Start using Lync for IM and online meetings

Office 365 includes Lync, which lets you have instant messaging (IM), audio and video conversations, and Lync Meetings. To download Lync, sign in to Office 365, then at the top of the page, click Settings > Office 365 settings > Software > Lync.

With Lync you can:

• See when people are available, away from their desk, or in a meeting
• Send an instant message
• Set up a Lync Meeting
• Share your desktop or a program in a Lync Meeting
• Make and receive audio and video calls

Basic tasks in Lync

• Add a contact in Lync
• Send an instant message (Use Lync IM)
• Set up a Lync Meeting
• Share your desktop or a program in Lync
• Make and receive a Lync audio call
• Make or receive a Lync video call

Videos

• What’s new in Lync 2013
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