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Lync - Instant Messaging for UNO Faculty and Staff
With Microsoft® Lync communications software, you can communicate and collaborate easily with faculty and staff in different locations or time. Have a question for a contact in another department? View their “presence” and send a quick IM. Microsoft Lync is more than just an instant messaging client. It offers a host of features to make it easy to communicate and collaborate from anywhere with just about anyone at UNO.
Lync seamlessly integrates with your e-mail and calendar, and offers an easy-to-use platform for:
- Instant messaging (IM) - Send quick messages to an individual or group
- Presence - Show or view availability based on your calendar or IM status; integrates with Outlook and Microsoft Office suite
- Mobile - Set your status, send IMs, or view contacts with the Lync app on your smartphone or tablet
Getting Started
Setup Your Client
General Info
FAQs & Self Help
From the Status drop-down, select Exit.
Or
- Click Show Menu drop down next to Options
- Click File
- Click Exit
- Click the Options icon
- Select Personal from the menu
- Deselect the Automatically Start Lync When I Log On To Windows checkbox.
- Click OK
- Click the Options icon
- Select the Minimize to the Notifications Area Instead of the Task Bar checkbox
- Click OK
- Click the Options icon
- Select Alerts from the menu
- Deselect the Notify Me When Someone Adds Me to His or Her Contact List checkbox.
- Click OK
No. At this time Google Talk which students use and Microsoft Lync cannot integrate. However, you can use your Google Apps account to communicate with students using your own Google Talk account.
Soon. Once the other campuses have implemented Lync, UNO will be able to instant message with them. There is not a set timeline at this time.
Desktop Client Support
Mobile Client Support