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Operator writing, sorted newest first.

How to translate the VICIdial agent screen

Translate the VICIdial agent screen by creating a Language, populating agent phrases, and supplying your own translated text.

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How to write a rebuttal script your agents will actually read

Build short, scannable objection-handling rebuttals into your VICIdial Script Text so agents have a ready answer mid-call.

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How to add a language in VICIdial

A field-by-field walkthrough of adding a new Language in VICIdial, from the Language ID rules to setting Active to Y.

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How to wire a soundboard to a VICIdial script

A soundboard only appears to agents once you embed it in a script. Here is the iframe snippet and how the soundboard_id ties the two together.

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How to add audio buttons to a VICIdial soundboard

Audio buttons are the heart of a VICIdial soundboard. Here is how to add each one with its filename, name, rank, type, and level.

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How to add a screen color template in VICIdial

Step-by-step instructions for adding a new screen color template in VICIdial, including the ID rules, hex defaults, and logo field.

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VICIdial soundboard Rank and Horz explained

How the Rank and Horz fields set the vertical and horizontal order of buttons on a VICIdial agent soundboard.

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The VICIdial soundboard Audio Display field explained

What FILE, NAME, and HIDENUMBERS do in the VICIdial soundboard Audio Display field, and how to combine them for clear buttons.

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How to modify a VICIdial status

How to safely modify an existing VICIdial system status, what each flag changes, and why edits ripple across every campaign.

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How to make a VICIdial agent field required

Force agents to fill a lead field on every call before they can hang up, using the REQUIRED option on a VICIdial screen label.

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The VICIdial soundboard API user explained

The soundboard API user is the account that actually triggers a VICIdial soundboard's audio. Here is why it should be a dedicated, reduced-permission user.

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What the human_answered flag does on a VICIdial status

The human_answered flag on a VICIdial status feeds your drop percentage math. Here is exactly what setting it to Y changes.

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How to rename agent screen fields in VICIdial

Rename the default agent screen fields in VICIdial by typing new wording into the 19 field labels on a screen label template.

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VICIdial web logo upload rules

The exact VICIdial web logo upload rules: filename prefix, images directory, supported formats, and the 170x45 standard size.

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When to use a disclaimer soundboard in VICIdial

A disclaimer soundboard plays exact, approved legal or contractual wording on demand. Here is when a recorded disclaimer beats reading from a script.

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How to add an agent soundboard in VICIdial

A step-by-step walkthrough of adding a new agent audio soundboard in VICIdial, from the Soundboard ID through the API credentials and Active flag.

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Setting the VICIdial frame background color

How to set the VICIdial frame background hex color, why it must stay light for black text, and the D9E6FE default to start from.

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How "Hide Label in Call Logs" works in VICIdial

Hiding a field on the agent screen does not hide it in the agent call logs unless you set Hide Label in Call Logs to Y.

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What the Sale flag on a status does to your reports

The Sale flag on a VICIdial status decides whether that disposition counts toward total sales in your reports. Here is how it works.

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How to add a custom disposition in VICIdial

A step-by-step guide to adding a custom agent disposition in VICIdial using the System Statuses screen and its flags.

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VICIdial alternate row background colors explained

What VICIdial alternate row background colors are for, their green defaults, and how they differentiate sections from the standard rows.

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How to populate VICIdial language phrases

The Populate Language option seeds a new VICIdial language with agent, admin, or all gathered phrases so you are not translating from a blank slate.

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How to reword phrases on the VICIdial agent screen

Use a VICIdial Language to reword just the agent screen phrases your team finds confusing, without touching the rest of the interface.

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Finding which campaigns use a VICIdial screen label

The Campaigns Using This Screen Label list shows every campaign currently assigned a given screen label so you can edit it safely.

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