Vertical Communications TeleVantage 7.5 manual To create a custom personal status

Custom personal statuses are identified in the Extensions list by .

To create a custom personal status

1.Choose File > New > Personal Status. The Personal Status dialog box opens.

2.Enter a name for the personal status.

3.Use the audio controls under Recorded name to record the name, so that you can select the status by using the telephone commands (see “Selecting a personal status on the phone” on page 5-10).

4.Specify how you want your calls handled while this personal status is selected. For most call handling preferences, you can select either a specific item or Default. Selecting Default uses the item that is your current personal status default, which is shown in parentheses. See “Personal status defaults” on page 9-12 for more information.

Note: If you change your personal status default, all call handling preferences set to Default are updated.

Q Under Where I Am, use the dropdown list to specify the phone to which your incoming calls are sent. (For more information about Where I Am, see “Call forwarding and Where I Am” on page 15-2.) You can select one of the following options:

QDefault location. The phone specified by your current Where I Am setting. For example, if you changed Where I Am by forwarding your calls, this personal status would reflect the change.

QMy default station. Your regular TeleVantage phone (the station ID is displayed in parentheses).

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