help • 8 SwyxIt! Functions in Detail • Dial from Any Application
8.14 Dial from Any Application
You can dial directly from any Microsoft Windows application. Mark the number you want. If the entire number is highlighted, press the “F11” key on your keyboard. SwyxIt! will be activated and the number will be dialed immediately. Lift the handset in order to speak.
The highlighted text is dialed as follows by SwyxIt!:
*Letter sequence
is directly dialed by SwyxIt!, e.g. a user name. This must be stored in the corresponding form in the Global or Personal Phonebook.
*Canonical number (e.g. +123 4567-890)
will be directly dialed.
*SIP-URI (e. g. john.jones@company.com)
will be directly dialed. The connection will usually be established completely via the Internet.
*String with more than 4 characters
will be dialed as an external number with public line access.
*Strings with 4 or less characters
will be dialed directly as an internal extension.
To find out how to assign another button with this function, see 10.2.8 Keyboard.