1. Brief Users Guide: Skype for business
By: Brogan Holmes
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This Brief Users Guide for Skype is adapted for use from the University of Detroit Mercy IT Department Skype Training Handout.

2. Skype for Business, formerly known as Microsoft Lync Server
Unified communications (UC) platform
Integrates common channels of business communication and online meetings
instant messaging (IM), presence, voice over IP (VoIP), voic , file transfers, video conferencing, web conferencing and  .
What is it?

3. Getting skype for business
Log on to office365
Settings (office 365)
Software
Skype for business
Getting skype for business

4. Virtual office door

5. Add contact holmesba@udmercy.edu
Go to the home profile page and hit the + button (shown in the picture below)
Hit add a contact not in my organization
Type in an address you would like to add
Add contact

6. Starting a call Click on contact – then click the phone button
Right click on the name and click call, send IM, or start a video call (Picture on the right).
Starting a call

7. Answering a call An alert will pop up
Click any part of the photo to answer
Click ignore to deny a call
Wanting to instant message (IM)? Click options when someone is calling – click Reply by IM
Options also includes a do not disturb button
Answering a call

8. In the meeting pane, click the + button or, in the participants pane, click invite more people
Select a name from your contacts or type in a name/phone number in the search box
Inviting others

9. Audio call controls To put a call on hold, click the hold button
To mute your audio, click the Mic button in the conversation window
To end the call, click the red phone button in the conversation window
Audio call controls

10. Sharing and collaboration

11. In the meeting window click the present button (Right Picture)
Click present desktop or present program
A now presenting tab will appear on the screen
To stop sharing, click stop presenting on the bar at the top of the screen or at the top of the conversation window
Sharing your desktop

12. Share a PowerPoint presentation
In the meeting window, click the present button
Click present PowerPoint files
Find the file, double click or press ok
Share a PowerPoint presentation

13. In the meeting window, click the present button
Click Add attachment
Find the file and double click or press ok
Share a file or picture

14. Share a whiteboard, poll, Q&A
In the conversation window, click the present button
Then click more
Then click whiteboard or poll or Q&A
Share a whiteboard, poll, Q&A

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