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Customising the Voicemail Greeting of a BT Cloud Work User

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The Voicemail greeting is what callers hear when they reach a User's voice mailbox.

Accessing your Voicemail greeting as a User
Accessing another User's Voicemail greeting as an Administrator 
Customising the Voicemail greeting settings
 

Accessing your Voicemail greeting as a User

1. Log in as a User to your BT Cloud Work portal.
2. Go to Settings > Messages.
3. Click the Play button to preview the greeting currently in use under User hours or After hours.
4. To change the Voicemail greeting, click the Edit button. Click here to continue customising your Voicemail greeting settings.

NOTE: Enable Take Messages to activate your voice mailbox. Otherwise, your extension will not be able to save any message. 
 

Accessing another User's Voicemail greeting as an Administrator

1. Log in as an Administrator to your BT Cloud Work portal.
2. Go to Users > User list > Users with extensions.
3. Click the User whose Voicemail greetings settings need to be customised. Then click Messages.
4. Click the Play button to preview the greeting currently in use under User hours or After hours.
5. To change the Voicemail greeting, click the Edit button. Click here to continue customising the Voicemail greeting settings.

NOTE: Enable Take Messages to activate the Voice mailbox. Otherwise, the extension will not be able to save any message. 
 

Customising the Voicemail greeting settings

1. On the Set greeting options, select Custom.

NOTE: If the Voicemail greeting has been customised in the past, you need to click on the re-record button to change it. 

Record over the phone
Record using computer microphone
Import 

Record over the phone

This option lets you record your own (or another User's) Voicemail greeting over phone. Select Phone, enter your telephone number in the box provided, then click Call now. BT Cloud Phone will try to reach the phone number and you will be given instructions on how to record your greeting.

Record using computer microphone

Selecting this option enables you to record your own Voicemail greeting using your computer's microphone.

Click Allow when prompted to enable the microphone. The Microphone test and record settings will appear. When ready, click the red Record button to record your greeting through your computer microphone.

Stop the recording and listen to the playback. Click the Record button Record to start a new recording or click the Upload button Upload  to save your current recording.

Import

This option allows you to upload a pre-recorded audio file from your computer/device. Click Importing, then click Browse.

NOTE: After you click Browse, you will see a pop-up window where you can locate and select the file that you want to use as your Voicemail greeting. BT Cloud Phone recommends using the .wav or .mp3 audio formats in the following compression types:

• CCITT u-Law (G711a), 8 kHz, 8-bit, mono
• PCM, 8 kHz, 16-bit, mono


Preview the uploaded Voicemail greeting. Click the Record button Record to upload a different file or click the Download button Download  to download a copy of the greeting. 

2. Click Done to retain the changes.
3. You will be redirected to the Messages & notifications section. Click Save.

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