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You can use Lync for Mac together with Outlook to schedule online meetings with your contacts.
For virtual meetings with audio or video calls, you must have a webcam, a microphone, and either speakers or headphones. If your computer does not have a built-in webcam and microphone, you can purchase a Mac-compatible device to attach to your computer. To learn about how to set up these devices, see Mac Help.
Note: Delegates cannot create or modify an existing Online Meeting in Outlook on behalf of the principal.
Do any of the following:
Create a new online meeting
Sign in to Lync.
Select the contact with whom you want to schedule a meeting, and then on the Contact menu, click Schedule a Meeting.
Outlook will open a new meeting request.
In the meeting request, click Online Meeting
, and then click Create Online Meeting.
The online meeting information will be automatically generated and entered into the meeting message.
Customize online meeting settings
Sign in to Lync.
In Outlook Calendar, double-click the meeting to open it.
Note: If you want to change the online settings for a meeting with multiple occurrences, you must open the meeting series.
Click Online Meeting
, and then click Set Access and Permissions.
Select the Customize access levels, presenter options, and phone settings check box, choose the options that you want, and then click OK.