1. Skype For Business

2. Topics Installing Skype Sharing and Collaboration Signing-In
Skype for Business Meetings
Skype for Business Interface
Settings
Presence Information
Help
Contact Lists
Under MICROSOFT office
Go to Microsoft site

3. Skype For Business Download:
MS Office 2013 – Skype for Business 2015
MS Office 2016 – Skype for Business 2016

4. Signing-In Signing-in
In the Sign-in address box, enter your address in the format of For example, if your name were “John Doe”, your address would be Click the Sign In button to continue..
If your workstation is joined to EAD, Skype for Business will automatically log you

5. Signing-In Non-ead joined
You will see an error appear indicating that Skype for Business has failed to log you in; this is an expected behavior that occurs because your workstation isn’t joined to EAD.
Click Delete sign-in info
You will see that the login screen has changed to display an additional field for a username. In the User name field, enter your CWL username in the format of “ead\<CWL username>”.
Enter CWL password then sign-in

6. Skype for Business Interface
User Information
Includes picture, name, presence information, location
Tabs
Contacts, Chat Rooms, Conversations, Today’s Meetings, Options
Contacts List

7. Presence Information
To change your presence, in the Skype for Business main window, click the arrow next to your status, and then select a status from the list, such as Do Not Disturb.
Set or change your presence
Presence lets other people see at a glance whether you and your contacts are currently available. Presence statuses and their meanings are as follows:
If your presence is:
It means you are:
Available*
Online and available
Be Right Back **
Away from your computer briefly
Away*,**
Logged on, but have been away from computer for a period of time
Off Work**
Not working and shouldn’t be interrupted
Busy*,**
Hard at work and shouldn’t be interrupted
In a call*
In a Skype for Business call (two-party call)
In a meeting*
In a meeting (using Skype for Business or Outlook)
In a conference call*
In a Skype for Business conference call (Skype meeting with audio)
Do Not Disturb**
Do not want to be disturbed. You will see IMs, but only if you’re both in the same Workgroup
Presenting*
Giving a presentation
Out of the Office
Set to OOF in your Outlook Calendar
Offline*
Not signed in
Unknown
Presence can’t be detected
*Set automatically for you based on your keyboard activity or Outlook calendar
** You can set your presence to this anytime you want

8. Contacts
Find someone
The quickest way to find someone via Skype for Business is to start a search by typing the person’s name, phone number, or IM address in the Search box on the Skype for Business main window. The results display automatically.
View a contact card The contact card contains details from a contact’s company directory, such as the person’s office location, phone numbers, organization, and Outlook calendar free/busy information. To see someone’s card, find the person on your Contact list or via search, point at the photo area, and then click the contact card icon.
Add a contact Your Contacts list simplifies your communications and lets you see presence and contact information for the people most important to you. Add to it anyone – inside or outside your organization – you expect to be interacting with regularly. To add a contact:
Using Skype for Business search, locate the person you want to add. (See previous section.)
Right-click the person’s listing in the search returns.
Click Add to Contact List.
Click a group to add your new contact to.
* An Exchange mailing list can also be added as contact

9. Contacts Create a group
You can set up a group for each team you work with so that you can see at a glance who is available at any given time or communicate with the entire team at once. To create a new group:
In the Skype for Business main window, click the Add a Contact button.
In the drop-down menu, click Create a New Group.
In the space that opens up at bottom of the window, type over the phrase New Group to give your group a name.
Send an IM
Use instant messaging (IM) to get in touch immediately with your available contacts.
In the Skype for Business main window, click the name or pause on the picture of the contact you want to send an IM to. (If you want to IM more than one contact, hold down the Ctrl key, and click each contact that you want to reach.)
In the display bar that appears, click the IM icon.
Type your message in the message input area at bottom of the IM window, and then hit Enter.

10. Sharing and Collaboration -IM
Switch between tabbed conversations
If you have multiple conversations, chat sessions, or meetings going on at once, Skype for Business displays them all in one place, which lets you toggle between them. Click any tab to bring that activity to the foreground.
Find a previous IM conversation
Skype for Business automatically saves your IM conversation history. To view or continue a previous IM conversation or see an IM request you may have missed:
Click the Conversations tab (on the Skype for Business main window above the Search box), then click All or Missed, depending on what you are looking for.
An Outlook window will open displaying a list of your IM conversations. Double-click the conversation that you want to view or resume.
Drag user into a current convo
Accept an IM request
Click anywhere on the picture display area of the IM request pane.

