Lync Tool Belt #8: Desktop Sharing
Next on the list of cool Microsoft Lync functions is the Desktop Sharing feature. This is a great tool to use to collaborate or share information with the other attendees in your Lync sessions. You have several options when it comes to sharing.
To access this feature follow these simple steps:
- Start a Lync Session (either a one-on-one or online meeting)
- Click the drop down arrow next to the share button
- Choose from the following options
- Main monitor
- Secondary monitor
- All monitors
- Program
- Power Point Presentation
- New Whiteboard
- New Poll
- Within these sharing options you can give controls to other attendees to be able to click around your screen
Collaborating on a PowerPoint or troubleshooting an issue on another user’s computer is made very easy utilizing Lync desktop sharing.
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-Andrea Leonhardt, PEI
