Lync Team Blog

Cool Tip of the Day 59: Get Started With Office Communicator 2007 R2 Phone and Video

For audio (phone) conferencing, you need a headset, or speaker and microphone, or USB audio device...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/24/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 58: Instant Messaging

In Microsoft® Office Communicator for Java, to send an instant message to someone who is in your...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/23/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 57: Manage Your Contacts and Contact Lists

In Microsoft® Office Communicator for Java, once you sign, the updates to show retrieving...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/22/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 56: Settings

In Microsoft® Office Communicator for Java, the settings page has three tabs: General, Calling...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/21/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 55: Signing In and Setting Up Your PIN

In Microsoft® Office Communicator for Java, the main window is divided into the Conversation...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/20/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 54: Sending and Receiving Instant Messages

With Microsoft® Office Communicator Mobile you can send and receive instant messages with the...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/17/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 52: About Automatic Presence Status

Microsoft® Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2 can automatically set your presence status by...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/13/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 51: Manage Your Own Presence Status

Microsoft® Office Communicator provides a set of personal presence attributes that you can...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/09/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 50: Change a Contact’s Access Level

With Microsoft® Office Communicator Mobile, you can control the type and amount of your presence...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/08/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 49: Finding/Adding Someone

With Microsoft® Office Communicator Mobile 2007 R2, you can search for someone by e-mail name,...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/06/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 48: Schedule a Conference with Advanced Options

By default, with Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2, anyone with the conference...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/02/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 47: Schedule a Conference Call

Open Microsoft® Office Outlook® (make sure conferencing Add-in is installed), click...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 07/01/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 46: Installing the Conferencing Add-In

Before you can schedule a conference using Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 that...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/30/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 45: Invite Others to Your Own Reservationless Conference Call

Sign in to the Dial-in Conference Information page using one of the methods described...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/29/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 44: Create a PIN

With Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2, you must have a PIN to join a conference...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/25/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 43: Join a Conference Call

If you have been invited to a conference call or a Microsoft® Office Live Meeting, you can...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/24/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 42: Consulting Before the Transfer

You can consult with the person you want to take the transfer before the transfer is made in...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/23/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 41: Transfer a Call or Instant Message

To transfer a call or instant message in Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/22/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 32: Set Message Notifications And Use Short Keys

To set message notifications and shortcut keys using Microsoft® Office Communications Server...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/19/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 40: Search for a Contact

You can search for a contact in Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant, by...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/19/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 39: Adding Contacts During a Conference Call

To add contacts during a conference call in Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/18/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 38: Make a Conference Call

To make a conference call in Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant, do the...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/17/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 37: Redirect a Call

In Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant, if you get another call during a...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/16/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 36: Take Notes During A Call

To take notes during a call in Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant, do the...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/15/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 35: Make an Outgoing Call

In Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant, to call someone in your Contact...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/12/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 34: Answering an Incoming Call

In Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant, when someone calls you, an alert...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/11/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 33: Navigate the Main Window

The main window in Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant is divided into the...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/10/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 31: Customize Chat Room Display

To customize Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat, do the following:...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/08/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 30: Instant Message

To instant message using Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat, do the...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/05/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 28: Join, Create and Open a Chat Room

To join a chat room using Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat, do the...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/04/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 29: Search Chat History, Contacts and Create a Folder or Filter

To search chat history, contacts and create a folder or a filter using Microsoft® Office...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/04/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 26: Share Your Desktop

You can share your desktop with others, including users who do not have the 2007 R2 version of...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/02/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 27: Give Control of a Shared Desktop

You can give control of your shared desktop to another user. The participant in the desktop sharing...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/02/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 25: Start an Audio Conference Call

Audio conference calls must include a minimum of three participants, including yourself. You can use...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 06/01/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 24: Control Your Phone with Communicator Web Access

In the 2007 R2 version of Microsoft® Office Communicator Web Access, when you receive a toast...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/28/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 23: Start a New Conversation or Conference

You can start a conversation or conference, and then add participants by inviting them as described...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/27/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 21: Send an Instant Message

To send an Instant Message using the 2007 R2 version of Microsoft® Office Communicator Web...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/26/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 22: Invite New Participants to a Conversation

You can invite as many as 31 other people to the same instant messaging conference using the 2007 R2...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/24/2009

Demystifying Device Setup – My Top 10 Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 (aka Communicator) has made it easier to work with a variety...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/18/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 20: View a Contact’s Status and Contact Information

The status icon displays a contact’s availability. The contact card provides additional status...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/15/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 19: Manually Set Your Presence Status

Presence status enables you to manage and display availability, activity, and contact information....

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/14/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 18: Add a Contact to the Contact List

You can use the 2007 R2 version of Microsoft® Office Communicator Web Access to add users both...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/13/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 17: Share Your Desktop

In Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 R2, you can share your desktop with other participants,...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/12/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 16: Receive an Instant Message

In Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 R2, when a contact sends you an instant message...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/11/2009

Deskphone-OC Integration

By now most of the readers of this blog must have been able to try out the latest features we...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 05/04/2009

Overview: Communicator Web Access (CWA) 2007 R2

From its humble beginnings as purely an IM and Presence Web client, CWA catapults itself into...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 04/27/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 15: Send Instant Messages

With Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 R2, you can start an instant messaging session with a...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 04/23/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 14: Control Access to Your Presence Information

With Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 R2, you use Access Levels to control the presence...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 04/23/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 12: Your Presence Information and Access Levels

Each Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007 R2 contact, including you, has a full set of presence...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 04/22/2009

Cool Tip of the Day 13: Contact List Etiquette

Each contact in your Contact List has a Presence button and a status text string that reflects his...

Author: The Lync Team Date: 04/22/2009

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