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Chapter 9: Conferencing with Communicator

Office Communicator 2007 is designed to support the natural, typically unstructured way that you

communicate with others. For example, with Office Communicator, you might start an IM

conversation with somebody and then decide you need to invite another person to the conversation to

make a decision. When you invite a third person to the IM conversation—you create an ad-hoc

conference. Once you have started the conference, you can invite others, or seamlessly add audio and

video communication modes—without ever leaving the Communicator Conversation window. With

Communicator, starting a conference requires only a few mouse clicks. For example, a great way to

take advantage of Communicator’s conferencing capabilities is to start an IM conference or phone

conference by selecting a group in the Contact List and then clicking Send an Instant Message or

Make a Conference Call.

In this chapter, we will show you how to:

 Start an IM conference by inviting others to an IM session

 Start an audio conference call by selecting multiple contacts in the Contact List or by

selecting a contact or distribution group.

 Start an ad-hoc audio/video conference from an instant messaging session.

 Join a conference.

Conferences with three or more participants, including audio/video conferences, require an Office

Communications Server 2007 A/V Conferencing Server. If you are not sure if an A/V Conferencing

Server is set up for your organization, contact your system administrator.

Start an IM Conference

Starting an unscheduled (ad-hoc) IM conference is often a fast way to make decisions. Perhaps equally

important, starting an IM conference is as easy as multi-selecting contacts in the Contact List or

selecting a group, and then clicking Send an Instant Message. You can start an IM conference from

the Contact List by selecting multiple contacts, a distribution group, or contact group. You can also

start a conference from a phone or video conversation between two people by simply inviting another

person to the conversation.

To start an unscheduled IM conference

 In the Contact List, do one of the following:

 Select multiple contacts by holding down CTRL as you click the contacts that you

want to invite to the conference, right-click the last contact, and then click Send an

Instant Message. Type a message in the Message Entry area and then press ENTER.

 Right-click a contact or group, as shown in Figure 9.1, and then click Send an Instant

Message. Type a message in the Message Entry area and then press ENTER.

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