Chapter 4: Using Advanced Features; Using Buddy Lists; Updating Your Status - Polycom VVX 500 User Manual

Chapter 4: Using Advanced Features

Now that you've mastered the basic features of your phone, you'll want to learn about all the other
interesting and powerful features that your phone has to offer.
This chapter shows you how to:
• Manage Buddies
Note: Feature Availability
Your phone may not support all of the features described in this chapter. Check with your system
administrator to find out which features are available on your phone.

Using Buddy Lists

A Buddy list is a list of users/devices whose status—or presence—you can monitor. Users update their
presence setting, such as Be right back, Out to lunch, or Busy, and you can view their status in real time
from your Buddy list. You can also view your buddies' status from Lines view and Home view, if your
buddy is a favorite.
In this section, you'll learn how to:
• Update your presence status
• Set up and manage a Buddy list
• Block people from monitoring your status
• Monitor your buddies from your phone

Updating Your Status

Update your status so that other people can monitor your status from their phones. When you update
your status, your status is automatically sent to the people watching you.
You can update your status to one of the following:
• Online
• Busy
• Be right back
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