Not everything is easily resolved using e-mail or instant messaging (IM). Sometimes, talking is better and faster to explain situations, get resolutions or make decisions. From Skype for Business, you can check the availability of a contact or multiple contacts for a call, and start a conference call instantly.
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From the Skype for Business home screen, select the Contacts tile, and lightly swipe downwards or right-click each contact you want in the conference call.
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Select Call from the app commands that display automatically.
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Your invitation will display on your contacts’ devices and they’ll join the call after they accept the invitation.
If you want to add more participants:
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Swipe in from the bottom of the call window or right-click with a mouse, and select Participants.
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Select Invite more people, and type the name or phone number of the contact you want to invite¹.
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From the search results, select the name or phone number you want, and select the plus sign (+).
If you selected a name, an invitation is sent to the contact. The contact joins the call after accepting the invitation. If you selected a phone number, the conference will dial the contact at that phone number.
The call window displays the mic button to mute/unmute yourself and the handset button to end the conference call. To access other commands during the call, swipe in from the bottom of the call window or right-click with a mouse, and then do the following.
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To do this task |
Do this |
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Add video |
Select Video > Start my video. |
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Hide your preview |
Select Video > Hide my preview. |
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Share your preview |
Select Video > Show my preview. |
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Stop sharing your video |
Select Video > Stop my video. |
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Leave video² |
Select Video > Leave video. |
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Put the call on hold |
Select Call > Hold call. |
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See the sharing screen during a presentation |
Swipe to the left to see the stage. If the stage isn’t available, but content is being shared, then select Presenting > Show stage. |
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Hide the sharing screen during a presentation |
Select Presenting > Hide stage |
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Present content |
Select Presenting > Switch apps to present. You’ll see a notification that the meeting will close from Skype for Business and reopen in Lync 2013 or Lync Web App. You can then present from that app. |
¹ To invite a contact by calling their phone number, your Skype for Business account must be enabled for Enterprise Voice. Calling to a phone number isn’t available for Microsoft 365 users.
² The Leave video option stops all your video feeds so that you don’t see any participant’s video, but you’ll still have meeting audio.
