Skype for Business makes conducting virtual meetings easier by integrating with Microsoft Outlook. You can schedule a Skype for Business meeting with a single click from within Outlook (2013 or later).
Skype for Outlook.com. Go from emailing and chatting to making video and voice calls, right from your inbox. All you'll need is the handy Skype plugin. Get the Outlook plugin* Pssst. You'll need to get an Outlook.com email address before you can get our Outlook add-in. Please be informed that if you have already linked your Microsoft account to your Skype profile, you will automatically have access to Skype through the web on Outlook.com. To see if the Skype messaging service is available to you, please click the Messaging icon then check for the Skype icon at the bottom of the Messaging panel.
- To begin, select the Calendar option within Outlook.
- Next, select the New Skype Meeting option, located at the top of the screen. A new meeting invitation displays.
- The new meeting invitation that is displayed after selecting the New Skype Meeting option contains Skype meeting information. Outlook has created and inserted Skype for Business meeting information and the corresponding hyperlink to that meeting.
- Populate the blank meeting invitation with the information you would normally include, such as the location, the attendee(s), and a description of the meeting’s purpose.
- When you have finished populating all of the meeting information, select the Send button to send your meeting invitation.
- Additionally, you can access the Meeting Options menu from the top of a blank meeting invitation. This menu provides a few options for controlling Skype for Business options when conducting your meeting.
- You can also select Join Skype Meeting from the top of a blank meeting invitation. When selected, a Skype for Business meeting will immediately launch. You can then invite Skype for Business users from your organization from the meeting window. If you need to invite a non-Skype for Business user, you cannot use the Join Skype Meeting option. You will need to send an invitation to the non-Skype for Business users so that they can connect via an Internet browser plugin.
Repeat these steps for each additional Skype for Business meeting you want to schedule.