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