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Overview:

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 MS Teams calls "delegates" as someone that can make and receive calls on your behalf.

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User Case: Executive to Assistant Call Management 

How to 

Step 1: Share your line with a Delegate 

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titleMicrosoft Documentation (Detailed)

"You can pick someone in Teams to be your delegate—when you add a delegate, you’re essentially sharing your phone line with them, so they can see and share all of your calls."


Please note: Configuring Delegates is ONLY accessible on the Microsoft Teams DESKTOP client for Windows and Mac


Step 1: Set up the process to "Share your line with a Delegate"


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titleShare a phone line with a Delegate

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Step 2: Delegate confirmation (in Microsoft Teams)

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titleDelegate Confirmation
Executive User (username) added you as a delegate.
Now you can:
Make calls on their behalf
Receive calls on their behalf
Change their call and delegate settings

Screenshot from MS Teams: 

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Step 3: Make and Recieve Calls as a Delegate 

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titleMake and Receive Calls as a Delegate

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How to: Put calls on Hold as a Delegate 

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titlePlace Calls on Hold as a Delegate

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How To: Change your boss's call and delegate settings

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titleChange your boss's call and delegate settings

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Use Case: Take and make calls for an Executive to a Receptionist relationship.

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titleCall Control Examples: Transfer & Park/Retrieve

1st example: Warm Transfer (CONSULT) Call for Executive when answered by Receptionist.

Collaborate with the Executive via CONSULT option in MS Teams. The Receptionist can message or call the Executive

2nd Example: PARK and RETRIEVE Call for Executive when answered by Receptionist.



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Master Link: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/share-a-phone-line-with-a-delegate-16307929-a51f-43fc-8323-3b1bf115e5a8

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Video Walk-through: 

MSTeams_Delegate_2scenarios.mkv

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