Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams upgrade:
We recently announced that the roadmap for bringing Skype for Business Online features and functionality into Microsoft Teams is now complete. Teams is now ready to meet your customers’ messaging, meeting, and calling needs. This is a significant milestone for Microsoft together with our partners to upgrade Skype for Business Online with Microsoft Teams as the primary communications client in Office 365. This transition represents an opportunity for you to help your customers realize the benefits of intelligent communications.
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Intelligent Communications partner portal
Skype for Business to Teams Partner FAQ
Skype for Business to Teams Helpdesk guide
Skype for Business to Teams Quick Start Guide
Skype to Teams Partner Training Webinar, and Partner Training deck
Office 365 Partners Yammer channel: Skype to Teams Partner Office Hours Q&A
Skype to Teams Partner Marketing Kit – Coming Oct 1
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Hi Kristof,
You can start a conversation with an external user by beginning with a new chat (icon in the upper left of this first screenshot), and entering the user's full SIP address (such as bob@contoso.com). When you enter the information, click the "search <> externally option" as shown here:
From there, you can then initiate a video call by clicking the video button in the upper right (notice that this call is going to the external user's Skype for Business client, as that is the default experience):
Once you have completed your call, you can return to the Chat app in Teams, and pin the conversation, or add the contact to your favorite contacts:
This will allow for quick access back to that contact in the future, either from your Chat list, or from the Contacts tab:
In the future we will also light up the ability to add new external contacts directly into the Teams app (without having to start a new chat first as I showed above).
Hi,
You say that "bringing Skype for Business Online features and functionality into Microsoft Teams is now complete. Teams is now ready to meet your customers’ messaging, meeting, and calling needs."
So, how excactly can a user make a point-to-point video call in Teams to someone outside of their organization? Something that is possible in SfB.
Thanks
Hi - apologies for the delay. I am inquiring with the specifc expert on this matter. That person is currently at Microsoft Ignite. We will reply ASAP!
Hi Kristof,
You can start a conversation with an external user by beginning with a new chat (icon in the upper left of this first screenshot), and entering the user's full SIP address (such as bob@contoso.com). When you enter the information, click the "search <> externally option" as shown here:
From there, you can then initiate a video call by clicking the video button in the upper right (notice that this call is going to the external user's Skype for Business client, as that is the default experience):
Once you have completed your call, you can return to the Chat app in Teams, and pin the conversation, or add the contact to your favorite contacts:
This will allow for quick access back to that contact in the future, either from your Chat list, or from the Contacts tab:
In the future we will also light up the ability to add new external contacts directly into the Teams app (without having to start a new chat first as I showed above).
Hi
How can we tag a user for a status change in Teams?
kr
Arne
This feature is not currently available in Teams.
And is this on the roadmap? When will this feature be available?