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Using Abbreviated Dialing

Abbreviated Dialing is similar to speed dialing. You can use
either of the following abbreviated dialing features.
vContacts Match – Retrieve any number saved in your
Contacts by entering only the last three to six digits of the
number. Press to dial the retrieved number. (See “To
activate the Contacts Match feature”on page 87.)
vPrepend –P
repend the first five or six digits (for example,
the area code and prefix) to any four or five digits you enter.
Pres
s
to dial the resulting number. (See page 87 to
register a prepend number and activate the Prepend
feature.)
To place a call using Contacts Match Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Enter the last three to six digits of a Contacts entry’s
phone number.
2. Press to call the displayed number. (If there is more
than one matched number in your Contacts, the Abbrev.
Dial list is displayed. Select the name you want to call
from the list, and then press to place a call.)
To place a call using Prepend Abbreviated Dialing:
1. Enter the last four or five digits of the number.
2. Press .
Tip You can also place a call by pressing Options (rightsoftkey) >
Abbrev.Dial after step 1 above.
Note When dialing a number with a hard pause, press TALK to send
the next set of numbers.
Making Calls