Set up Temporary Greetings for your Phone

Owned by Violet Cozzarin
Last updated: Oct 11, 2024 by Campus Wellness Tech Support
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Temporary greetings are played to all callers and will expire at the date and time indicated by you.

  1. On your phone, dial 70000 and enter your voicemail password.

  2. Press 8 - Mailbox Commands

  3. Press 2 - Greeting Options

  4. Press 4 - Location Menu

  5. Press 3 - Record Extended Absence Greeting

  6. Press 1 - English

  7. Press 2 - Record a New Greeting

  8. Once you have saved the Extended Absence Greeting, go to the OfficeLinx UC Application login page: 
    https://ts-officelinx3.private.uwaterloo.ca/uc/webclient/webclient.asp

  9. Enter your extension number as the User name, then enter your UC Application password—this is not the same password that you enter into your phone.

     

  10. Click Locations.

     

  11. You are presented with a number of location choices, click Extended Absence.

     

  12. Click Location Greetings.

  13. Select Play this greeting—this is what you just recorded on the phone, you can press play to review it.

  14. Select or deselect the options listed.

     

  15. Exit the Location Properties window, then click Calendar.

     

  16. Unfortunately, this calendar is ­not linked to your Outlook calendar so you will need to enter your schedule again so that your personalized location greetings will play.

  17. Click Schedule a location.

     

  18. Select the location (Extended Absence), availability, start/end days, and times.

     

  19. Click Save and Close.

  20. The Extended Absence should now be visible in the calendar.

     

  21. The greeting you have set will play for callers during the time that you’ve selected.