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Using the Voicemail System

How to log on to your voicemail system:  Dial 7000 (or 268-7000 from home), press 82, 84 or 89 and follow directions from there.

You will probably want to change three things:

  1. Personal verification (what people hear when you are on the phone BEFORE your message plays; and if you leave them a message, it plays before your message) the personal verification is not your greeting--it just identifies who you are. If no verification is created, the message will say somthing like the following: "The person at extension 123 is on the phone."
  2. Inside message (what people calling from inside the district will hear)
  3. Outside message (what people calling from outside the district hear)

Personal verification (what people hear when you are on the phone or leave a message for them)

  • Log into your voicemail, then press 89
  • Press 5, wait for the tone and then record your name, title and extension (the extension is needed so people know your number). Example: say the following: Katie Smith, CMR English Teacher, extension 1234
  • Press # to stop recording
  • You are done, or you can press 2 to review the message. If you need to, press 5 to rerecord. Don't forget to press # when done

External greeting (the greeting that people from outside the district calling in hear)

  • Log into your voicemail, then press 82
  • Press 1 and then Press 5; wait for the tone and then record your greeting
  • Press # to stop the recording. To play the greeting you just recorded, press 2
  • Example: You have reached the voicemail of Mrs. Katie Smith, English teacher at CMR high school. I am not available right now, but if you leave a message, I will get back to you when school is out. If you need immediate assistance, please press zero now. Thanks and have a great day.

Internal greeting (what people calling from an internal extension hear)

  • Log into your voicemail, then press 82
  • Press 2 and then Press 5, wait for the tone and then record your greeting
  • Press # to stop the recording. To play the greeting you just recorded, press 2

 

Changing your password

  • Log onto your voicemail, then press 84
  • Enter a new password and then press #
  • Your password must be between 4 and 16 numbers but not the # or * key
  • Enter the new password again; then press #
  • Enter your old password; then press #

Forwarding calls to your voicemail

  • Press Forward
  • Dial 7000
  • Press Forward

Forwarding messages

  • Log into your mail account
  • Listen to the message
  • After the message, press 73
  • Enter an extension number. If more than one, separate them with the # key press the # key twice when done
  • To record a message to the recipient of the forwarded message, press 5. When done recording, press #
  • Otherwise, just press 79 and the message will be sent

Homework Hotline

  • 7001 (268-7001 from home)
  • enter your mailbox # and password
  • Press 1 - to enter or update
  • Press 5- to record
  • Press # to end recording
  • 268-7299 to listen to homework assignments

To retrieve messages

  • Log into mailbox (dial 7000 and enter mailbox number and password)
  • Press 2- to play  a message
  • Press 1 - to skip back
  • Press # - to pause
  • Press 4 - previous
  • Press 23 - speeds up message
  • Press 21 - slows down message
  • Press 6 - next message
  • Press 76 - delete message