Skype for Business Infographic PDF

Why Skype for Business?

• Group audio and video meetings on your favorite devices.

• Messaging, meetings, and screen sharing all in one app that words with Office.

• Meetings and calls with anyone.

• Powerful productivity with Office.

• Security and control.

Learn more about Skype for Business.

Installing & Upgrading Skype for Business Server Step by Step for Anyone is a free eBook by Skype for Business MVP Matt Landis that takes a generalist IT person step by step through the process of installing and/or upgrading Skype for Business.

This book is in progress which means more chapters are in the works and coming soon!

Current Chapters

• Installing Skype for Business Server Standard Edition Step by Step

• Lync 2013 to Skype for Business Server 2015 Front End In-Place Upgrade Step by Step

• Edge In-Place Upgrade Step by Step

• Enabling Enterprise Voice Features

Make the most of Skype for Business Server 2015!

Install and upgrade Skype for Business with the help of this eBook by #Skype4B MVP Matt Landis.

Download the free eBook here!

Lync is now Skype for Business — see what's new

If you already know how to use Skype to stay in touch with friends and family in your life away from work, you'll appreciate the power and simplicity of Skype for Business where it's easy to find and connect with co-workers. And you can use the devices you already have to reach businesses through an enterprise-grade, secure, IT-managed platform. If you're coming to Skype for Business from Lync, you'll recognize all of the features you already use but in a fresh new interface with simplified controls and some great new additions:

• New look and feel
• Call from Skype for Business using your desk phone for audio
• Integration with the Skype directory
• Call Monitor
• Rate My Call
• Quick access to call controls
• Emoticons

New look and feel

If you’re a regular user of the commercial version of Skype, then Skype for Business will seem very familiar: the Contacts list, presence indicators, buttons and icons, and even the app sounds should make you feel right at home. Learn more.

Of course, all the essential Lync features are still there—like the Quick Actions buttons, which let you IM or call a contact (and more) with just one click or tap.

Skype for Business Contacts list

In the Skype Meeting window, the simplified arrangement of controls and menus makes it easy to find the command you need. In the conversation window, chat text is formatted so you can easily see who’s talking, and tabbed conversations allow you to keep track of several discussions at once.

• IM window with two conversations, and meeting window with Present menu

If you've ever had someone send you a file during an IM conversation, then file transfer preview is another feature of the new Skype for Business look and feel you'll appreciate. When someone sends you a file, select Download in the IM window to update the file's icon, or right-click or tap and hold to forward, preview, or delete it.

Emoticons

Skype for Business now includes the same set of emoticons found in the consumer version of Skype. You can turn off emoticons in Skype for Business by going to Options > IM. No server setting is available.

Other Resources:

• What's Skype for Business?
• Quick Start Guides & Tips for Skype for Business
• Start using Skype for Business for IM and online meetings
• Switching between the Skype for Business and the Lync client user interfaces
• Configure Skype for Business (Lync) options

Managed Solution has developed a proven deployment and migration strategy for our clients moving to Skype for Business. For more information call us at 888.563.9132 or visit our Skype for Business Solutions page.