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Overview: MS Teams calls "delegates" as someone that can make and receive calls on your behalf. "You can pick someone in Teams to be your delegate

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—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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Share a phone line with a Delegate

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

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Step 2:

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Delegate confirmation (in Microsoft Teams)

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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

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Step 3: Make and Recieve Calls as a Delegate 

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Make and Receive Calls as a Delegate

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How to: Put calls on Hold as a Delegate 

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Place Calls on Hold as a Delegate

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

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Change 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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Call 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

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