# Call Settings

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## **Phone device selection**

Select a device for making calls to phone numbers. You can use Connect or your desktop phone. When you use a desktop phone, Connect will still handle other features such as messaging, direct voice and video calls, screen sharing, etc regardless of selected mode.

* **Switch to using Connect** - switch to this mode if you want to make calls to phone numbers using Connect.
* **Switch to using desk phone** - switch to this mode if you want to make calls to phone numbers using your desk phone.

## **Additional phone lookup**

Create a shortcut to lookup a number using a URL of third-party service. Use ${PHONE} placeholder for the entire phone or ${PHONE(1,3)} to use specific digits in the number. You may also use 1-${PHONE(1,3)}-${PHONE(4,6)}-${PHONE(7)} or more sophisticated patterns.

## **Default phone type**

Select which phone number (work, extension, etc) will be used for default actions throughout the application.

**Calling behavior**

* **On click-to-call** allows you to set an option for what happens after you click **Call** button in Chat window.
  * Allow phone number editing will allow to edit number before initiating a call.
  * Call immediately will start a call immediately
* **On initiating a Channel call** allow you to set options after you click **Call** in Channel window.
  * Allow selection of members to call will allow to select Channel members to call before initiating a call.
  * Call all Channel members immediately will initiate a call to all Channel members without an option to select them.


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