Chat in Skype for Business on Mac

Find and add a contact

1. Type a name in Search for Contacts, and select your contact's listing when it appears.

2. Select the contact and select Groups to add them to a group or to Favorites.

When you add a person to your contact list, they receive a notification. External contacts must accept your invitation before you can see their availability.

Start an Instant Message (IM)

1. Select a contact, and then select Send an Instant Message .

2. Type your message in the Type a message here... box, and press Return or select .

Start a voice or video call

Select a contact, then on their contact card select or Start a Call or Start a Video Call .

Receive a call

Select Answer to accept the call, or Ignore to dismiss the call and send it to voice mail, if available.