How do you include an extension with a telephone number in the contacts app
iPhone 4, iOS 4
iPhone 4, iOS 4
From OSX daily:The easiest way to add an extension to a number is through your iPhone or add a semicolon ";" NOT a comma in Mac Address book 🙂.
Though you’ve long been able to add automatically dialed extensions to contacts on the iPhone, the newest versions of iOS handle extensionsmuch more intelligently, allowing you to create a “Dial Extension” button to any specific contact. That extension dialer can be activated manually, making the navigation of telephony menus infinitely easier, here’s how to quickly add this to a contact:
The extensions can also be added from a Mac in Contacts (Address Book) by adding a semicolon to numbers followed by an extension, just be sure to sync it through the same iCloud account or it won’t go over to the iPhone.
Anyone who frequently uses extensions to reach specific people at an office, or anyone who has battled an automated phone system knows how useful this can be. You can even set a string of numbers, though the Dial button remains the same.
A new record. You're over two and a half years late. Always look at dates on posts. 😉
Hey I just cut and pasted as none of the replies relating to the question were accurate: it is not a comma which will not achieve the desired effect--- but a semi colon and no comments even mentioned the great feature on the iPhone which gives you other options (such as wait or pause) or enter it (a sem-colon) manually in iCal. I was only looking yesterday as I was adding in yet another extension in calendar, Googled and saw the forums suggesting a comma use which I knew did not work. Within a few minutes, I found the correct answer in OSX daily so I thought I would be kind enough to disseminate the information to the forums which I also signed up for yesterday - hence level O and no points. You should give me points a) for finding the correct information b) doing so within minutes c) signing up solely to relay the accurate information as the information was incorrect for OSX and d) adding it on all unarchived queries so anyone doing a Google search would go to the most current response and actually get accurate information. Maybe that is a new record... in accuracy and speed.
Finally I have to ask- you did not participate or help in this forum so what are you doing- looking at it and replying as such?⚠
Thank you. This information was very helpful.
Glad it was useful... thanks for your reply.
How do you include an extension with a telephone number in the contacts app