8 Tips for Using Skype for Business

Microsoft provides an extensive list of shortcut keys that you can use when chatting, making voice calls or video conferencing in Skype for Business . Below is a COMPAREX cheat sheet with eight main recommendations.

1. Reduce ambient noise:

If you participate in a large webinar, where more than 4 students, the basic rule of etiquette is to avoid extraneous noise in the background. Turn off your audio and give the floor to the presenter. If you want to quickly join the discussion, then use the following keyboard shortcut.

Enable / Disable Audio

2. Take back control of your screen:

If you often have business cases that require the transfer of control of your desktop to other employees, then this shortcut is perfect for you to regain control of the screen.

Take back control of your screen after transferring control

3. Stop showing your screen:

If you often use the phrase “Let me show it on my screen,” then the following “quick buttons” are for you. The CTRL + Shift + S combination will immediately stop the display of your screen.

Stop sharing your screen

4. View downloads:

If you often exchange files with colleagues in Skype, you can open them using the ALT + P combination.

5. Save downloads:

If among the sent files there are important documents that need to be saved, the ALT + S keys will help with this.

Open the Save As dialog

6. Add audio to chat:

It is easy. The combination of CTRL + Enter. When does it apply? There are times when your thoughts are faster than your fingers. Then it's time to add a call in your business conversation window:

Add / end a call in a business conversation window

7. Close the dialog boxes:

Correspondence with several colleagues. You suffer from a large number of open dialog boxes in Scype for Business. The following "quick buttons" will help.

Close the current dialog box

8. Turn on / off camera:

Most of all we love our latest recommendation. When you are working from home, in the middle of a video call and your favorite cat decides to jump in and join your presentation, the shortcut keys will help you get out of this situation.

Turn on / off the camera during a call