Call Management: Hold and Transfer

Question

How do I place a call on hold or transfer to another contact?

Information

Select Teams classic or Microsoft Teams (work or school) depending upon your Teams version.

Place a call on hold

From the three-dot more options menu, select Hold.

More Options menu with Hold highlighted

A resume button will appear in the control bar when you have placed a call on hold. Tap Resume to retrieve a call from hold.

Resume button in call window toolbar

Transfer

From the three-dot more options menu, select Transfer.

More Options menu, Transfer option highlighted

Search for the recipient by name (if they are internal) or dial a number to transfer the call to an external recipient.

Tap Transfer to send the call to an internal recipient via Teams.

Transfer the call dialog box with searched contact highlighted

Transfer to a recipient's voicemail or alternative phone number by clicking on the drop-down menu next to Transfer. Have the caller sent back if the transfer recipient is unavailable.

Ring back if there's no answers toggle selected.

Note: This feature will be grayed out (not available) when the option to Ring back if there's no answer is enabled.

Consult then transfer

From the three-dot more options menu, select Consult then transfer.

More Options menu, Consult then transfer option highlighted

  1. Search for the recipient by name (if they are internal} or dial a number to consult with an external recipient.
  2. If the recipient is internal, select Chat to start a chat with them. • If an audio call is preferred, click the drop-down next to the Chat button to initiate a call instead.
    Choose a person to consult window with contact selected and Chat button highlighted
  3. If the recipient is external, click Consult.
  4. A separate (chat or call} window will appear. Select the appropriate transfer option from the upper-right corner when your consultation is complete to transfer the call to the recipient via Teams.
    Transfer button and drop-down highlighted within the consult chat window
    • Access more phone numbers for an internal recipient by clicking on the drop-down next to transfer.

Place a call on hold

From the navigation bar at the top, select Hold.

Hold button in call window

A resume button will appear in the control bar when you have placed a call on hold. Tap Resume to retrieve a call from hold.

Resume button

Transfer

From the navigation bar at the top, select Transfer.

Transfer button in call window

Search for the recipient by name (if they are internal) or dial a number to transfer the call to an external recipient.

Tap Transfer to send the call to an internal recipient via Teams.

Transfer to a recipient's voicemail or alternative phone number by clicking on the drop-down menu next to Transfer. Have the caller sent back if the transfer recipient is unavailable.

Note: This feature will be grayed out (not available) when the option to Ring back if there's no answer is enabled.

Consult then transfer

From the three-dot more options menu, select Consult then transfer.
Transfer menu during Teams call

  1. Search for the recipient by name (if they are internal} or dial a number to consult with an external recipient.
  2. If the recipient is internal, select Chat to start a chat with them.
    1. If an audio call is preferred, click the drop-down next to the Chat button to initiate a call instead.
      Chat or Call menu
  3. If the recipient is external, click Consult.
    1. A separate (chat or call} window will appear. Select the appropriate transfer option from the upper-right corner when your consultation is complete to transfer the call to the recipient via Teams.
      Consult then transfer, Transfer button
      1. Access more phone numbers for an internal recipient by clicking on the drop-down next to transfer.

 

 

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