Contact

The Contact menu outlines options and modalities for contacting a user. The action is performed on the selected contact in the user’s contact list. The options include these:

• Send an Instant Message—Sends an IM to the selected contact.

• Call—Calls the selected contact. It has a submenu that includes the various options and phone numbers for calling the contact.

• Start a Video Call—Begins a video conference with the selected contact.

• Share Desktop—Starts a desktop sharing session with the selected contact.

• Send a File—Sends a file to the selected contact. When this is selected, the application brings up a Finder window enabling the user to choose a file to share.

• Send an Email Message—Opens the preferred email client and sends an email addressed to the selected contact.

• Schedule a Meeting—Opens a Lync meeting invite and adds the selected user to the To field.

• Move Contact To—Opens a submenu with all the groups a user has created. It enables the user to move the contact to a different group.

• Copy Contact To—Opens a submenu with all the groups a user has created. It enables the user to copy the contact to a different group while also leaving the contact in the current location.

• Block—Prevents all communication to or from the selected contact.

• Remove from Group—Removes the selected contact from the current group but leaves the contact in any other groups.

• Remove from Contact List—Removes the selected contact from all groups and the contact list completely.

• Create New Group—Creates a new contact group in the client. After clicking this option, the user is asked to create a name for the new group.

• Rename Group—Enables the user to rename an existing contact group. Available only when a group is selected.

• Delete Group—Enables the user to delete an existing contact group. Available only when a group is selected.

• View Past Conversations—Shows all previous conversations with the selected contact. Available only if the Save Conversations to Outlook option is also checked.

• View Contact Card—Displays the Office contact card for the selected contact.