Start using Skype for Business for IM and online meetings

Microsoft 365 includes Skype for Business, which lets you have instant messaging (IM), audio and video conversations, and Skype meetings. To download Skype for Business, sign in to Microsoft 365, then at the top of the page, click Settings > Microsoft 365 settings > Software > Skype for Business.

With Skype for Business you can:

• See when people are available, away from their desk, or in a meeting
• Send an instant message
• Set up a Skype meeting
• Share your desktop or a program in a Skype meeting
• Make and receive audio and video calls

Basic tasks in Skype for Business

• Add a contact in Skype for Business
• Send an IM in Skype for Business
• Set up a Skype for Business meeting in Outlook
• Make and receive calls using Skype for Business
• Make and receive a Skype for Business video call

Videos

• Video: Introducing Skype for Business
• Video: Add a contact in Skype for Business
• Video: Set up audio and video in Skype for Business
• Video: Make a call in Skype for Business
• Video: Schedule a Skype for Business Meeting
• Video: Join a Skype for Business Meeting
• Video: Meet and share using Skype for Business
• Video: Presence and IM in Skype for Business