Common controls

Common controls appear on the left of the top bar to provide quick access to common functions. The following are the controls available on the top bar:

Button Name Description
IM Status menu You can set your IM status using this menu. The IM status set with this menu appears only if you have logged in. The status set appears to others subscribing to your IM status. You can set the following IM status:
Available
Busy
Be Right Back
Away
Do Not Disturb
Offline or Log Out

For more information, see Viewing presence status.

Agent Greetings (start and stop)
This is a toggle button to start or stop an agent-greeting playback. The Agent Greetings button is available in addition to any triggers that have been defined for automatic playing of a greeting. For the procedure to play agent greetings, see Playing recorded greetings manually.
NoteNote

The Agent Greetings button appears only if you have greetings configured in the Agent Preference dialog box. The button changes to active only after accepting an incoming call.

Mute Phone (mute and unmute)
This is a toggle button to mute and un-mute audio. To mute and unmute the system, see Putting a call on mute.
NoteNote

The Mute Phone button is only visible and active in the My Computer configuration.

Audio Monitor
This control allows you to view the current audio levels used for your microphone and speakers. To view the voice quality, see Monitoring audio quality and VoIP traffic.
NoteNote

The Audio Monitor button is only visible and active in the My Computer configuration.