Instant Messaging, Calls, and Web Meetings with Microsoft Lync

FIGURE 2-16 You can easily work collaboratively in Office 365.

If you use instant messaging to get anything done—for business or for fun—you know the benefit of being able to communicate in real time, either one-to-one or one-tomany. Microsoft Lync Online, available as part of Office 365, provides all the realtime connection you need by offering an instant communications client with instant messaging, social media tracking, easy-to-use phone and video calls, and even features for setting up and hosting meetings. Figure 2-17 shows a Lync Online window in which two contacts are having a one-to-one conversation.

FIGURE 2-17 You can easily send instant messages to your team members, initiate audio or video calls, or host meetings with colleagues.