Click on the IM speech bubble to open an IM session with that person. You can look them up in your People list, or find a message from them and select their name to see their contact card. Find the person you want to send an instant message to. In the upper right hand corner of the screen, click on your profile name and select “Sign out of IM”.Ģ. Please note that you can click on your profile name again to choose or quickly change the status of your availability – available, busy, do not disturb, be right back, appear away.Ģ. In the upper right hand corner of the screen, click on your profile name or picture and select “Sign in to IM”.ģ. To use instant messaging in Office 365 you will first need to make sure you have signed in.Ģ. But if youre using the web-based version of Outlook, or the Microsoft Outlook mobile app, signing out is easy, and wont affect any other apps.
O Discrete way of communicating when in meetings. If youre using the Outlook desktop app on your computer, there is no way to log out without signing out of all Microsoft Office applications. O Presence indicator makes it easy to see who is available O Fast messaging for natural flowing conversation, useful if you want to ask a quick question. O Instant free and fast one to one communication with fellow colleagues in a private window Instant Messaging is a different way of communicating that has different benefits not gained by email and telephone:
Instant Messaging (IM) in Office 365 Outlook Web App
