# Call from anywhere

Start a call with any user directly from the avatar menu. No need to navigate to a conversation first; call while working on files, tasks, or other activities!

## Accessing the call menu

1.  Click on a user's avatar from any app in your Nextcloud workspace to open a menu
2.  Select `Call {user}`
3.  A direct call is initiated immediately in a floating window

![Nextcloud contacts menu with call actions](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/call-anywhere-initiate.png)

![Floating Talk call in Files app](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/call-anywhere-floating.png)

### Best Practices

- **Check availability**: Check user status to see whether people are available before calling
- **Respect preferences**: Some may prefer messages over calls. Could this have been an e-mail?
- **Switch to groups**: Create a dedicated conversation for multi-user discussions

See also:

- [Joining a call](/link/843)
- [Conversations](/link/837)
- [Open conversations](/link/840)