Navigating in the Client

The Lync 2013 client is broken into a few sections, as shown in Figure 25.2, starting with the user’s personal area at the very top. This is where a user can enter a status update in the What’s Happening Today? field, change his presence, or define a location they are currently working from.

Figure 25.2. The Lync 2013 client interface.

The next section of the client is a tabbed navigation area that enables the user to jump between her contact list, Persistent Chat rooms, conversation history, and telephony features.

Continuing toward the bottom is a search field where users can enter names or phone numbers when trying to locate a contact. This search happens across the user’s Lync contact list and personal Outlook contacts by default.

The main area of the client is next. It displays content for each of the tabbed areas discussed previously, so it will switch between the user’s contact list, Persistent Chat rooms, previous conversations, and telephony features.

The final area of the client is displayed at the very bottom and enables the user to easily switch a preferred audio device or manage his call forwarding settings.