Use your mouse to click buttons and menu items and your computer keyboard to enter letters, numbers, and keyboard shortcuts.
Cisco IP Communicator comes with two desktop appearances called skins:
Figure 1 shows Cisco IP Communicator with an optional skin selected (Mercurio.xml)
Figure 2 shows Cisco IP Communicator with the default skin selected (Default.xml)
Table 1 identifies buttons and other components shared by both skins.
Figure 1 Cisco IP Communicator with an optional skin selected
Figure 2 Cisco IP Communicator with the default skin selected
Allows you to view call status and feature menus, and activate items. See the Phone Screen Features topic for details. |
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Allows you to hide the Cisco IP Communicator interface or quit the application. See the Understanding Feature Availability topic. |
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Each button opens/closes a line or speed dials a number. (Ctrl + numbers 1 - 8 are keyboard shortcuts). Line buttons indicate line status as follows: You can convert extra line buttons into speed-dial buttons. See the Setting Up Speed Dial Buttons topic . |
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Typically auto-dials your voice message service (varies by service). (Ctrl + M is the keyboard shortcut.) For more information, see item 16 in this table and the Using Voice Messaging, Call Logs, and Directories topic . |
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Opens/closes the Directories menu. Use it to view and dial from call logs and a corporate directory. (Ctrl + D is the keyboard shortcut.) Alternately, you can use the Quick Search feature (Alt + K) to search directories. See Using Voice Messaging, Call Logs, and Directories topic . |
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Activates the Help menu. (Ctrl + I is the keyboard shortcut.) See the Using Online Help topic. |
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Opens/closes the Settings menu. Use it to control phone screen appearance and ring sounds. (Ctrl + S is the keyboard shortcut.) See the Customizing Cisco IP Communicator Settings topic . |
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Opens/closes the Services menu. (Ctrl + V is the keyboard shortcut.) See the Accessing Your User Options Web Pages topic . |
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Controls audio mode volume and other settings. (Page up/Page down are keyboard shortcuts). See Customizing Cisco IP Communicator Settings topic . |
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Toggles speakerphone mode on or off. (Ctrl + P is the keyboard shortcut.) See the Using Headsets and Other Audio Devices topic . |
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Toggles the Mute feature on or off. (Ctrl + T is the keyboard shortcut.) See the Using Mute topic . |
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Toggles headset mode on or off. (Ctrl + H is the keyboard shortcut.) See the Using Headsets and Other Audio Devices topic . |
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Allows you to scroll through menus and highlight items. (Not available on the optional skin.) Alternately, use the arrow keys on your computer. |
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Allows you to enter numbers and letters, and choose menu items. (Not available on the optional skin.) Alternately, use your computer keyboard. |
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Each activates a softkey. You can click softkey labels (instead of buttons) to activate softkeys, as well. (F2 - F6 are the keyboard shortcuts.) See the Using Cisco IP Communicator to Handle Calls topic . |
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Indicates an incoming call and new voice message. If you are using the optional skin, the message waiting indicator is the Cisco IP Communicator icon in the left corner of the interface (as shown). See the Using Voice Messaging, Call Logs, and Directories topic . |
You can right-click on the Cisco IP Communicator interface to view and configure settings, choose skins, and enable screen-only mode. See the Using the Right-Click Menu topic.
The default skin (Figure 2) and the optional skin (Figure 1) use the same set of button icons. However, button shapes and locations may differ by skin.
For a complete list of shortcuts, see the Using Keyboard Shortcuts topic.
See the Phone Screen Features topic for information about how calls and lines are displayed on the Cisco IP Communicator phone screen.
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