CounterPath X-Lite 4 for Mac User Guide - Manual (Page 13)

X-Lite 4 for Mac User Guide
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3.2 Placing a Call
You can contact someone using:
• A softphone address (for example, [email protected] or [email protected]).
• A traditional phone number, if supported by your VoIP service provider.
You can place one more call when another call is already in progress.
Place the call. See the table on the next page.
The outgoing call opens in its own call panel, below any other existing call panels. You will hear a ringing tone
while X-Lite attempts to make a connection.
How From the... Description
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 [email protected]) or just the
name (6045550001 or kperera).
As you type, a suggestion for completing the entry may appear.
Choose the suggestion or keep typing.
2. Click the Call button or press Enter.
Drag-and-drop contact or
previous call Contacts or History tab Drag an entry from the Contacts or History tab. (If the tab contains lots
of contacts, first search or filter the list.)
Control-click a contact or
previous call Contacts or History tab Control-click an entry from the Contacts or History tab and choose Call.
(If the tab contains lots of entries, first search or filter the list.)
Redial Redial button • When the call entry field is empty, click the Call button.
• Or click the arrow in the call entry field and select a recent call.
An audio call is placed.
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 Call button or press Enter.
Call entry field
Click to place the call
Auto complete suggestions