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The VICIdial soundboard Audio Store requirement

Why every VICIdial soundboard button needs its Audio Filename present in the Audio Store, and how the filename field works.

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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 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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VICIdial soundboard button types explained

The four Type values for a VICIdial soundboard entry, what each one does on the agent screen, and how head2r spans columns.

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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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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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How to add a logo to the VICIdial screen

How to add a custom logo to the VICIdial admin and agent screens, including the right image size, format, and where it appears after login.

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How to let agents pick their language in VICIdial

Give VICIdial agents the option to choose their screen language at login, and learn the other places a user's language can be set.

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VICIdial screen label ID rules explained

The Label ID for a VICIdial screen label has strict rules: 2 to 20 characters, no spaces, no special characters.

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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 export VICIdial translations

Export VICIdial language phrases to hand off to a translator or back up your work, using the three Export Action modes.

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VICIdial soundboard layout options explained

How the default and columns layout options arrange the buttons on a VICIdial agent soundboard, and when to pick each one.

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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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What "Agent Selectable" does on a VICIdial status

Agent Selectable decides whether a VICIdial status appears as a pickable disposition on the agent screen. Here is exactly what it controls.

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How to add a screen label template in VICIdial

A step-by-step walkthrough for creating a new screen label template and attaching it to a VICIdial campaign.

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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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What are VICIdial screen labels?

Screen labels let you rename, hide, or lock the default agent screen fields on a per-campaign basis in VICIdial.

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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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Setting the VICIdial menu background color

How to set the VICIdial menu background hex color so the sidebar reads cleanly with its white text, plus the right default to start from.

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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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How to hide a field on the VICIdial agent screen

Set a field label to ---HIDE--- on a VICIdial screen label template to remove both the label and the field from the agent screen.

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VICIdial standard row background colors explained

What the five VICIdial standard row background colors do, their defaults, and why Standard Row 5 sits behind the agent logo after login.

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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 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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