BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Conference call meetings

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Conference call meetings

About conference calls

You can create two types of conference calls with your BlackBerry® device. If your organization or a conferencing service has

provided you with a conference call bridge number, you can create conference call meetings in the calendar on your device or

computer. Conference call meetings allow participants who have a BlackBerry device to enter the conference call meeting with

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a one-touch Join Now option, if this feature is supported on their device, so that they do not have to dial the conference call

bridge number and access codes. If you do not have a conference call bridge number, you can create a conference call by

calling other contacts and joining the calls together.

Create a conference call meeting from your device

To perform this task, you must be the meeting organizer. If you are not the meeting organizer, you can create a conference call

meeting on behalf of another person from your computer.

1. In a meeting, select the Conference call check box.
2. Type the information for the conference call.
3. Press the

key > Save.

Create a conference call meeting from your computer

To perform this task, you must be the meeting organizer or be creating the meeting on behalf of the meeting organizer. For

information about creating meetings on behalf of another person, see the documentation for the email application on your

computer.
You can create a conference call meeting from your computer that your BlackBerry® device recognizes. When the conference
call meeting starts, participants who have a BlackBerry device can enter the conference call meeting with the Join Now option,
if their device supports this feature.
1. In the meeting notes, or in the meeting location field, type CCP: and the participant conference call bridge number. Do not

include spaces.

2. Type a lowercase x. Do not include spaces before or after the x.
3. Type the participant access code. Type a space after the participant access code.
4. Type CCM: and the moderator conference call bridge number. Do not include spaces.
5. Type a lowercase x. Do not include spaces before or after the x.
6. Type the moderator access code. Type a space after the moderator access code.

Example
If the participant and moderator conference call bridge number is 1-800-555-5555, the moderator access code is 55555#, and
the participant access code is 55551#, type CCP:18005555555x55555# CCM:18005555555x55551#, followed by a space.

Enter a conference call meeting

Do one of the following:

• In a meeting notification, click Join Now.
• In the calendar, highlight the meeting. Press the

key > Join Now.

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Save your conference call information

You can save your conference call information so that it is added to the conference call fields automatically when you create a
conference call meeting from your BlackBerry® device.
1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon.
2. Press the

key > Options > Conference Calling.

3. Type your conference call information.
4. Press the

key > Save.