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Using Video
Making a Video
Call
Just as you generate an IM or Lync call, if you have a video camera (or webcam)
hooked up to your computer, you can place video calls. Participants who have video
cameras will be seen in the Conversation window, while an icon will appear for those
who do not have a webcam.
To initiate a video call:
1. Double-click the contact you want to call.
A conversation Window opens.
2. Click the Video drop-down menu:
3. Click on Start a Video Call.
The Conversation Window now shows a large pane and an IM pane in the
lower section. Participants who have configured video cameras will be seen
in the video pane. Observers of participants without video configurations
see a generic image: .
Images are seen in picture-in-picture layout; the image of the person who is
speaking will be automatically featured as the largest in the window.
To initiate a video conference call, follow the same steps combined with those
discussed in the ‘Working with Conference Calls’ section of this document.
Opening Video
in an Active
Conversation
When you are engaged in an active conversation, you may initiate a video link at any
time. To begin add a video aspect to your conversation, click on the Video button in
the active conversation window.
Using Sharing
What Is
Sharing?
Sharing is a feature in Lync. Directly in any Conversation Window, participants can share
their entire computer desktop or a single program with other participants; a user may even
allow others to take control. You may Share a program or a desktop in a conference call or IM
session.