Calling in Captivated

Captivated supports both inbound call forwarding and outbound calling. These features allow your business to manage calls associated with your Captivated texting lines while keeping personal mobile numbers private.

Feature	What It Does
Call Forwarding	Forwards inbound calls made to a Captivated text line to a designated phone number
Outbound Calling	Allows a User to call a contact through Captivated while displaying the business number as the caller ID

Call Forwarding Video Walkthrough

Call Forwarding

If Captivated has provided your business with a designated texting line, an Administrator should configure call forwarding so that customers who call the texting number are directed to the appropriate phone number.

When someone calls the Captivated text line, the call will automatically forward to the number entered in the Forward Inbound Calls To field.

Calls can only be forwarded to one U.S. phone number at a time. An Administrator can update the forwarding number whenever needed.

For example, if your organization rotates after-hours or on-call responsibilities, an Administrator can update the forwarding number to route calls to the appropriate person.

Set Up Call Forwarding

1. Navigate to Administration → Channels.
2. Locate the channel you want to configure.
3. Select Edit Channel.
4. Enter the appropriate phone number in Forward Inbound Calls To.
5. Select Save.

Once saved, the channel details will display the number where inbound calls are being forwarded.

If your organization changes the phone number receiving inbound calls, remember to update the forwarding number in the channel settings.

Outbound Calling

Captivated’s outbound calling feature allows you to call a contact directly from a Captivated conversation.

This can be used whether Captivated has text-enabled an existing business landline or your business uses a dedicated Captivated texting line.

When you initiate an outbound call:

1. Captivated first calls the personal mobile number listed in your profile.
2. Answer the incoming call.
3. Captivated then connects the call to your customer.
4. The business number displays as the caller ID to the customer rather than your personal mobile number.

This allows you to make business calls using your personal phone without sharing your personal number with the customer.

Make an Outbound Call

From the conversation with the contact:

1. Select the more menu below the message field.
2. Choose Call Contact.
3. Captivated will call the mobile number associated with your profile.
4. Answer the call.
5. Captivated will then connect you to the contact.

Make sure your phone isn’t configured to automatically silence or block unknown callers. You must be able to answer the initial call from Captivated for the outbound call to connect.

Add Your Mobile Number

To make outbound calls from Captivated, your personal cell phone number must be entered in the Mobile Phone Number field of your profile.

Navigate to your avatar → My Profile and enter your personal cell phone number in the appropriate field.

Your personal mobile number is used to connect the outbound call. The customer sees the business number as the caller ID, not your personal mobile number.

Voice Usage

Administrators can review the account’s voice minute usage from Account Usage.

Don’t See the Call Contact Option?

If Call Contact isn’t available in your conversation menu, the feature may not be enabled for your organization.

Contact Captivated Support using the Support option in the left-hand menu for assistance.