It depends on the other organization. KU has implemented 'open federation,' which means you can connect with other Skype for Business users at more than 800 institutions around the world that also have open federation.

If you're not sure if the other person's organization has open federation, contact them first by phone or email to ask. If the organization has open federation, you can add users in that organization to your Skype for Business Contacts list by adding their Skype for Business address to your contacts list.

Apr 18, 2017 - Open Finder and navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/Skype/. The “~” sign means your home folder. To find your home folder, open Finder. Check out skypepreview.com to request access to Skype for Business Mac Preview today. The public version is expected to launch in Q3 later this year, replacing Microsoft’s Lync for Mac 2011.

Can you get microsoft edge for windows. Then, use Skype for Business to chat and make voice and video calls just as you do with KU Skype for Business users. There are two options to place calls off campus: 1) If you have a laptop computer, you can place calls via Skype for Business anywhere you have an Internet connection using a Skype for Business headset, or other compatible device, or your computer's microphone and speakers (not recommended due to sound quality). 2) You can also download the Skype for Business mobile app to place calls from your work phone number via your mobile device. For information on using the Skype for Business app, visit. What's the difference between a Skype-to-Skype call and a regular phone call via Skype for Business? If your phone number is incorrect in Skype for Business, first check to see if it is correct in KU's Global Address list by looking for yourself in the address book in Outlook. If it is incorrect there, you can correct it yourself in HR/Pay by doing the following: • Log in at.

• Click on: Self Service > Personal Information> KU Directory > KU Directory Posn/JOB Info • By KU Work Phone, enter your phone number using this format 785/864-#### • Click 'Save' • After 24 hours, your phone number should appear correctly. • Depending on your phone model, touch the ' More' button then touch ' Sign In' or select the button on the phone located under those options. • Select ' User Credentials' • By Sign-in Address, enter your SIP address. Your SIP address is the email address you use most often. Note: On touch screen models, you can touch the keyboard icon in the upper right corner of the screen to access a touch keyboard. • By Domain, enter 'home'.

• By User, enter your KU Online ID. • By Password, enter your online password.

• Depending on your phone model, touch the 'Sign In' button or select the button on the phone located under 'Sign In.' • Your phone will show a screen with “Signing into Microsoft Skype for Business Please wait” • If you successfully signed in, you will see your name appear by the phone after icon on the screen after a few seconds. Any contacts that you’ve added as Favorites on your Skype for Business contact list will appear. Rollout Process. Yes, if your computer is locked, you will still receive an audio notification/ring when someone calls you.

Depending on how your audio is set up, you will hear the notification/ring through your headset and/or computer speakers. You will not be able to see the caller’s ID from the lock screen, however if you are using a headset you can answer an incoming call using the answer button on the volume control of your headset. You will, however, need to unlock your computer to see a caller’s ID before answering calls. To set your secondary ringer to ring your computer’s internal/external speakers, see instructions for or Will I hear a notification/ringer if my computer is asleep when I receive a call? Your computer must be awake to hear notifications/ringer for incoming calls. If you want to hear notifications/rings and answer incoming calls when your computer is asleep or off, you'll need to to ring another phone, such as your cell phone, or to send the call to another phone. Skype-enabled desk-style phones will still ring when the connected computer is asleep.