Cisco Unified IP Phone User Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP) 1
Advanced Call Handling
Advanced call-handling tasks involve special features that your system administrator might configure
for your phone depending on your call-handling needs and work environment.

Speed Dialing

Speed dialing enables you to enter an index number, press a button, or select a phone screen item to
place a call. Depending on configuration, your phone can support several speed-dial features:
Speed-dial buttons
Abbreviated Dialing
Fast Dials
Note To set up speed-dial buttons and Abbreviated Dial, you must access your User Options
web pages. See Accessing Your User Options Web Pages, page 1.
To set up Fast Dials, you must access the Personal Directory feature. See Using Personal
Directory on Your Phone, page 4.
Alternately, your system administrator can configure speed-dial features for you.
If you want to... Then...
Use speed-dial
buttons
1. Set up speed-dial buttons. See Setting Up Speed Dials on the Web, page 4.
2. To place a call, press (a speed-dial button).
Note If your phone supports the Busy Lamp Field (BLF) speed-dial feature, you
can see if the speed-dial number is busy before dialing. See Using BLF to
Determine a Line State, page 8.
Use Abbreviated
Dial
1. Set up Abbreviated Dialing codes. See Setting Up Speed Dials on the Web,
page 4.
2. To place a call, enter the Abbreviated Dialing code and press AbbrDial.