Lync'd Together

I began installing office 365 in early 2014 on end users machine.  With the big rush to replace all Windows XP machines and a little incident with office 2010, we moved forward with the new office integration full speed ahead.  I prepared myself to cover the basics with users so that the change would not seem so drastic…..I’m rambling.  Point being I was installing one after the other I never had the chance to fully explore all Lync had to offer.  In fact the Lync part of 365 had not been activated on most of our machines until this year. 

 My experience with Lync was great and I feel like there are still capabilities that I have not touched on yet. The web conferencing was instant.  I did not have to wait but a few seconds for all parties to join in. Everyone could see the people who were apart of the meeting.  My absolute favorite part was the screen sharing.  The other parties have to accept the invitation to view your screen, as you see in the screen shots below. I have been a part of many Web Ex meetings, I prefer Lync especially if everyone types instead of calling in.  During Web Ex, I lose the screen view, I can’t hear the host most times and I often forget to mute.