You can submit your feedback directly in the client by clicking Report an Issue or via Skype for Business Mac Preview feedback. On the Audio Device page, you will see many options for configuring your audio device settings. Click on Audio Device on the left side of the window. Your feedback will help ensure we deliver the best client experience in the final product. In the Skype for Business client, click on the gear icon on the top right of the window to open the Skype for Business options window. Note You must perform step 3 quickly after you sign in.
On the Lync for Mac menu, click Preferences, click Account, and then clear the Use Microsoft Exchange for managing personal information check box. To learn more and see the new experiences in action, watch this demonstration of the Skype for Business Mac Public Preview. Start Lync for Mac, and then sign in to Skype for Business Online. Once an IT administrator downloads the preview client, they can manage its distribution to end users within their organization. Each day, we will issue invitations to IT administrators, with the goal of extending invitations to everyone in the coming weeks. For more information, please refer to Follow the latest updates in Skype for Business. You can try to click Help > Check for Updates and then see if it is available for you, after that please double check if the issue disappears. To get started, IT administrators can sign up their organization by visiting the Skype for Business Preview site. First, please help check if you have installed the latest version of Skype for Business Client on your Mac machine. What to expect at the Skype for Business Preview site Preview phase three-We will add telephony and related features later in the summer.
Preview phase two-We’ll be adding instant messaging, presence and contacts in the next preview release coming in early summer. You can continue to use Lync for Mac 2011 side-by-side with Skype for Mac Preview, giving you continued access to messaging and voice features.
Join any meeting with just one click and enjoy full screen video, content viewing, in-meeting chat and the ability to invite others to the meeting. Preview phase one-Once you sign in, you’ll see your meetings for today and tomorrow, based on your Outlook calendar, displayed in the Skype for Business client. Let’s take a look at the functionality rolling out today and what’s coming in the future.
Today’s initial release lets you see and join your meetings. Stony Brook users search for Skype for Business on your computer or download it from the Office 365 portal: /office365 External users may join a meeting by clicking on the meeting link and using the web app they do not need Skype for Business on their computers to join a meeting and they do not need to sign in. The preview will release in three cumulative stages leading to public availability, planned for the third quarter of 2016. Commercial customers can request an invite to test the Mac client at We’ll start by issuing invites to IT administrators to download the client and gradually expand the preview to everyone in the coming weeks. We are excited to announce the start of the Skype for Business Mac Public Preview.