After installing the CoMo for Nokia client, the first thing you need to do to successfully sign-in is to get the configuration settings fields correct in the settings dialog. We've received a number of questions on what value should be used for the “Server...

Are there experts in your enterprise that would like to share their knowledge? Do you find yourself trying to find the right person to answer a particular question? IM an Expert for Lync Server 2010 can help connect experts in an organization with those...

Introducing the new and improved Contact List The contact list is one of the most important components of the Lync experience. In the latest version of Lync, we have made a bunch of enhancements to the contact list to help you stay connected your contacts...

We have found our new home on TechNet! This blog is still your source for great information on all Lync Client products directly from the Lync Client engineering team. All the articles that were hosted on our old blog site have been migrated over so you...

Lync 2013 offers a clean new look to help you communicate quickly and easily. You’ll also notice new features like persistent chat rooms, shared notes, and mobility that help you adapt Lync to your own personal workflow whether you’re in the office, at...

By Jason Lewis, Program Manager, Lync Mobile Team Last month at Lync Conference we showed our Lync 2013 mobile clients and shared that the apps for Windows Phone and iOS would be available in March. Today, I’m excited to share that the Windows Phone app...

By BJ Haberkorn, Director Lync Product Marketing We are thrilled to announce the availability of Lync-Skype connectivity for Lync customers around the world. This marks our first important step in extending Lync’s unified communications capabilities...

Below are the shortcut keys that can be used irrespective of which window has focus. Table 1: Global Hotkeys Shortcut key Description Windows Key + Q Brings Lync main window to foreground ...

Thanks to everyone who has downloaded our new Windows Store Lync app! Lots of people are loving it, but we’ve seen feedback that some people are having trouble getting signed in. If you are having problems signing-in, please take a look at the information...

By Jason Lewis, Program Manager, Lync Mobile Team We have been seeing some feedback asking “Why is Lync 2013 Mobile asking me to use Lync 2010?”  The short answer is your Lync Server does not support Lync 2013 Mobile apps, you will need to continue...

“If only someone would build Lync for a conference room” Lync is at the center of one of the biggest transformations in the way we work since the advent of the PC. The workforce is more distributed, with more flexible working hours and...

by Brian Crum Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Lync We’re always interested in seeing how Lync is used and viewed by others – it’s how we continue to focus on delivering the best UC experience possible. There’s a number...

We wanted to let all of our blog readers know that the engineering team has signed off on the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build of Lync 2013, as-of today, October 11th, 2012! General availability is planned for the first quarter of 2013. Starting October...

Introduction Accessibility was an important consideration we put our efforts into during Lync 2010 development. In addition to helping our customers with disabilities, these improvements also bring about broad usability enhancements in the product...

In Lync 2013, as with the rest of the content, you can find program, monitor and desktop sharing options under the monitor icon. Here you can initiate a new session or quickly switch to recently presented content, listed conveniently in the same menu...

[Originally posted Fri Aug 24, 2012. UPDATED Tue Sep 18, 2012. Snom UC600 and Plantronics Calisto 800 series added to supported devices.] One of the most requested features for Lync for Mac 2011 is better device support. In the Windows client, any...

Now that you know the power of chat rooms. It is time to create one. Creating one will allow you to collaborate with the people who are important to you. You will be able to create a chat room if your Lync policy allows this. This policy is usually setup...

In our busy work world, it is important to stay in touch with your colleagues, customers, and others.  With Microsoft Lync 2010 for mobile devices, you can keep Lync in your pocket and stay connected no matter where you are.  Being ‘always on...

Beginning this month, Microsoft will start helping Windows Live Messenger (WLM) users move to Skype, en route to eventually retiring WLM. Lync customers who are using federation with WLM will be mostly uninterrupted by this change but should be aware...

By Blake Shepard, Senior Business Planner, Lync On February 19 th Tony Bates, President of Microsoft’s Skype Division, announced in the keynote address at the Lync Conference and also in a blog post that Lync-Skype Connectivity for presence,...

The Lync team is happy to introduce the next update of Lync 2010 for iPad. This update enhances the Lync Meeting experience by bringing the ability to view uploaded Microsoft PowerPoint presentations within a scheduled Lync Meeting, as well as view the...

As most of you know, earlier in the year we released Lync 2010 for Windows Phone , iPhone , iPad and Android .  What you probably also know is that we did not blog much about the releases… well that’s about to change.  From this point on this...

Dear Mr. Presence, Microsoft Lync has a great status note that I can set to let others know about my status. Often times, though, I just want to know what is going on with others in my team. Is there a way to view everyone’s note, with the most...

As Rajesh mentioned earlier, Office Communicator 2007 R2 packs more than its name. You can see quite a few enhancements in the Instant Message area as well. One of these enhancements is the improved support for IM rich text and HTML clipboard operations...

By Shelly Marston, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Lync In my role on the Lync Marketing team, I look after Lync Meetings — audio, video, and web conferencing — and the video workload. So I was particularly attentive in Tony Bates’...