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Leveraging the Skype4B community is a good way to hunt them down quickly. This client was all-new, and it definitely had bugs.

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It’s Finally Here! Go Install Skype for Business on your Macįinal impressions: I’m glad Microsoft did the Preview. I clicked the Online Meeting button, and you see the result below. When I first opened a new Meeting, I had a blank invite. If you’re logged into Skype for Business with one account, but logged into Outlook with another, Skype Meeting functionality doesn’t come up in Outlook.Įven when you’re logged in with the same account, you may need to use the “Online Meeting” button to add Skype Meeting URLs/dial-in numbers to a Meeting invite. I came across one of the issues almost immediately. If you use Lync for Mac, uninstall it before installing Skype for Business.

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One to note here: you can’t have both Lync for Mac and Skype for Business on Mac clients installed side-by-side. In terms of known issues, Microsoft has already published a list: Known Issues – Skype for Business on Mac

No initiating calls to Response Groups.

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A few features Windows users enjoy are not available…at least not at this stage. That said, the new Mac client does have limitations. Kind of glad they did Mac users have dealt with Lync for Mac for too long. I’m sure Microsoft could have held it back longer for more feature additions, but they opted not to. (If you want separate windows for Instant Messaging conversations, check the “Show conversations in separate windows” box in the Preferences/General window.)

On Mac, Skype for Business only lets you do this in Preferences, under Audio/Video.īy default, Instant Messaging windows open in the main Skype for Business window, under “Chats.” Chats also serves as Conversation History in the Mac client. Through which device will you make & receive calls? On Windows, Skype for Business lets you choose this in the same 2 places as Call Forwarding. (As you see here, setting your Voicemail Greeting is also under Calls.)Īlso, Device selection. You can only set Call Forwarding in the Preferences window, under Calls. The latter option is not available in Skype4B on Mac. You can set Call Forwarding options in 2 places on Windows – in Skype for Business’ Options, and in the Call Forwarding dropdown along the bottom of the Windows client. At least, not at a glance.įor instance, Call Forwarding. In keeping with the Mac’s “streamlined UI” motif, several items you’d find right away in the Windows client aren’t showing in the Mac client. Which actually led me to finding some notable differences between client versions. Until I realized that those options were available in the Skype for Business navigation menus instead. Full-screen sharing.Īll within a nice clean typical-Mac-UI interface.īeing a Windows guy, I thought for a moment that they’d stripped out many of the options. It even has a couple new features: One-click Meeting Join. Presence status, IM, making/receiving phone calls, Meetings (Meet Now and Scheduled Skype Meetings), video calling, screen sharingâ€¦all are included. You wouldn’t expect any Skype for Business client not to have all the basics. But overall, I think our Mac customers will enjoy this client very much. There are some differences, and (as of now) a few limitations. So what do we have for our Mac friends? The new client is, I’d say, a fair and equitable companion to the Windows Skype for Business client. The Mac client version available here? It’s still Lync for Mac 2011.

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(Curious note: Microsoft has a page up for Skype for Business apps: Download Skype for Business across all your devices. Get the Mac Clientĭownload Skype for Business on Mac here: Skype for Business on Mac – Microsoft Download Center Fortunately, the new Mac client installed & ran smoothly. The same Mac on which I’d tested the Skype Preview earlier in the year (and had several issues).

But I was on vacation.)Īs soon as I saw the announcement, I grabbed a copy and one of our test Macs. It’s finally here! Microsoft has at last released the new Mac client for Skype for Business.

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