{"id":752,"date":"2026-10-12T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/dialer-dial-modes\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:09:05","slug":"dialer-dial-modes","status":"publish","type":"rd_doc","link":"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/help\/dialer\/dialer-dial-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview or predictive dialing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What it is<\/h2>\n<p>Each campaign dials in one of two modes. <strong>Preview<\/strong> hands you one record at a time: you read it, then decide to call it or set it aside. It always runs at one line. <strong>Predictive<\/strong> lets RealDialer place the calls, up to your plan&#8217;s lines, and bridges the first live answer to you.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to find it<\/h2>\n<p>Dialer &gt; Preferences &gt; How this campaign dials<\/p>\n<h2>Steps<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>Dialer<\/strong>, pick a campaign and go to step 3.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>How this campaign dials<\/strong>, press <strong>Preview<\/strong> or <strong>Predictive<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-dialer-dial-modes-1.webp?v=1791835744\" alt=\"Step 3 Preferences: under How this campaign dials, press Preview or Predictive.\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Step 3 Preferences: under How this campaign dials, press Preview or Predictive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>The choice saves to that campaign straight away. Pick your lines if you chose predictive.<\/li>\n<li>You can also set it in <strong>Campaigns<\/strong>: open the campaign, press <strong>Edit<\/strong> and use the <strong>How it dials<\/strong> box. A new campaign has the same box.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"rd-shot rd-shot-howto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realdialer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/realdialer-help-howto-dialer-dial-modes-2.webp?v=1791835745\" alt=\"Campaigns &gt; open a campaign &gt; Edit: the How it dials box sets the same thing.\" width=\"1440\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Campaigns &gt; open a campaign &gt; Edit: the How it dials box sets the same thing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The mode belongs to the campaign. Changing it does not touch your other campaigns, and you can change it any time.<\/li>\n<li>A campaign with no mode of its own follows your account default.<\/li>\n<li>Predictive is open from your first day. There is nothing to earn first.<\/li>\n<li>If click to dial only is on for the account or for that campaign, predictive is not available and the button says <strong>Held by click to dial<\/strong>. Turn it off in Settings, Compliance, Click to dial.<\/li>\n<li>In both modes every calling hour, attempt limit and do not call check still runs when a call is placed.<\/li>\n<li>Your results, notes and the result popup work the same way in both modes. In preview the result is chosen in a card under the call, and saving it brings up your next record.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each campaign dials in one of two modes. Preview hands you one record at a time: you read it, then decide to call it or set it aside. It always runs at one line. 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