The Redmond Giant yesterday pushed out a new update to its Skype for Business app on Mac devices. With the latest update the company has added support for File sharing during a Chat for Office 365. Microsoft has also added a video preview and Button for answering calls via a notification. Userswho receive call from Delegate on behalf of Delegator will now be able to see the call made on behalf of Delegator. The names saved in the Contact List are now sorted out alphabetically which makes it easier for users to search the name to whom they wish to call.

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The company has also fixed an earlier issue with additional Exchange Connections. Users on Mac can download the latest update for Skype for Business by clicking the below link.

So, word is out – the new client is here. How does it look like and what are the big changes? Let’s have a look: (Click on the images to enlarge) The client is branded with the Skype for Business logo and name, and has a similar feel to the consumer version: Similar to the Lync 2013 client, if you hover over a contact’s picture, you can see the quick options menu: The number pad tab is colourful. The UM piece is missing the playback speed feature that was introduced in Lync 2013. The IM window will always show the participants.

Free print screen. You can expand this to see a full list of all participants. Video preview is similar to the one we’re familiar with in Lync 2013: And so is the call option menu: Content sharing button is similar to the Lync 2013 client with a nice preview of the desktop (Not shown here): PowerPoint sharing within a Lync 2013 Server environment uses Office Web Apps, just like the Lync 2013 client: The greatest improvement maybe is to the call window; Skype-like feeling: PSTN Navigation options: Transfer within a click of a button, instead of a quick programming tutorial: And no more “Where’s my conversation window? How do I hang up or mute?!” as we have the Skype-like hover window: Oh, and one last small thing: Every active window has the option to change views during a call.