5. MS Teams
  • 21 May 2024
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Please note: internal Teams-to-Teams calls as well as video calls will not use Natterbox and will not be logged in Salesforce.


MS Teams can be used as a phone interface with Natterbox with the appropriate setup and software connector. Here are different ways to interact with the interface. 


Making a call from Salesforce video:

Making a call from Teams

There are three ways to make a call from teams:

  1. By dialling the number


    1. Click on the Calls section on the left menu
       


    2. Type the number manually or click on the numbers in the Dial Pad

       


    3. Press the Call button to initiate the call.


  2. By searching for the contact

    1. In the Calls section  , click on the Contacts tab
       
       

    2. Find the contact and click on the phone icon to initiate a call
       



  3. By finding a previous call


    1. In the Calls section  , click on History

       

    2. Hover the mouse over the record you want to call and click on the phone icon
       



Making a call from Teams video:




Answering a call in Teams

  1. A notification on screen will appear whenever there is an inbound call ringing

     

  2. Click on the phone icon to answer the call or on the red phone icon to reject the call.

  3. A new MS Teams window will open with the call connected

     



Answering a call with Teams video:

Transfer a call using Teams

Blind Transfer

  1. In the call connected window, press the More icon for additional actions

     


  2. In the more actions submenu, click on Transfer

     


  3. Type the name or the number of the person you want to transfer the call to, and press the Transfer button

     



Attended Transfer (Consult Transfer)

  1. In the call connected window, press the More icon for additional actions

     


  2. In the more actions submenu, click on Consult then transfer

     


  3. Type the name or the number of the person you want to consult before completing the transfer. A new MS Teams window for the consult call will open

     


  4. (Optional) To create a conference between the three parties, click on the more actions icon and select Merge Calls

     


  5. Press the Transfer button to complete the transfer of the call

     


  6. If the person being consulted cannot take the call, click on Leave in the Consulting window to return to the original call

     

Put a call 'On Hold' in Teams

  1. In the call connected window, press the More icon for additional actions

     


  2. In the more actions submenu, click on Hold

     


  3. To take the call off hold, click on the Resume button

     



MS Teams Statuses for calls

The below statuses in MS Teams dictate if a user is available or not to receive a call:


Green dot with a tick

Available for calls


Red dot

Busy in MS Teams, but the phone will ring


Yellow dot with a clock

Away, but the phone will ring


Red dot with a minus

Do Not Disturb. The phone will not ring


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