Using headset to call outlook contact

[Chris]

I have a compaq pc running xp and office xp pro. I what
to be able to make phone calls to contacts in outlook by
using my modem and the phone line contected to it. I also
have a headset pluged into my sound card. How do I do
this? I currently can get it to dial the number but i
dont hear anything in the headset.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

IIRC, you will need to pick up the actual telephone handset to make calls.
Talkworks pro (discontinued from Symantec) used to handle this by default.
You might want to google it to see if there is any substitute application.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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Chris <[email protected]> typed:
| I have a compaq pc running xp and office xp pro. I what
| to be able to make phone calls to contacts in outlook by
| using my modem and the phone line contected to it. I also
| have a headset pluged into my sound card. How do I do
| this? I currently can get it to dial the number but i
| dont hear anything in the headset.

 

[Dave Bowman]

IIRC, you will need to pick up the actual telephone handset to make
calls. Talkworks pro (discontinued from Symantec) used to handle this
by default. You might want to google it to see if there is any
substitute application.

No good replacement I know of, Millie, and they'll have to pry my copy out
of my cold dead hands.