Sams teach yourself Google Voice in 10 Minutes

Introduction

What's in This Book

What You'll Need

Conventions Used in This Book

Where to Go From Here

1. Welcome to Google Voice

What's in Google Voice?

How Google Voice Works

Summary

2. Signing Up and Getting Started

Requesting an Invitation

Congratulations! You've Been Invited!

Setting Up Your Google Voice Account

Signing Up for a Google Voice Phone Number

Signing Up for Google Voice with an Existing Mobile Phone Number

The Google Voice Inbox

Inviting Others to Google Voice

Adding Phones to Google Voice

Removing Phones from Google Voice

Converting a Google Voice Mobile Account to a Full Google Voice Account

Using Keyboard Shortcuts

Summary

3. Making a Call

Making Google Voice Calls

Working with Contacts

Summary

4. Answering a Call

Receiving Calls

Screening Your Calls with Listenln

Recording a Call

Forwarding Calls

Avoiding Unwanted Calls

Summary

5. Using Voicemail

Welcome to Google Voicemail

Receiving Voicemail on the Web

Receiving Voicemail on a Phone

Recording a Greeting

Adding Notes to Voicemail

Sharing Your Voicemail

Sending All Calls to Voicemail

Turning Off Transcriptions

Summary

6. Working with Contacts and Groups

Personalizing Contacts

All About Groups

Summary

7. Text Messaging

Sending a Text Message

Receiving Text Messages

What's That 406 Area Code?

Blocking Unwanted Text Messages

Reporting Text Messages as Spam

Summary

8. Going Mobile

Getting Calls on a Mobile Phone

Making Calls from a Mobile Phone

Using the Google Voice Mobile Site

Summary

9. Billing and International Calls

Making International Calls

Billing

Summary

10. Troubleshooting Google Voice

Making It Easier for Others to Call You

Solving Access Issues

Fixing Voicemail and SMS Issues

Troubleshooting Call Issues

Posting to the Help Forum

Emailing Google Voice

Summary

Index