Using highlights to zoom call and click to dial.
Overview.
Zoom phone users have the discretion of enabling the click to dial feature for automatically dialing a number and then tapping a phone number. Those applications which will support the hyperlinks will induce the click to dial feature Just like the email or calendar clients, browsers, or Microsoft office. Those links should be tagged with tel protocols or calto for the working of click to dial.
Preconditions.
- Must have a zoom mobile app of android 5.6.6 or above.
- It should support zoom desktop client for Mac OS or Windows version 5.2.1 or above
- Should support the zoom phone license.
- Click to dial feature should be linked and must be tagged with tel or callto for the working of click to dial. Note, Android only would support the tel links.
Windows.
Know about
Enabling the click to dial.
Step 1. Input the default apps in the windows search bar.
Step 2. Then tap on the default apps from the search results.
Step 3. Run through and then tap on choose default apps by protocol.
Step 4. Search CALLTO and then tap on the zoom meetings. When you already have an app assigned then tap on the zoom meetings.
Use click to dial.
Step 1. Tap on the phone number situated in the program which would support the hyperlinks like Microsoft office. The contact number should be properly tagged along with the tel and call to protocols. Mainly you can run through the contact number to see whether it’s tagged.
Step 2. When notified, you have to tap on the zoom meetings and select always use this app.
Step 3. Tap ok.
Zoom can dial the chosen number.
Step 4. Tap on the phone icon for calling the number.
Using highlights to call.
Step 1. You can access the settings for keyboard shortcuts.
Step 2. Rundown to the ctrl+P shortcut key. It will ensure a call highlighted number/ search directory.
Step 3. Ensure that you have selected the enable global shortcut checkbox.
Step 4. For highlighting the phone number in any app, like In web browser or Microsoft outlook.
Step 5. Enter the shortcut ctrl+p for calling the number.
Use of click to dial for the web browser.
Step 1. Firstly you have to open the web browser.
Step 2. Tap on the phone number that is present on the website. The contact number should be properly tagged with tel protocols or call to. To find if it’s tagged or not you have to run through the phone number.
Step 3. When notified, you have to tap any option for opening the link.
- Firefox. Choose to pick an app and then tap the open link. Select the checkbox when you wish chrome to automatically open zoom while you click on phone numbers.
- Chrome. Tap on the open pick an app and then click the checkbox when you wish chrome to auto-open zoom while clicking phone numbers.
Step 4. When notified, choose zoom meetings and tap always use this app.
Step 5. Tap on ok.
Step 6. Zoom phones can dial the chosen phone number.
Step 7. For calling the number, tap the phone icon.
For Mac OS.
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Enabling the click to dial.
Step 1. Firstly, open the face time.
Step 2. From the main menu section, tap on facetime followed by preferences.
Step 3. Tap on the settings tab.
Step 4. From the default for calls section available at the bottom, window choose zoom.us
Remember, when you can see zoom.us in the options list you simply have to sign out and again sign in to your Mac OS.
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Using highlights to call.
Step 1. You can access the settings for keyboard shortcuts.
Step 2. Scroll below the ^C shortcut which is the search directory or call highlighted number.
Step 3. Ensure that you have selected the enable global shortcut checkbox.
Step 4. From any application, you can highlight the phone number for instance in a web browser or Microsoft outlook.
Step 5. To call the number you can press ctrl+shift+C (^C).
For Android.
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Use click to dial.
Step 1. Firstly you have to access the web browser.
Step 2. On a website tap on an appropriate phone number. The contact number should be appropriately tagged with tel.
Step 3. When notified, click the option for accessing the link with zoom.
Step 4. When notified, select just once for solely using zoom to open the tel link. Click always for setting zoom as the default app for opening the tel link.
Step 5. Zoom phones can auto-call the selected number. From the zoom website, know about receiving and making phone calls zoom.
All credit- zoom.us
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360027633731-Using-click-to-dial-and-highlight-to-call