Certificate In Lync 365 Essentials Online Course

Master Microsoft’s Premiere Online Communications Software

Lync Online is Microsoft's premiere online communications software with instant messaging, audio and video calls, and online meetings that include sharing your desktop. You will be well versed in this great tool that will provide a great benefit in your Office 365 usage.

Office 365 Lync Essentials will get you started on your path to using Lync for all your communications. We'll first look at how to sign into Lync Online. Then you will learn how to set up Lync to start automatically and configuring their Lync profiles.

By the end of this Lync 365 Essentials Online Short Course, you should be able to:

• Sign in and out of Lync
• Set Lync to start up automatically
• Build your contacts list
• Tag or Pin a contact
• Check status, location, and calendar for contacts
• Change your status
• Hide your activity feed
• Enable privacy mode
• Send an IM to a contact or a group
• End a conversation
• Understand organizer and presenter best practices
• Share your desktop or a program
• Open a whiteboard
• Make a Lync Online Call

Course Fast Facts:

1. Easy to follow and understand
2. Only 6 to 8 hours of study is required
3. 12 months access to course
4. Delivered 100% on-line and accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone
5. You can study from home or at work, at your own pace, in your own time
6. Download printer friendly course content
7. Certificate (IAOTS Accredited)

Course Delivery

Courses are accessed online via our learning management system by any device including PC, MAC, tablet or Smart Phone.

Recognition & Accreditation

This course is internationally recognized and accredited by the International Association of Online Training Standards (IAOTS). The courses offered by Courses For Success are unique as they are taught in a step by step process enabling students to complete them quickly and easily, so that you can obtain your qualification sooner. All students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion. Courses For Success is committed to high completion rates and therefore 100% student satisfaction.

Module One: Getting Started
By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Sign in and out of Lync
• Set Lync to start up automatically
• Build your contacts list
• Tag or Pin a contact
• Check status, location, and calendar for contacts
• Change your status
• Hide your activity feed
• Enable privacy mode
• Send an IM to a contact or a group
• End a conversation
• Understand organizer and presenter best practices
• Share your desktop or a program
• Open a whiteboard
• Make a Lync Online Call

Module Two: Welcome to Office 365

• Signing In to Lync
• Setting Up Lync to Start Automatically
• Adding a Picture
• Signing Out

Module Three: Working with Contacts

• Searching for People
• Building Your Contacts List
• Adding a Contact
• Tagging or Pinning a Contact
• Creating Groups
• Organizing Contacts

Module Four: Working with Presence Indicators

• About Presence Indicators
• Changing Status
• Hiding Activity Feed
• Changing or Hiding Location
• Understanding Privacy Relationships
• Working with Privacy Settings

Module Five: Working with Instant Messaging

• Sending an Instant Message
• Sending an Instant Message to a Group
• Accepting or Ignoring an Instant Message
• Inviting Another Contact to an Instant Message Conversation
• Using Emoticons and Formatting
• Ending a Conversation

Module Six: Working with Online Meetings

• Starting an Unscheduled Meeting
• Scheduling a Meeting
• Changing Access and Presenter Options
• Joining a Meeting
• Organizer and Presenter Best Practices

Module Seven: Working with the Lync Online Web Scheduler

• Scheduling a Meeting or Call
• Sending Invitations
• Customizing Roles
• Joining a Meeting
• Viewing or Editing Meetings
• Deleting a Meeting

Module Eight: Working with PowerPoint Presentations

• Working with PowerPoint Presentations
• Controlling Permissions
• Changing Presenters
• Making Annotations
• Saving a Copy of the Annotated File

Module Nine: Sharing Your Desktop or a Program

• Sharing Your Desktop
• Choosing an Open Program to Share
• Stopping Sharing
• Changing Control When Sharing
• Stopping People from Sharing
• Requesting Control

Module Ten: Collaborating on a Whiteboard

• Opening a Whiteboard
• Working with Whiteboard Content
• Viewing a Whiteboard Privately
• Closing a Whiteboard

Module Eleven: Using Audio and Video

• Making a Lync Call
• Making a Video Call
• Answering or Declining a Call
• Setting Your Ringtones and Sound Options
• Making a Conference Call
• Setting Options

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise

Upon course completion, students will receive a certificate that will serve as proof of their study in this field

Entry requirements

Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Minimum education

Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.

Computer requirements

Students will need access to a computer and the internet.

Students will also need access the following applications:

Adobe Acrobat Reader

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