Application Preferences

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Configuration > Application Preferences

This dialog is used to customize the application. Select the Preferences command from the Options menu to display this dialog.

 

Preferences

 

Select Action

       Select the action to perform when the 5-way Select button is pressed while on the Log View screen.

Call Details        Display the Call Details screen for the selected call log record.
Edit Note        View of edit the note for the selected call log record.
Dial        Dial the phone number of the selected call log record.
Dial Alternate        Pop up a list of all the phone numbers for the contact of the selected call log record. Select one of the numbers from the list to dial that number. This is useful if you frequently need to call a contact back on a number other than the one they called you from.

 

Phone button dials

       When this option is checked pressing the green phone button will dial the selected number. If the option is not checked pressing the green phone button will display the phone application.

 

Remember last call type filter

       Check the option to retain the last used call type filter when starting Comet.

 

Remember call list position

       Check this option to return to the last selected call when Comet is launched. If the option is not checked the most recent call will be selected.

 

Keep all notes in DayNotez

       Check this option to integrate the phone call notes with the Natara DayNotez journal database.

 

Edit note when call active

       When the Comet application is launched when a phone call is active and this option is checked the note for the phone call will be displayed. If you frequently take notes during a phone call this option will save a tap.

 

North American dialing

       When this option is checked phone numbers displayed in the Call Details view will be formatted. For example; "16185555306" would be displayed as "1-618-555-5306".

 

Display as hours and minutes

       When this option is checked the values shown on the Call Totals screen will be shown in hours and minutes as hh:mm. When unchecked the value will be in minutes only.

 

Duration (rounding options)

       This selection affects the calculation of the values shown on the call totals screen. The first three can be used to help estimate the number of minutes used on a mobile plan. The following three might be useful in client billing. The options include;

Do not round        The call durations are totalled without any modification.
1 minute minimum        Any call durations less than 1 minute are rounded up to 1 minute when added to the total.
Round up to minute        Call durations are rounded up to the next minute when added to the total.
Less than 1 minute free        Any call durations less than 1 minute are dropped. Other calls are not rounded.
First minute free        Any call durations less than 1 minute are dropped. All other calls are reduced by 1 minute.
Round to 5 minutes        Call durations are rounded up to the next 5 minute boundary when added to the total.
Round to 10 minutes        Call durations are rounded up to the next 10 minute boundary when added to the total.
Round to 15 minutes        Call durations are rounded up to the next 15 minute boundary when added to the total.