You can now launch and perform some basic Skype for Business tasks right from your navigation bar in Yammer in Office 365.
Launch Skype for Business from the navigation bar
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On the navigation bar, click (or tap) the Skype for Business icon (
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Choose the Skype for Business task that you want to do.
Search for people in your organization
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Click (or tap) the magnifying glass (
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In the search box, type the name of who you want to contact.
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Select the person from the contacts list.
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To add the person to your contacts list, click Add To Contacts.
View your contacts list
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Click (or tap) the address book icon (
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Choose a contact from the list or search for someone else.
Start a conversation
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Click (or tap) the plus sign (
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In the conversation window, type your message.
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To add other people to the conversion, click (or tap) the add people icon (
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View your active conversations
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Look in the sidebar (below the task symbols) to see if you have active conversations. New messages in these conversations will show an orange badge.
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When someone initiates a new conversation with you, you'll be notified by a blue badge on the Skype for Business icon (
) on the Office 365 navigation bar.
Leave a conversation
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Right-click the person's image in the sidebar, and choose Close conversation.
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You will be asked to confirm that you want to leave the conversation and remove it from the sidebar. Click (or tap) either Close or Cancel.
Note: Want to experience all of the full, rich features of Skype for Business? Find out how to download Skype for Business across all your devices.
