Placing Outbound Calls in Skylight

You can use the dial pad or new interactions panel to make an outbound call or send SMS or email messages.

Using the Dial Pad

You can place outbound phone calls by using the dial pad . You must be in a Ready state to make an outbound call.

  1. Optionally, change to Outbound mode to ensure that you don't receive incoming work offers:
    1. Click your status in the global footer.
    2. Select Outbound from the Mode drop-down menu.
  2. Click the dial pad icon ().
  3. Enter a phone number in E.164 format.

    For example, +15065551111.

    You can enter the phone number using your keyboard or click the numbers in the dial pad.

  4. Click Call or press Enter.

    A toaster notification appears with the work offer. The toaster notification shows the contact's phone number that you dialed.

  5. Click the work offer notification.

    6. When you accept the work offer, the contact is dialed. While the contact is dialed, the configured hold music plays to you until the contact answers.

  6. If you’re in Outbound mode, change your Mode back to Inbound when the call is complete so that you can resume taking work offers.
    1. Click your status in the global footer.
    2. Select Inbound from the Mode drop-down menu.

Dialing from the New Interactions Panel

You can use the New Interactions panel to search for a phone number. If the phone number matches a contact, you can click the phone number to dial the contact. If it doesn't match a contact, you can dial the phone number that you searched.

  1. Optionally, change to Outbound mode to ensure that you don't receive incoming work offers:
    1. Click your status in the global footer.
    2. Select Outbound from the Mode drop-down menu.
  2. Click New Interaction () in the interactions management panel.

    Clicking Cancel closes the panel.

  3. Search for a contact or enter a phone number.

    You must enter phone numbers in E.164 format. For example, +15065551111.

  4. Dial the contact:
    • If the phone number or search term matches a contact:
      1. Click the phone number in the contact record.
      2. Click Call.
    • If the phone number does not match a contact, click Call.

    A toaster notification is shown. The toaster notification shows the contact's phone number that you dialed or their name if they are a saved contact.

  5. Click the toaster notification to accept the work offer.

    When you accept the work offer, the contact is dialed. While the contact is dialed, the configured hold music plays to you until the contact answers.

  6. If you’re in Outbound mode, change your Mode back to Inbound when the call is complete so that you can resume taking work offers.
    1. Click your status in the global footer.
    2. Select Inbound from the Mode drop-down menu.

Sending Outbound SMS and Email Messages

You can use the New Interactions panel to send an outbound SMS or email. You must be in a Ready state to send an outbound message. If you don't see the interactions management panel, click the arrow on the left border of the Skylight window.