11. Sharing and Collaboration -IM
Transfer a file
Use the file transfer option to send documents to your contacts in an IM.
Double-click a contact’s name to open an IM conversation.
Drag the file from your computer onto the conversation window, or use the Attachments tab on the presentation menu.
Skype for Business sends a file transfer invitation to the recipient, and the file is sent if the invitation is accepted.
TIP: You can also drag the file onto a contact’s name, which sends a notification to the recipient to accept or decline the file transfer.
Drag user into a current convo

12. Present Share your desktop or a program
Double-click a contact’s name to start an IM session.
Click on the present (monitor) button, and:
Click Present Desktop to show all the content of your desktop.
Click Present Program, and double-click the program you want.
A sharing toolbar appears at the top of the screen and you'll be notified that you’re sharing.
To add audio, click the Phone icon.
To add video, click the Camera icon.
To end the sharing session, click Stop Sharing on the toolbar.
Give control of your sharing session to other people
You can let other people control your sharing session, contribute information, change a document, or demonstrate an application.
On the sharing bar at the top of the screen, click Give Control.
Click the name of a person under Attendees to give them access, or click Give Control Automatically, to automatically give access to anyone who requests control of your desktop.
Take back control of a sharing session
To take back control of your desktop or program, click Give Control again.
If Give Control Automatically is selected, click it to clear. To take back control from a person, click Take Back Control.

13. Present Share a whiteboard
A whiteboard is a blank page where you can type notes, draw, or import images that meeting participants can work on together.
In a conversation window, pause on the present (monitor) icon, and click More…, click Whiteboard.
Use the annotation toolset on the right side of the whiteboard, that includes items such as highlight, stamps, laser pointer, writing, and drawing tools.
Share a PowerPoint presentation
Double-click a contact’s name to start an IM session.
Click on the present (monitor) button.
Click Present PowerPoint Files…, and select the file to share.
To move the slides, click Thumbnails, then click the slide you want to show, or use the arrows at the bottom of the meeting room.
To see your presenter notes, click Notes.
Click the Annotations button on the upper-right side of the slide to open the toolbar, and use highlights, stamps, laser pointer, and so on.

14. Skype for Business Meetings
Schedule a Skype for Business Meeting
You can simply schedule a Skype for Business Meeting by using the Outlook add-in for Skype for Business.
Open your Outlook calendar and on the Home tab, click New Skype for Business Meeting.
In the meeting request, add recipients, a subject, agenda, and date/time.
The meeting request contains the meeting link and audio information that the participant can use to join the meeting or conference call.
Set meeting options
You can customize your meeting options to fit your requirements, meeting type, and the participants. For example, customize access, presenters, video sharing permissions, and so on.
In the meeting request, click Meeting Options, then click A new meeting space (I control permissions).
To control meeting access, select an option under These people don’t have to wait in the lobby.
To choose presenters, select an option under Who’s a presenter?
To mute all attendees and prevent them from sharing video, use the options under Do you want to limit participation?

15. Skype for Business Meetings
Join a Skype for Business Meeting
In the meeting request, click Join Skype Meeting or click Join Online in the meeting reminder.
On the Join Meeting Audio window, select one of the options:
Manage participants
Click on the people icon to manage participants individually or as a group.
In the Participants sidebar, right-click a person’s name and use the options to mute, unmute, remove, etc.
At the bottom you can:
Invite More People to add participants.
By clicking on the Participant
Actions button you can:
Mute Audience to eliminate background noise.
No Meeting IM to turn off IM
No Attendees Video to block attendees from starting their video.
Hide Names to hide the names on the pictures.
Everyone an Attendee if you have too many presenters.
Invite by to send invitations to additional people.
Use Skype for Business (full audio and video experience)
You can use computer audio and video with your computer’s built- in devices, or a headset and camera.
Don’t join audio
Select this if you prefer to call in to the meeting audio with a phone. Use the conference numbers and ID in the invitation to dial in.

16. Skype for Business Web Application
If you or a meeting attendee do not have a Skype for Business client, they can still join a virtual meeting via the Skype for Business Web Application. To join a virtual meeting you will need to:
Click on Join the meeting from the Outlook calendar item.
If you don’t have a Skype for Business client on your machine this link will open in your browser. You will need to download a Skype for Business plug-in for your browser to access the meeting space.
You can join as a guest or if you are a part of the organization that has arranged the meeting you can use your AD credentials to log in. (For meetings arranged by UBC be sure to include EAD\ as a prefix to your CWL username
If you join as a guest to the meeting you will be placed in a lobby waiting room, people inside the meeting will have to admit you to the meeting. After being admitted you will be an attendee to the meeting

17. Skype for Business Meetings
Recording and Play back
Skype for Business recording captures audio, video, instant messaging (IM), application sharing, PowerPoint presentations, and whiteboard.
Click in the meeting, and then click Start Recording.
Use the controls at the bottom of the meeting room to pause, resume, or stop the recording.
After the recording is stopped, Skype for Business automatically saves it in a format that plays in Windows Media Player
Click Manage Recordings after clicking and highlight the recording to play, rename or delete.
You can also click Browse to go to the location the recording and make a copy of the file to post on a shared location for others to view.

