![]() Repeat the steps listed in the above procedure to download and install Skype for Business.Ĭongratulations! You're done installing Skype for Business. To install Skype for Business on another PC: You can install Skype for Business on up to 5 PCs. At the First things first box, if you accept the licensing agreement, choose Accept. However, only Skype for Business was installed. When the Office installer is finished, it displays a message that Office was installed on your computer. However, it's only installing Skype for Business. The Office installer starts, and displays a message that it's installing Office. If Skype for Business stops during setup, this is where you go to re-run it.Īfter the setupskypeforbusinessentryretail.exe file has downloaded, choose Run. Important: Note where you saved the setupskypeforbusinessentryretail.exe file on your computer. Ask your admin (the person who gave you sign-in information) for help.Īt the bottom of your screen, choose Save as to download the setupskypeforbusinessentryretail.exe file to your computer. If you don't see Skype for Business listed at all, then it's not included in your Microsoft 365 business plan -OR- your admin hasn't assigned a license to you. When you're done, go to Sign in for the first time at the end of these steps. Choose Install to install the Microsoft 365 suite of applications, including Skype for Business. If Skype for Business is bundled with other Microsoft 365 applications, you'll see the following page. If you see the following page, choose Skype for Business, choose your language, the edition that matches your other Office applications ( 32 bit or 64 bit - if you don't know, choose the default) and choose Install. Also, ask the person in your business who purchased it whether they assigned a license to you.Īt the top of your Microsoft 365 page, choose > Microsoft 365. I also believe the more apps become web-based, the better it is for Linux because there will be fewer programs that do not work in Linux.Tip: If you don't see the Skype for Business download in your portal, make sure the Microsoft 365 for business plan you purchased includes it. ![]() So, I am happy to see there is Skype for Web. For me, this is fine as I use Google Chrome any way to test how my website looks in this browser. However, you have to use Google Chrome to make it work. So, Skype for Web became a great alternative for Skype desktop app if you do not use Skype often and do not want to install the desktop app. When Skype for Web was in beta, the only thing you could do was to chat but now you can also make sound calls and video calls. I also got a notification of incoming call in my Plasma 5 Arch Linux desktop: The video and sound were of acceptable quality. Real-life calls and chatįinally, I made a test video call and it worked well: I also checked again my the sound with the Test Audio button in the same window. There is also an option to select between cameras and microphones if something is not recognized correctly. In the options, I navigated to Audio & Video, and once the window was displayed, the camera was automatically activated and showed my face: To check whether my web camera was recognized, I opened the Settings through the application menu (three-point icon): The application played my sound back, so my sound worked correctly out of the box. The test consists of recording an audio message. The simplest test one can dos is to select the sound test wizard Echo/sound test service among the contacts and call it: Testing soundīefore making calls, I always test my sound and video. There is the contact list on the left side, and the chat or video call window on the right side:Įverything is clean and simple. Once I have logged in to Skype at, I saw a fairly familiar interface. Luckily, it is the only disadvantages of Skype for Web in Linux. So, we are forced to use Google Chrome to make Skype For Web work in Linux. Although installing Google Chrome is easy in most Linux distributions, most Linux users including me prefer Firefox. So, one has to use it with Google Chrome. When I tried opening the link to Skype for Web in Firefox, the following message appeared: ![]() Unfortunately, Skype For Web does not work with Firefox, my web browser of choice. ![]() SUBSCRIBE for more Linux Videos Skype for Web works only with Google Chrome ![]()
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