Skype for Business is a corporate communication software provided by Microsoft. The program was initially known as Lync. Skype for Business allows colleagues, business partners and customers to easily communicate with each other through IM. If you are using Skype, it is easy to add a contact from Skype for Business. This article discusses the steps required to contact Skype for Business users from Skype.
Adding Skype for Business users from Skype can be done by following these steps:
Once your request has been approved, you will be able to do the following:
It is not possible to share desktop between Skype and Skype for Business users.
If you are a Skype for Business user who just received a request to be added from a Skype user, perform the following steps to add your contact:
Adding a Skype user in Skype for Business is slightly different. Each Skype user has a unique email type ID provided by Skype. The ID is as follows: yourskypeid@skypeids.net. So, if my Skype ID is dummytech, the email type ID is dummytech@skypeids.net. Here are the steps to add a Skype User in Skype for Business:
The Skype user will now be added to your Skype for Business contacts list. You can see the Skype user’s status, send text messages, and make audio and video calls.
Once the Skype for Business user approves your request to connect, you can easily start messaging each other by click on your contact’s name and simply sending a message. Voice and Video calls can be started by clicking on the respective icons. Both software will show when a person is typing a message. If the Skype for Business user is offline, you will not be able to send a message until your contact is online again. The message field in Skype will disappear.
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