[NFB-Arkansas] Fwd: [ClubVT] Adding extentions to a phone number on the iPhone

[Tanya VanHouten]

Tanya VanHouten

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> From: Elaine <elainerooney225 at gmail.com>
> Date: September 14, 2021 at 4:22:01 PM CDT
> To: elainerooney225 at gmail.com
> Subject: [ClubVT] Adding extentions to a phone number on the iPhone
> Reply-To: ClubVT at groups.io
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> 
> I saw this on Facebook and thought you might be interested.
> I also thought it could especially come in handy calling your bank.
>  
> How to call an extension and how to add extensions to phone numbers in your iPhone Contacts.
> Note: When running VoiceOver, perform a one finger double tap gesture when the directions say to tap on an item.
>  
> How to Dial an Extension on an iPhone.
> Open the Phone app.
>  
> Choose the “Keypad” Tab, which is one of the five Tabs that are located at the bottom of the iPhone screen.
> Dial the main number you’re calling.
> Press and hold the * (asterisk) until a comma appears.
> The comma acts as a pause and lets your phone know it’s dialing an extension.
> Now enter the extension number after the comma.
>  
> Note:
> When running VoiceOver, perform a “long Press” gesture, which is a one finger double tap and hold gesture, to get the comma to be entered.
> VoiceOver will say “Star", and when you continue to hold, it will say “Comma" and when you lift your finger, VoiceOver will say “Star" again, but the Comma will appear next to the last digit of the main phone number. Then you can enter the digits of the extension.
>  
> Tap the green Call button and you’ll dial straight to the person you’re trying to reach.
> (I guess the call button is green, lol)
>  
> How to Save Extensions in Your iPhone Contacts If you plan to regularly call an extension, you can save it in your Contacts.
> That way, the next time you go to dial the extension, it will already be saved as it needs to be dialed.
>  
> How to save a number with the extension to your Contacts on iPhone:
> Open the Contacts app, if you already have created a Contact for the person or business that you want to call.
> If you do not already have a Contact for the person or business that you want to call: create a new contact by tapping the plus sign.
> Note: VoiceOver will read “Add” for the + sign.
>  
> Tap on the contact that you want to add an extension for.
> Tap Edit in the upper-right corner.
> Tap the number you’re adding the extension to, or tap the plus icon next to add phone to add a new phone number for the contact.
> Tap the symbols button on your keyboard.
> With the cursor at the end of the phone number, tap pause to insert a comma.
> When running voiceover, the “Pause“ button will say “Shift“.
> When you double tap the “Shift, you can then access the comma, and other symbols.
> The Shift is located directly to the left of the zero key.
> Now enter the extension.
> Tap Done to save.
>  
> Now you can dial an extension before you even get to the operator, and you can also add these auto-dialed extensions to your contacts as well.
>  
> Note: I like to add about 3 commas between the phone number and the extension numbers.
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