How can I have a persistent group chat on lync? Ask Question 3. Lync for Mac does not seem to have persistent chat capabilities. Still has to be done daily in the absence of the of the chat room option, but at least it avoids the one-by-one process.
On this page, you can learn how to create, manage, and disable a Persistent Chat room. Any Urbana Campus user with a Lync account that uses the Lync 2013/Skype for Business client for Windows can create a new Persistent Chat room.
Using these instructions, you can quickly get started creating your own persistent chat rooms. Create a new chat room • In the Lync main window, in the Chat Rooms view, click the Add a room button, then click Create a Chat Room on the drop-down menu.
(If you don’t see these options, please submit a ticket to the Help Desk via email ()or phone 244-7000) NOTE: Currently, new chat rooms can only be created if your computer or device is using an on-campus network IP address. • On the My Rooms page that opens, click Create A New Room. Name your new chat room When you create a chat room you’ll want to give it a unique and descriptive name. • In the Create a room window, in Room Name, enter a name. Choose a name that is prefaced with your department's name (ex: TchSvs-WinSGChat) and does not contain insulting or offensive words. Your room's name can contain up to 256 alphabetical, numeric, or special characters, including spaces, in any combination. • Click the Check Names icon to make sure it’s not already being used.
If it is, you’ll be prompted to pick another name. If you decide to change the room name later, the new name will be displayed for you and the room’s members and followers going forward. It’s a good idea, though, to find an appropriate name to start with and then stick with it. Changing a room name can create confusion for users who’ve set up notifications, or added your room as a Favorite. Write a chat room description When you create your chat room, click Description on the Create a room window, and enter an explanation of the room’s purpose.
Keep your description short (256 characters maximum), and write it so it helps others decide whether to request membership and whether to set up notifications to keep tabs on what’s being discussed in it. You can change the description at any time. Select a privacy setting Every Lync chat room has a privacy setting, which controls who can find and participate in it. The three settings are: • Open – Anyone can find this room (via search), open it, and read and write in (“post to”) it. Open rooms have no “membership” as such.
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• Closed – Non-members can find this room and see who is a member, but only members can open the room, read or post to it. (This is the default setting.) To join a closed room, the user must ask a manager of the room to be added to the members list. The room card identifies the chat room managers. • Secret – Non-members won’t be able to find this room or its room card, learn who has membership in the room, or read or post to it. You can change the privacy setting for a room you manage at any time. For more information about chat room privacy settings and room membership, see.
Add or remove chat room managers As the room manager, you can add others as managers to share the management duties for a room you’ve created. (As explained below, managers must appear in the pool of potential members for the room category that your room belongs to.) To add a room manager, open the chat room window and, in the Managers field, type the name of anyone you want to assign as a co-manager. Like you, these managers can add room members and edit some room settings. Once you’ve added your managers’ names (separated by semi-colons), be sure to click the Check Names button to confirm that Lync can identify these people. Your new co-managers won’t automatically become room members─you’ll have to add them as members. Add or remove chat room members As the room manager, you can control who can join the closed or secret rooms you create. (Rooms with a privacy setting of “open” do not require or allow membership.) That is, you can add members as you see fit.