A conference call is a phone call you have with more than one other person. You can either start a conference call with several people simultaneously or add people to an existing call.
What do you want to do?
Start a conference call
To start a conference call:
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Open Lync and, in your Contacts list, press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard, click each of the contacts you want to call, or click a contact group name.
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Right-click any one of the selected contacts or the group name, point to Start a Conference Call, and then click the number you want to use for the call.
Add one or more contacts to a call
To add contacts to a call:
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In a conversation window, click the People Options menu, and then click Invite by Name or Phone Number.
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Press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard, click the contacts you want to call, and then click OK. Or, you can add contacts one at a time after searching for them.
Call a conference on behalf of someone else
To call a conference on someone else’s behalf:
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In the Lync main window, in your Contacts list, press and hold the CTRL key on your keyboard, click each of the contacts you want to call, or click a contact group name.
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Right-click any one of the selected contacts, point to Start a Conference Call, and then click the person for whom you’re making the call on behalf of.
