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RingCentral Phone Common Usage Guide⚓︎

Voicemail⚓︎

Press the Tape icon to listen to your voicemails. They will also be sent to your email address by default, if the extension is assigned to you.

Dialing Out⚓︎

To call an external number, enter the full ten-digit phone number you wish to call, including area code. Similar to a mobile phone, there is no need to prepend with a 9 or 1.

Blind Transfer⚓︎

Info

Use this when you do not need to speak with the person receiving the call before you transfer.

  1. Press Transfer
  2. Press Blind
  3. Dial Extension - the caller's number will appear on the receiving end
  4. Press Send

Consultative Transfer⚓︎

Info

Use this when you need to speak with the call recipient before transferring the call.

  1. Press Transfer
  2. Dial Extension - your extension number will display on the receiving end
  3. After speaking with recipient, press Send

Do-Not-Disturb (DND)⚓︎

Warning

If you find that your phone isn't ringing, check that Do-Not-Disturb is not enabled, and that your Availability Status is correctly set.

A checkmark displayed next to your name indicates that you are available to take calls.

A prohibited sign displayed next to your name indicates that you are not available to take calls.

Press the DND button to toggle between these modes.

Park a Call⚓︎

  1. Press More
  2. Press Park
  3. Listen for the Park code (eg. *801)
  4. Provide Park code to recipient

Answering a Parked Call⚓︎

  1. Pick up receiver
  2. Dial provided Park code (eg. *801)

Conference Call⚓︎

  1. While on a call, press More
  2. Press Confrnc
  3. Dial new number
  4. Once connected, press Confrnc again

Paging⚓︎

  1. Press Page
  2. Dial your desired paging group code
  3. Wait for the tone, then speak

Transfer to Extension Voicemail⚓︎

  1. Press Transfer
  2. Press Blind
  3. Dial *0, then the extension

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