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Replying to Messages
When another CallPilot user sends you a message, you can use the Call Sender command to automatically place a call to the sender. With the Reply command you can record and send a reply to the sender. If the message was sent to you and to other people, you can record a reply and send a reply to all the other recipients of the message (if they are known to voice messaging system) as well as to the originator.
Call Sender
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After listening to a message, you may want to speak immediately with the person who left the message. If the message is from a number that is part of our CallPilot system, that number can be automatically dialed for you by using the Call Sender feature.
- After hearing the message, press
. "Calling (senders extension number or name)."
- Talk to the sender or leave a message and then hang up when you are finished.
To reply to the sender of a message:
- After hearing the message, press

. "Reply to (sender's mailbox number or name) To begin recording, press 5. to end recording, press #."
- When you are ready to record press
. Wait for the tone then speak.
- When you have finished speaking, press
. "Recording stopped."
- If you would like to add options at his point:
- Press

then,
- To add the Urgent option, press
.
To cancel an Urgent option for a message, press 
, then
again.
- To mark a message Private, press
.
To cancel a Private option for a message, press 
, then
again.
NOTE: When you send a message marked Private, recipients in your organization cannot forward it or attach it to another message.
- If you would like to add attachments at this point:
- Press

, then
for Add Attachment.
- Enter the number of the message you want to attach to your unsent message, then press
.
- To send the message press

. "Message sent."
To reply to the sender and all recipients:
- After hearing the message press

. "Reply all. To (first name on list). To begin recording, press 5. To end recording, press #."
- If you want to hear the list of people who sill receive your reply, press

. "(Description of message, including all mailbox numbers or names.)"
- When you are ready to record your reply, press
. Wait for the tone, then start to speak.
- When you have finished speaking, press
.
- If you would like to add Options or Attachments, see steps 4 and 5 in the section above.
- To send the message, press

.
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