Link to Lync Using Lync to Communicate

By Susan Ecton and Jill Mattingly

What is Lync?

Connect with others conveniently for meetings and collaboration.

Communicate through Instant Messaging, Audio Calls, Video Calls, Desktop Sharing, and Lync Meetings.

Think Microsoft meets Skype + GoTo Meeting + Instant Messaging.

Look for some helpful Lync resources on the portal at http://portal.oldham.kyschools.us/sites/training.

Lync Basics

Desktop Icon

Sign in with

your school

email and

network

password.

The Dashboard

Open from Task Bar

Status

Contacts

Tools

Use the Audio

and Video Device

Settings to set up

your microphone

or camera.

Availability

Or…that strange

colored bar that you

now see next to

your head on email.

Use this dropdown

to manually change

your availability.

Contacts

Search for new contacts.

Create new groups.

Check the availability of

your contacts.

Conversations

Review all of your

meetings and calls,

including those you

may have missed

while away.

Meetings

Check your meeting

schedule for the

day.

Now what?

Right click on a

contact or group to

get started.

Scheduling a Meeting

This is done

through your

email calendar.

You will need to

have Desktop

Outlook for this.

It is not an

option in the

webmail

calendar.

Instant Messaging

Type your message

and hit enter.

Making a Lync Call

You see…

Hang up your call.

… Click here for the

option to record your

call.

Accepting a Call or Message

Your contact

sees…

Click here to

answer your call

or message.

Presenting

Share your desktop,

a PowerPoint, a

whiteboard, and

more during your

meeting.

Sharing My Desktop

My desktop on

Jill’s computer.