Integration with Outlook

One of the strongest areas of integration for Lync:Mac is with Outlook. When Lync:Mac is installed, it adds hooks into the Outlook view that integrate into contact information. For example, when an email is received in Outlook, you can immediately see presence information for any Lync Server users who are listed in any of the To, CC, or From fields. This immediately tells the recipient whether these people are available. By placing the mouse over a name with presence information, you receive information about the users and are presented an interface that contains many of the Communicator buttons, as shown in Figure 23.10.

Figure 23.10. Office contact card.

Visible in the initial pop-up is the display name of the user, ...

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