Lync meetings are a big part of life here at Microsoft, and likely where you work, too. Now, moving closer to the desktop Lync experience, the latest update to the Lync Windows Store app gives meeting presenters more control over the remote attendees. It also provides a Meet Now feature that bypasses the need for scheduling a meeting and a tile for the Start screen to join or start a new Lync meeting.
Presenters can now mute others, send private IMs, view participants’ contact cards, promote others to presenter or demote them. They can also invite more participants, mute everyone and admit people to the meeting who are waiting in the lobby. Presenters can do all this using controls at the bottom of the screen.
Lync will upgrade automatically within 24 hours for most users of Windows 8.1. You can find Lync in the Windows Store and read more about the updates on The Lync Team Blog.
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Athima Chansanchai
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