt+U Phonebook
associate it with the
To display the Telephony, Alt+P
corresponding Sametime
Audio and Video
contact
preferences from the
To move to the New Alt+Y Sametime Phonebook
Entry For field
To move to the Name Alt+M Table 5. Dial pad shortcuts
field
Keyboard shortcut or
To move to the Company Alt+O Action action
field
To move through the text Tab
To move to the Instant Alt+I field for entering the
Messaging ID field telephone number, the call
To move to the Number Alt+B icon, dial pad numbers,
field and close (X)
To move to the Passcode Alt+D To move through the dial Right Arrow, Left Arrow,
field pad numbers Up Arrow, or Down
arrow
To move to the Alt+T
Automated Options field
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