Managing Contacts

Most people have grown accustomed to the behaviors in Outlook in which you can quickly look up a user in the contacts or by starting to type the person’s name. Microsoft Lync:Mac follows this model by organizing contacts by groups and by enabling you to quickly search for contacts by typing the person’s name.

For example, on the search line (indicated by a magnifying glass), if you type a name, the client suggests names based on the user’s personal contacts and the global address list. From here, click and drag the contact to add the contact to a contact group. When this occurs, the person you added receives a notification that you added him and has the option to add you as well. When added, the contacts appear in the group you selected and you are able to see the presence information at any time.

After a contact is added, you can move the contact from one contact group to another by clicking and dragging the contact. By holding the mouse over the name of the contact, you can see the notes he has set in his client, as well as his picture, as shown in Figure 23.5.

Figure 23.5. Lync:Mac contact details.