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.

Lync Web App is a browser-based version of Lync 2010 that lets you participate in Lync meetings without installing the client software. Learn what it can do, who it is for, and how to use it.

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.

Get free, downloadable versions of the following Lync 2010 training courses. They’re in PowerPoint 2010 format, so you can customize them for group training or view them on your desktop. Need a PowerPoint Viewer? If you don't have PowerPoint 2010, download the PowerPoint Viewer to view these files.

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. What do you want to do? Configure meeting audio. Join a scheduled online meeting or conference call.

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.

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.

Summary. This article describes the update for Microsoft Lync 2010 that is dated March 2012. This article describes the following items about the update package: The issues that the update package fixes. The prerequisites for installing the update package. Whether you must restart the computer after you install the update package.

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.