Phone BasicsSection 2A. Phone Basics 33Using Abbreviated DialingAbbreviated Dialing is similar to speed dialing. You canuse either of the following abbreviated dialing features. Contacts Match – Retrieve any number saved in yourContacts by entering only the last four to six digits ofthe number. Abbreviated Dialing – Prepend the first five or six digits(for example, the area code and prefix) to any four orfive digits you enter. Press to dial the resultingnumber.To place a call using Contacts Match Abbreviated Dialing:1. Enter the last four to six digits of a Contacts entry’sphone number.2. Press to call the displayed number. If there is more than one matched number in yourContacts, the Abbrev. Dial list displays. Select thename you want to call from the list, and thenpress to place a call.To place a call using Prepend Abbreviated Dialing:1. Enter the last four to five digits of the number.2. Select the Abbrev. Dial entry from the screen andpress .Dialing From the Contacts List1. Highlight and press > Contacts.– or –Press Contacts (right softkey) from the main menu.2. Select the entry you want to call and press todial the entry’s default phone number.– or –To dial another number from the same entry, selectthe name, press , and then select a numberand press .Note You must first activate the Call Match and/orAbbreviated Dialing Settings to use these features.For more information, see “Setting AbbreviatedDialing” on page 63.Boost M540.book Page 33 Friday, March 26, 2010 12:53 PM
