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3.7 Handling Video Calls

Placing a Video Call

Adding Video

If you have a camera, you can click Start Video to add video to an established call. When you add video, the
other party may (or may not) start sending their video to you.

Other Party Adds Video

If the other party starts their video, your video window automatically opens and the video is played. You can
start sending your own video, if desired (and assuming you have a camera) by clicking Start Video.

Pausing and Resuming Video

Click Stop Video or close the video window to pause sending your video.

Click Start Video to resume sending your video; the video window will open.

How

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Keying

Dialpad or computer
keyboard

1. Enter the number or address in the call entry field using the dialpad

or the computer keyboard

If entering a softphone address, you can enter the entire address
([email protected]) or just the name (kpereira).

As you type, a suggestion for completing the entry may appear.
Choose the suggestion or keep typing.

2. Click the arrow beside the Call button and choose Video call.

Right-click a contact or
previous call

Contacts or History tab

Right-click an entry from the Contacts or History tab and choose Video
Call.

(If the tab contains lots of entries, first search or filter the list.)

Dialing

Dialpad

1. If the dialpad is not visible, click the Show/Hide dialpad button.

2. Click the numbers on the dialpad to enter the phone number.

3. Click the arrow beside the Call button and choose Video call.

Call entry field

Click the down arrow and
choose Video call

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