Welcome to the Microsoft Teams Phone training page!

Once moved to Teams Calling, all Calls and IMs will be sent through Teams.  

Once your account is migrated, a dial pad will also appear in your Microsoft Teams application. Additionally, your Microsoft Teams application will ring when you receive a call to your university-assigned telephone number. 

• Your direct extension is now tied to you through Teams, and you can answer calls from your desk, a personal cell phone, or anywhere you log in to the Teams App. 

• You will have the ability to search for campus users by name and call them via your Teams Phone, call into meetings by audio only, and transfer seamlessly between meetings and calls on your computer, mobile device, or desk phone. 

Managing call settings can help you set up voicemail, change mic/camera details, make test calls, etc. Learn more about call settings from Microsoft Support!

1. Caller ID will send your phone number and the name "Seattle University" for most users. (exception below)

2. If you have been added to a call queue, your Caller ID will show as the queue department number and "SeattleU (Queue Name)" for all phone calls. This is a custom configuration we added by request for the service desk queue only. Other queues won't have this unless specifically requested.

Student employee licenses for Teams calling are available by request from their manager. Managers should contact their department's phone coordinator to request a license for a student employee. 

To view and manage the numbers you've blocked, select Settings (…)  next to your profile picture at the top of Teams and then choose Settings > Privacy.

Select Edit blocked contacts under Blocked contacts to see any numbers you've blocked and remove them from the list. 

To block anonymous calls, select Block calls with no caller ID. 

There are many ways to make calls on Teams, including from a dial pad, chat window, or from user contacts. Learn more about making calls on Teams!

The default settings will not allow international calling. If your role requires you to make international calls, ITS will configure this setting for you after receiving approval confirmation from your department head. If you do not have international calling configured, one workaround is to set up the “call” as a Team meeting, which will not result in international calling charges.

1. From the chat list, click “New Chat” or click on an existing conversation.

2. If you are creating a “New Chat,” type names to add members to your conversation.

3. Select the Video call or Audio call buttons in the top right corner.

   

• People outside the SU will be able to contact SU employees and departments just as they do now. They can continue to dial your 10-digit SU phone number. They don't need to use Teams. 

• The only difference will be on the receiving end. When they call your phone number, it will ring on your computer—or whatever device you're using Teams on—instead of on a physical desk phone. 

You can transfer a call you receive on Teams by clicking the ellipsis (the 3 dots) while on the call, then clicking transfer. You can transfer a call to any phone number you are able to call. 

See also: For transferring a call to another user: transferring calls with the "ring back" feature

See also: For transferring a call to another device: transferring calls to other devices

One feature you can use on Teams calls is merging, which allows you to combine an incoming call with an ongoing call. Learn how to merge calls on Teams!

Learn how to set up advanced voicemail settings and how to set up call transfers. Learn more about setting up call-forwarding from Microsoft support!

Enabling transcription is a great accessibility tool that Teams has to offer.

For one-on-one calls: How to enable transcription on 1:1 calls

For standard phone number calls: How to enable transcription on phone calls

One useful feature in Teams is group pickup. Group pickup allows you to call many contacts at once. Learn more about how to call a group from Microsoft support!

You can access Microsoft Teams from your car using Apple CarPlay. Learn more about Apple CarPlay from Microsoft support!

You can set up and customize voicemail from the settings option in the top right corner. Learn more about setting up voicemail from Microsoft support!

1. The default voicemail message is "[display name] is currently unavailable". Since most of the display names are "Last, First" you will probably want to type "[first] [last] is currently unavailable" in the text-to-speech or create a custom one. It will play the standard instructions after whatever you record or type.

2. If you want to include an email address or web address in text-to-speech, write it as seattleyou.edu so it gets pronounced properly.

Check voicemail by clicking on the Calls icon, then Voicemail. You can listen to and manage voicemails.

To configure voicemail, click on your Avatar, Settings, Calls, and Configure Voicemail

• Yes. With Teams calling, you'll automatically receive an email message for each voicemail message, including both an attached audio file and a speech-to-text transcription. 

• Voicemail messages will also be available in both formats within Teams. (Some exceptions may apply for departmental call queues or shared lines.)