# Making a call from the Text Input field

Use the Text Input field to make quick calls to a contact or a known telephone number.

1. On the action bar, click New Work > New Call.
2. In the Text Entry field, enter the contact name or a valid telephone number.
3. Click Initiate Call or press `Enter`.

   If you have enabled the Display confirmation window before dialing a number option in the Dialing Rules panel, the system displays the Call confirmation window. You make the changes as appropriate.

4. If you are making a call through a telephone, perform the above tasks.

   - If you are in the Desk Phone mode, the phone forces off-hook on the speaker phone, or if you have a headset you are already off-hook. If you want to use the handset, lift the handset. Your telephone rings before the destination telephone answers and dials a call to the number specified in the field.

   - If you are in the Other Phone mode, wait for the other phone to ring and answer the phone.

   The system dials a call to the dialed number and creates a work item in the Work List window when the recipient answers the call.

Related information
Contact Details dialog box field descriptions
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