Skype for Business, formerly Lync 2013, for Windows Phone extends the power of Lync and Skype for Business to your mobile device – including voice and video over wireless, rich presence, instant messaging, meetings, and calling features from a single, easy-to-use interface.
- Notes: Unlike other Mac applications, you cannot add custom emoticons or emoticons from other applications to Lync for Mac. For a list of more emoticons that you can use in Lync for Mac, see the article Keyboard shortcuts for emoticons. To turn off emoticons, on the Lync menu, click Preferences Appearance.Under Emoticons, clear the Show emoticons in instant messages check box.
- Download apps by Microsoft Corporation, including Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPad, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Authenticator, and many more.
- This document explains how to use the Microsoft Lync interface. Use this document to assist you in using and navigating Microsoft Lync. Interface Basics and Symbols. The Lync interface contains several symbols and options to assist your use of Lync.The lower portion of the Lync window contains several different symbols that, when selected, will quickly open a different part of the Lync.
- Lync Web App is the browser-based version of Lync 2010 that allows people who don’t have a Lync account and haven’t installed the Lync client to participate in Lync meetings, using either a Windows or Macintosh operating system.
Microsoft has rebranded its unified communications client, Lync, as Skype for Business. As of January 22, 2017, if you're running Windows, you'll see the Skype for Business interface. Lync for Mac still works to access IU's UniCom service.
Both Lync for Mac and Skype for Business allow you to:
- Chat using instant messaging
- Make PC-to-PC phone calls
- Make video calls
- Share files
- Share your desktop
- See others' availability and manage the information others see about you
The capabilities of Lync are integrated with Microsoft Office applications. For more about the Windows and Mac versions, see below.
Roboform for microsoft edge browser. Before attempting to use either client with Indiana University's UniCom service, see Get started with UniCom/Skype for Business.
For an introduction to UniCom, including how-to PDFs and videos, seeUniCom.
Additional resources are available at Learn how to use UniCom.
Mac
Zsh for mac. For a list of Lync for Mac features, see the ClientComparison Table. For additional support resources, see:
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- Lyncfor Mac 2011 Deployment Guide (PDF)
- Lync for Mac Quick Tour (video)
Indiana University students, faculty, and staff can download Lync for Macfrom IUware.
Phones
IU faculty and staff can obtain Lync-compatible devices (USB devices or IP phones) by going through their department telecommunications coordinators and/or their ITPros. For more about available devices, see About office telephone equipment at IU.
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If you do not know who your telecommunications coordinator is, at IU Bloomington, call 812-856-2287; at IUPUI, call 317-274-3004. You can also email Communications Planning and Implementation.
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