Microsoft IT Academy: Course 10360: Working with Microsoft Lync 2010 for Collaboration

Online

This 90-minutes online course is designed to provide information on how to use the collaboration features in Lync 2010.

• All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

Learners may have experience working with Microsoft Office Communicator, but are not familiar with collaboration features of Office Communicator. It is recommended that the learners should complete Course 4697: Introduction to the New Microsoft® Office Fluent™ User Interface.

Topics covered in this course include:

• Adding Contacts
• Collaborating with Contacts
• Transferring and Forwarding Calls
• Customizing Lync 2010
• Scheduling an Online Meeting
• Start an Unscheduled Meeting
• Setting Up Meeting or Conference Call Options
• Setting Up Dial-in Conferencing
• Setting Up Audio and Video
• Joining a Meeting
• Manage Participants
• Share Information in a Meeting
• Delivering a PowerPoint Presentation
• Recording a Meeting and Sharing a Recorded Meeting

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Use Lync 2010 to collaborate with others.

Self-taught online

To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Macromedia Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course.

The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled

How to Enrol

• Email us: training@ucs.cam.ac.uk
• Telephone courses: (01223 3)34662

Important Information:

• To view this course you will need a Microsoft Live ID or Hotmail email account and to view the materials you will need to login and access the courses with Microsoft’s Explorer web browser (other browser systems may experience problems).