∙ greater than and less than (<>) as "less than sign
| greater than sign" |
| ∙ less than and equals (<=) as "less than sign |
| equals sign" |
| ∙ greater than and equals (<=) as "greater than sign |
| equals sign" |
| ∙ circumflex (^) as "circumflex" |
| ∙ asterisk (*) as "asterisk" |
| ∙ <grin> as "less than sign grin greater than sign" |
Other special characters | The system ignores all other special characters. |
Rules for Creating Text Messages You Send to Phone Mailboxes
Because of the way the system interprets text, use the following rules when sending text messages to users who might listen to, not read, them:
1.Use capital letters only at the beginning of a sentence or for very common
2.Do not use abbreviations, if possible.
3.For all capital abbreviations, insert a period and space between each letter, if possible.
4.Write dates with slashes, including the year, or spell out the dates.
5.Always include a space after a period, except for decimal numbers.
6.Use a colon (:) in clock time, a slash (/) for fractions, a dollar sign ($$) followed by numbers for dollars, and an apostrophe in contractions.
7.Avoid all other punctuation, especially when the punctuation carries any significant meaning. Instead, spell out the significant punctuation. For example, instead of When the $$ are > 100, issue 11 (issue 12 and 13 are also sometimes included) sells much more quickly, write When the price is greater than 100, issue 11 sells much more quickly. Issue 12 and 13 are also sometimes included in this pattern.
Notify Yourself When You Get New Messages
Outcalling lets the system call you when you get new messages. Here's how it works:
1.Your mailbox receives a new message.
2.The system calls you at home, at a different office, on your pager, wherever.
3.The system tells you to log in.
4.You log in and press 2 to get messages.
+Tips Use outcalling to call you at your extension if you don't have a
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