Just got U-verse today, how do I set up speed dialing on my phone, I had it with the ATT service, but it does not work with the UVerse

Question

OK - I looked at the manual & see they made it major project. Instead of simply assigning tel numbers to each of the dialing digits, you have to build a directory record first, then you can assign the directory record to a dialing digit.
Looks like the simple part is using it  - just press and hold the digit to dial the whole number.
So, it will take 40 minutes or so to break down the steps in understandable prose. It is too late to start now & i have a vet appointment in the am. All day is kind of full. But, I will try to do it tomorrow (thurs the 18th)

Answer 1

Seemed like there should be a speed dial, so I did  a search & found the cure is worse than the disease -
Dial from your phone
Make calls directly from your existing touch-tone home phone:
Local calls: Dial the 7- or 10-digit phone number.
Long distance calls: Dial 1 + area code + 7-digit phone number.
International calls: Dial 011 + country code + 7-digit phone number.
Dial online from your myAT&T account
Call from your online Address Book or Call History, which shows a list of up to 100 of your most recent call records sorted by date and time:
Log in to myAT&T. Don't have a myAT&T login? Register today!
From the I want to menu, select Manage my plans and services and then Manage my phone features.
Your U-verse portal will open and a Make a Call box will appear on the left side of the page.
Enter a number to dial or select a number from your Call History or Address Book.
Specify whether you'd like to activate/deactivate Caller ID Blocking and Call Waiting for the call.
Select Place Call.
When your home phone rings, pick it up to place your call.
Important Note
To find numbers in the Call History, you can also sort numbers by missed, answered, outgoing, name, length of call, or type, or search for a specific call.
Dial from your U-verse TV
With U-verse TV, you can view a list of up to 100 of your most recent incoming call records by date and time on your TV screen. Use your U-verse TV remote to tune to your Call History and return calls with the press of a button.
Tune to Channel 9900 using your U-verse TV remote.
Select a U-verse Voice phone number on screen.
Press OK to view a log of answered and missed calls. You can sort by name, date, and phone number.
Scroll using the arrows.
Select a number and press OK to return a call.
Select Call and press OK.
When your home phone rings, pick it up to place your call.
You can have a call list accesed from a browser.
You can call back a historical call from the browser or TV.
https://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB401002