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Webex App | Manage all your phone calls in one place
If you make and answer a lot of calls throughout your work day or you manage multiple lines or shared lines, we've got just the thing for you. Just open the calling dock window (multi call window) from Webex App. From there, you can make and answer calls, get a quick view of your line status, and easily access some common calling features, such as mute, hold, share, conference, park, barge, transfer, and record.
The calling dock is only supported on Windows. Mac support is on the roadmap.
The following calling features are currently only available if you're set up with Unified CM: line status, barge, and privacy.
The watchlist feature is only available for Webex Calling and Webex for Service Providers.
Open the calling dock
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Click . |
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Choose one or both of the available options to turn on the calling dock:
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Under Windows settings, check the Keep Calling dock in front check box. |
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Under Incoming calls, choose one of the following options:
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Click Save. |
Pin the calling dock
When you have the calling dock open, you can pin it to the side of your window.
Drag the calling dock to the edge of your screen until the screen becomes smaller. While the window is docked, you can hover over the icon to review the calling dock or click the icon to open the calling dock. |
Check out your line status
Before you begin:
You must be set up with Unified CM to see your line status. Find out what calling service you have.
When you manage multiple lines or you share lines with coworkers, make use of our color-coded line status. At a glance, you can tell what's going on with all of your lines:
- —a call is coming in
- —you're on a call
- —a line is free
- —a line is in use by someone else
Turn privacy off for shared lines
When you start using the calling dock, privacy is automatically turned on. That means that if you share a line with other people, others won't be able to see when you're using that line. It also means others won't be able to barge into a call on that line. You can always turn that setting off at any time.
Before you begin
You must be set up with Unified CM to use the privacy setting. Find out what calling service you have.
From your calling dock, scroll to the bottom and toggle off the Privacy setting. |
Connect to a device
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From your calling dock, click Connect. |
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Search for a device, or choose from the recent device list. |
Make a call
When you make a phone call, the call goes through your primary line, by default. If you have multiple lines, you can choose which line to use for certain calls.
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From the bottom of the calling dock, select the drop-down arrow and choose the line you want to use for your call. |
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Choose one of the following options:
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Mute yourself in a call
Suddenly have some background noise during a call that you don't want the other person to hear? Just mute yourself and then when the distraction is over, unmute yourself to resume your conversation.
Go to the line you're using and click Mute. You know you're muted when the icon turns red.
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Put a call on hold
While you're on a phone call with someone, you can put them on hold so that you can make or answer another call or get more information.
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Go to the line you're using and then click Hold. |
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To go back to your held call, select Resume. |
Share your screen or application
When you're on a phone call with someone, you can share your whole screen or just certain applications. That way, people can see what's being talked about. Webex App suppresses notifications for incoming messages or calls when you're sharing your screen or application.
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From the line you're using, click More and then select Share. |
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Follow the desktop steps outlined in Share your screen in a phone call. |
Make a conference call
When you’re on a phone call, you can pull someone else into the conversation without having to schedule a meeting. Webex App is video capable, so you can share your video when you initiate the conference call with someone who's also using Webex.
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From the line you're using, click More and then click Conference |
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Enter a number or a name and then choose whether you want to make it an Audio or Video call. |
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Select to join the two phone calls. |
Park a call
If you're part of a call park group, you can park an ongoing call. When you park a call, the call gets assigned a parked number that's not your phone number. You can then use that parked number to retrieve the call from another device. Or you can share the number with people in a different department so that one of them can retrieve the call from their own device.
Before you begin
Your administrator must make you a member of a call park group.
From the line that you want to park, click More, select , and then follow the desktop steps outlined in Park a call. |
Barge in to a call on a shared line
Anytime a shared line is in use, you can barge in to that call. That is, unless someone has turned on privacy for that line.
Before you begin
You must be set up with Unified CM to be able to barge into a call. Find out what calling service you have.
When a shared line is in use, click Barge to join the active call. After barging in to the call, you can mute yourself, put the call on hold, and of course leave the call when you're done. |
Transfer a call
When you're on a phone call, you can transfer that call to someone else and if you'd like, let that person know why you're transferring the call to them.
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From the line that you're using, click Transfer. |
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Enter the name or number of the person you want to transfer the call to and then choose one of the following options:
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Record a phone call
When you record a phone call, your main call window opens, where you can then manage your recording. Your administrator determines how much control you have over recording your calls. Depending on your setup, your incoming and outgoing calls may be recorded automatically, or you may be able to decide which calls you want to record. You're presented with a visual indicator letting you know when a call is being recorded.
Choose the line you want to record, click , and then follow the desktop steps outlined in Record your phone calls. |
Listen to your voice messages
You can tell if a line has a voice message.
Click voicemail and then follow the desktop steps outlined in Listen to or read your voice messages. If you're enabled for Microsoft Teams integration, the link brings you to Microsoft Teams. |
View call history
You can tell if a line has any missed calls.
Click missed calls and then follow the desktop steps outlined in View call history. If you're enabled for Microsoft Teams integration, the missed calls link brings you to Microsoft Teams. |
Use Watchlist to view status and pick up calls
This applies to Webex Calling and Webex hosted by a Service Provider
For Webex hosted by a Service Provider, your administrator must enable direct call pickup for you.
Your administrator must ensure that members have been added to your Busy Lamp Field (BLF) list to monitor.
In the Watchlist you'll see a list of people in your BLF list and can monitor their availability. If someone in your list has an incoming call, you have the option to pickup the call on their behalf. You can check if someone is available before you transfer a call to them.
Pick up a call in a pickup group
This applies to Webex Calling.
When you're a member of a call pickup group, you can receive a call pickup notification in the calling dock that a group member has an incoming call. You'll see the pickup group information in the notification.
Click Pick up to answer the call. |
Check and change call queue status
This applies to Webex Calling and Calling hosted by a Service Provider
When your administrator makes you a member of a call queue, you can check and change your call queue status in the calling dock.
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On the top of the calling dock, click on queues. |
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From the dropdown choose the status for your call queues:
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Join or unjoin a queue by toggling the queue status to on or off. |
Sign in or sign out of your hunt group
You must be set up with Unified CM to see your line status. Find out what calling service you have.
If your administrator has set you up to be a member of a hunt group, you're notified when a call comes into that hunt group number. Depending on how your administrator sets up the hunt group, you may be automatically signed out of a hunt group if you miss a call. If that's the case, you'll need to sign back in to answer other calls.
On the top of the calling dock, click the hunt group button to On to sign in. |