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Lync is an enterprise-ready unified communications platform. With Lync, users can keep track of their contacts availability; send an IM; start or join an audio, video, or web conference; or make a phone call—all through a consistent, familiar interface. Lync is built to fully integrate with Microsoft Office.

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Skype tabbed conversation navigation panel narrow out, how can I resize it?

Not sure if it's only within this company, but whenever I have multiple conversations tabulated on a left navigation panel, and if I resize skype window, that navigation panel Skype tabbed ...
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Lync 2013 - When I close 1 window, all windows close

When an IM conversation is finished, I close the conversation. Formerly, only one conversation window would shut down but now all of them close when I click on the x to close one. I have looked at the ...
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What does a light blue Lync presence indicate?

When viewing a user's Lync presence in Office applications, we sometimes see a light blue icon instead of the normal colors. Since I know that white is what happens when the presence isn't available, ...
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Why Microsoft Lync/Skype for Business creates a different chat each time I have to chat with a person?

I have been using Lync for about 2 years now at work however this thing where it creates a new chat each time I wanna communicate with same person is horrible. It makes searching something in it seems ...
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Calendar icon is went missing in Skype for Business 2015

calendar icon is missing in Lync AKA Skype for Business 2015. Windows 7 64bit enterprise. Part of Office 2013. Steps I tried: Cleaned Lync cache "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\...
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Intermittent error message in Skype for Business

I am getting an intermittent error message when running Skype for Business and Outlook at the same time. The diaglogue is titled "Microsoft Outlook" and the content is "We're sorry, but Microsoft ...
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Skype for business: is there anyway to make chat rooms function more like Slack?

Is there anyway to set up chatrooms in Skype for business (previously Lync) so that they are sticky (always open) and will notify all the members when a new message is written? Something like writing @...
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Lync 2013 no audio device without webcam

Hope someone has a solution to this. Let me describe the issue, I work at a company where we have Cisco MX300 G2 meeting room screens, those screens has built in speakers and works fine with the ...
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How to share desktop automatically?

Every morning we use Lync 2013 (recently rebranded Skype for Business) to join a meeting (in the calendars tab). Always I want to share my desktop and use my webcam. Right now this takes about 10 ...
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Difference between Lync Basic and Lync Regular when upgraded to Skype for business

I have 10 workstations that had Lync Basic, and 10 workstations that had the full Lync client. Now that I deployed patches, they are both Skype For Business. Is there any difference between the ...
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How do I change the sound Lync makes when a new message comes in?

I'm using "Skype for Business (Lync)" at work for communications. I went to its "Ringtones and Sounds" options page, which has a button labelled "Sound Settings". I go there, and set a new sound for "...
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SIP address for group chat in Lync

For opening the chat window with Microsoft Lync, we can call either Lync SIP:[email protected] or SIP:[email protected] However I am looking for single command for open a group chat. It can be ...
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(Windows 8.1) Launch a specific software if IP address is 192.168.49.*

I know there's is a way to launch an executable when specific condition are met, but i'm not familiar with programming. Is there a way to launch a software, in my case Skype For Business if my local ...
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How do I join a Lync/Skype for business online meeting without a microphone?

The meeting is a presentation rather than a conference call and therefore no microphone is needed to provide feedback. Joining the call results in a Lync/Skype For Business error that there is no ...
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Add a language to spellcheck in Lync

I'm working with Lync and I quite often write message in French & English. My messages are spell-checked well in French but I can't do the same for English. Is there a way to add a language for ...
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