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Topic Last Modified: 2013-02-19
Microsoft Lync 2013 has a redesigned user interface and important new features. For administrators, the client is now included with the Office setup program, providing a more streamlined approach to deploying Office and customizing clients in your organization.
Note
For an illustrated view of Lync 2013 user interface updates, see “What’s New in Lync 2013” at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=273885.
Integration with Office Setup
The Lync 2013 client and the Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2013—which supports meeting management from within the Outlook messaging and collaboration client—are now both included with the Office 2013 Setup program.
In previous versions of Lync and Office Communicator, you could use Windows Installer properties to customize and control the Office installation. Because Lync 2013 is integrated with Office setup, you can use the following methods to customize Lync 2013 setup:
Note
The Lync 2013 setup program does not uninstall previous versions of Lync or Office Communicator. The Lync 2013 client installs side-by-side with other Lync or Office Communicator clients
For details, see Deploying Lync clients in Lync Server 2013.
Group Policy Deployment
Because Lync 2013 is now included in Office setup, the method for deploying Lync Group Policy settings has changed. In previous versions of Lync and Office Communicator, you could use the Communicator.adm to define Group Policy settings, whereas in Lync 2013 you can now use the Lync ADMX and ADML administrative templates that are provided along with the Office Group Policy Administrative Templates.
For details, see Group Policy settings for Lync 2013.
Outlook Scheduling Add-in Updates
The Online Meeting Add-in for Lync 2013 includes meeting invite customization and new meeting options.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Plug-in
The Lync 2013 client now supports audio and video in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment. A user can connect an audio or video device (for example, a headset or a camera) to the local computer (for example, a thin client or repurposed computer). The user can connect to the virtual machine, sign in to the Lync 2013 client that is running on the virtual machine, and participate in real-time audio and video communication as though the client is running locally. The following features are supported in a virtual desktop environment:
For information about deploying the VDI plug-in, see Deploying the Lync VDI plug-in in Lync Server 2013.
Video Enhancements
Several new features significantly enhance the video experience for conference participants.
Chat Room Integration
Lync 2013 now integrates the features previously provided by Lync 2010 Group Chat. A separate group chat client is no longer required.
Lync Web App Updates
Lync Web App is the web-based conferencing client for Lync Server 2013 meetings. In this release, the addition of computer audio and video to Lync Web App provides a complete in-meeting experience for anyone who doesn’t have a Lync client installed locally. Meeting participants have access to all collaboration and sharing features and presenter meeting controls.
When a user tries to join a meeting but doesn’t have a locally installed client, Lync Web App opens. If you want to allow additional options for joining the meeting, you can configure the Meeting Join page; see Configuring the meeting join page in Lync Server 2013 in the Deployment documentation.
Because of the enhancements to Lync Web App, an updated version of Attendee isn’t available for Lync Server 2013. Lync Web App is the client of choice for participants outside your organization. No local client installation is required, although audio, video, and sharing features require a plug-in to be installed at first use.
Lync 2013 for Mobile Clients Updates
In addition to enhanced presence, contacts, and IM capabilities, Lync 2013 mobile clients now provide voice and video calling over the Internet and cellular data connections. With a single tap of the meeting link in a calendar item, mobile users can join Lync voice and video meetings. For more information about Lync 2013 mobile clients, see Planning for mobile clients in Lync Server 2013.
Lync 2013 User Interface UpdatesAccessibility Updates
Lync 2013 incorporates several new accessibility features.
Presence While Sharing
When Lync detects that a user is sharing, Lync automatically assigns the user a Presenting presence status. This status blocks all incoming communications unless the sender is assigned the Workgroup privacy relationship. If the user is using the sharing feature entirely on a secondary monitor, Lync does not assign a Presenting presence status.
Conversation Window Updates
The redesigned Conversation window provides quicker access to important features.
Lync Main Window Updates
The new streamlined look retains familiar features such as the What’s happening today? note field, the status selector, and the Set Your Location selector.
Contacts View and Contact Card Updates
Lync 2013 gives users different ways to view contacts and groups in their Contacts view.
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Conferencing Updates
Lync 2013 offers several enhancements to conferencing features.
Topic Last Modified: 2018-01-23
The following tables compare the features and capabilities of Lync 2013 clients in the following categories:
These tables indicate the features that are available to Lync users in an on-premises deployment of Lync Server 2013. The same features are also available to Skype for Business Online and Microsoft 365 or Office 365 users unless otherwise indicated.
Important
See Mobile client comparison tables for Lync Server 2013 for details about feature availability in Lync 2013 mobile clients.
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Enhanced Presence Support
Contacts and Contact Groups Support
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.
2 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, this feature is not available.
IM Support
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.
2 On-premises Lync Server 2013 and on-premises SharePoint 2013 is required for skill search.
3 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Persistent Chat is not available.
Conferencing Support
Note
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.
2 Participants cannot control desktops that are shared by Skype for Business on Mac, Lync for Mac 2011, or Communicator for Mac 2011 users. Mac users can control desktops shared by Windows users.
3 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, this feature requires an audio conferencing provider.
4 The Lync for Mac 2011 client cannot view Microsoft Office 2013 PowerPoint presentations when they have been shared in a conference by the Lync Web App 2013 client.
Voice (Telephony) Support
Note
Lync Voice features are limited to certain Skype for Business Online subscription plans. For details, see the “Lync Voice Features” topic in the Skype for Business Online Service Description at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=282430.
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.
2 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, this feature is available for PC to PC calls only.
3 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, this feature is not available.
![]() External Users Support
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.
2 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, this feature is not available.
Recording
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, recording is unavailable in certain Skype for Business Online standalone plans. Recording requires full Lync 2013 client rights. For details, see the Skype for Business Online Service Description at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=282430.
2 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, recording of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable.
Archiving, Compliance, and Logging SupportMs Lync 2013 For Mac Download Windows 10
1 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, Lync 2010 Attendant is not supported.
2 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, this feature requires Exchange Online and is controlled by the user’s Exchange mailbox In-Place Hold attribute.
3 For Skype for Business Online, Microsoft 365, or Office 365 users, archiving of file transfers, shared OneNote pages, and PowerPoint annotations is unavailable.
Client limitationsBasic client limitations
The features below are available using the Full client and are not available with the Basic client:
Online or Hybrid user account limitations
User accounts can exist either Online or On-premises, and that will affect the features available to that user. Users with accounts on Skype for Business Online will not have access to the following features, even with the Full client:
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