18. Skype for Business Video
Set up your video device
You need a camera to share your video, but you don’t need one to see other people’s videos.
To set up your camera
Click Options in the Skype for Business main window, then hover over Tools, then click Video Device Settings.
If you don’t see your video preview, make sure the camera is working correctly.
To adjust settings, click Camera Settings.
Start a video call
Pause on a contact’s picture and click the camera button.
An alert pops up on your contact's screen to accept your call.
When you’re in the call clicking on the camera button will stop your video. By clicking on the camera button again you will be shown a preview of your video, from there you can start it again.
TIP You can also click the camera button to add video to an IM or conference call

19. Skype for Business Video
Start a video conference
Start an ad-hoc video conference to discuss a subject that requires immediate attention.
Select many contacts by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking the names.
Right-click the selection, and click Start a Video Call.
When you start a video call, you automatically use Skype for Business computer audio.
Use the video controls to manage the conference.
Answer a video call
When someone calls you, an alert pops up on your screen.
To answer the call, click anywhere in the picture area.
Click Ignore to reject the call and send to voice mail.
Click Options to take other actions:
Reply by IM instead of video.
Answer With Audio Only if you don’t want to share your video.
Set to Do not Disturb to reject the call and avoid other calls.

20. Skype for Business Video - Controls
Use video controls and view
Click Pick a Layout, and choose an option:
Gallery View shows all the participants’ videos.
Speaker View shows the presenters’ videos.
Full screen view
Click Pop out video gallery to see the videos in a separate window.
Click Full Screen View for a large view of the videos.
Click Pop in video gallery to go back to regular view.
Manage the participants
To manage the participants, right-click their video or picture:
Mute, Unmute, or Remove the person from the meeting.
Lock the Video Spotlight locks video on the person in spotlight.
Pin to Gallery keeps a participant visible in the Gallery View.

21. Skype for Business Audio
Make a Skype for Business call (computer audio)
Pause on a contact’s picture.
Click the Phone button to call the contact using Skype for Business, or click the arrow next to the Phone button and select a number.
Call using the dial pad
Click the Number Pad icon in Skype for Business.
Click the numbers on the dial pad or type the number in the search box, then click Call.
Skype for Business calls the number just like a regular phone.
Set up your audio device
Before using Skype for Business to make a call or join a conference, set up your audio device and check the quality. You can use your computer’s mic and speakers, or plug in a headset.
Click Select Primary Device on the lower-left corner of Skype for Business, then click Audio Device Settings.
Pick your device from the Audio Device menu, and adjust Speakers and Microphone volume.

22. Skype for Business Audio
Start an unscheduled conference call
Start an ad-hoc meeting to discuss a subject that requires immediate attention.
Select the contacts by holding the Ctrl key and clicking the names.
Right-click the selection and click Start a Conference Call.
Choose how you want to start the conference call:
Skype for Business Call – Skype for Business makes the call using computer audio.
Mobile, Work, or another number – Skype for Business calls your contacts from the number you choose.
Your contacts receive a notification, and can accept or decline your invitation.

23. Skype for Business Audio
Check your voice mail
Click the Phone tab. You’ll see your messages and the caller’s info.
Pause on a voice mail message and click Play.
Click More Options, and select one of the choices, such as:
Open Item in Outlook provides more information about the call.
Delete Item deletes the voice mail from Skype for Business.
Start a Video Call with the contact.
Mark item as Read
Call the contact.
See Contact Card
You can also click View more in Outlook to open the Voice Mail folder for more info.
Use audio call controls
Pause on the phone/mic button to access the controls:
To put the call on hold, click Hold Call.
Click Mute to mute your audio.
To send the call to another number, click the Transfer Call tab, and choose one of the numbers.
To hang up, click the phone button in the conversation window.

24. Skype for Business Audio
Answer a call
When someone calls you, an alert pops up on your screen.
To answer the call, click anywhere on the picture area.
Click Ignore to reject the call and send to voice mail.
Click Options to take other actions: .
Set to Do not Disturb to reject the call and avoid other calls.
To redirect the call to a different number, click the number.
Start a conference call
Select multiple contacts by holding the Ctrl key, and clicking the names.
Right-click the selection , then click Start a Conference Call.
Choose how you want to start the conference call by selecting Skype Call or one of the numbers.

25. Room-based Connection
Connecting from a video conference room: Dial 82999, then enter the conference ID
Connecting directly to the room through Skype For Business, you would need to
enter the room’s vc address (Ex.

26. Help and Documentation
Resource Site
Microsoft Site

27. Questions?