• Mac Skype For Business
• Microsoft Lync For Mac 2016
• Microsoft Lync For Mac 2016

About the App

Important: This feature is available on Lync for Mac only if the desktop sharing session is initiated from a Windows-based computer. You can request control of a shared desktop at any time if the sharer allows participants to request control.

1. Microsoft Lync for Mac gives you instant messaging (IM), audio and video calls, online meetings, availability (presence) information, and sharing capabilities all from one, easy-to-use program.It’s a slimmer version of the full Lync client and provides the same core functionality. Microsoft Lync for macOS is the new rich client for Lync users on the Mac platform and offers integrated.
2. Keep in touch and stay productive with Teams and Microsoft 365, even when you're working remotely. Transfer a file. Lync for Mac 2011 More. You can use Lync to exchange files with a contact who is online. Note: You can exchange files only with contacts within your corporate network. Do any of the following: Send a file.

• App name: Microsoft Lync Web App Plug-in
• App description: microsoft-lync-plugin (App: LWAPluginInstaller.pkg)
• App website: http://office.microsoft.com/Lync

Install the App

1. Press Command+Space and type Terminal and press enter/return key.
2. Run in Terminal app:
   ruby -e '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)' < /dev/null 2> /dev/null ; brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask 2> /dev/null
   and press enter/return key.
   If the screen prompts you to enter a password, please enter your Mac's user password to continue. When you type the password, it won't be displayed on screen, but the system would accept it. So just type your password and press ENTER/RETURN key. Then wait for the command to finish.
3. Run:
   brew cask install microsoft-lync-plugin

Done! You can now use Microsoft Lync Web App Plug-in.

Microsoft has rebranded its unified communications client, Lync, as Skype for Business. As of January 22, 2017, if you're running Windows, you'll see the Skype for Business interface. Lync for Mac still works to access IU's UniCom service.

Both Lync for Mac and Skype for Business allow you to:

• Chat using instant messaging
• Make PC-to-PC phone calls
• Make video calls
• Share files
• Share your desktop
• See others' availability and manage the information others see about you

The capabilities of Lync are integrated with Microsoft Office applications. For more about the Windows and Mac versions, see below.

Before attempting to use either client with Indiana University's UniCom service, see Get started with UniCom/Skype for Business.

Mac Skype For Business

For an introduction to UniCom, including how-to PDFs and videos, seeUniCom.

Additional resources are available at Learn how to use UniCom.

Mac

For a list of Lync for Mac features, see the ClientComparison Table. For additional support resources, see:

• Lyncfor Mac 2011 Deployment Guide (PDF)
• Lync for Mac Quick Tour (video)

Microsoft Lync For Mac 2016

Indiana University students, faculty, and staff can download Lync for Macfrom IUware.

Phones

IU faculty and staff can obtain Lync-compatible devices (USB devices or IP phones) by going through their department telecommunications coordinators and/or their ITPros. For more about available devices, see About office telephone equipment at IU.

If you do not know who your telecommunications coordinator is, at IU Bloomington, call 812-856-2287; at IUPUI, call 317-274-3004. You can also email Communications Planning and Implementation.

Microsoft Lync For Mac 2016