Learn how to start, sign in, and sign out of Lync 2010 communications software with a few steps. Find out how to set up Lync 2010 to start automatically when you log on to Windows.

Learn how to access and use Lync 2010 features in Outlook 2010, Word 2010, Excel 2010, and PowerPoint 2010. Find out how to view contact cards, respond with IM or call, schedule online meetings, and share documents.

To download Lync, sign in to Microsoft 365, then at the top of the page, click Settings > Office 365 settings > Software > Lync. With Lync you can: See when people are available, away from their desk, or in a meeting. Send an instant message. Set up a Lync Meeting. Share your desktop or a program in a Lync Meeting.

Work Smart: Use Lync 2010 Attendant. Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 Attendant is an integrated call management application that enables you to effectively manage many conversations at once by quickly handling and routing phone calls and instant messages.

With recording, you can capture the audio, video, instant messaging (IM), application sharing, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, whiteboard, and polling portions of the Lync 2010 session and play them back just as they were experienced during the Lync conversation or meeting.

Join from a computer with Lync 2010 installed. Lync 2010. When joining a Microsoft Lync 2010 meeting or conference call, you can connect to the audio portion of the meeting by using Lync 2010 computer audio, by dialing in, or by having the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software call you.

Lync 2010. The search box in your Contacts list, in the Microsoft Lync main window, is your main entry point for both finding and communicating with people. The search box is also available in the Phone icon, just above the dial pad. What do you want to do? Find a contact. Search by name or number. Search by keyword. Add a new contact.

Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 Attendee is a conferencing client that allows users who don’t have Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 communications software installed, to participate in Lync 2010 online meetings.

FAQ about Lync for Microsoft 365. Lync 2013 for Office 365. This article answers frequently asked questions about Lync for Microsoft 365. If you don’t see an answer to your question here, let us know and we’ll try to address it. Note: Some features described here may not be available in your organization.