Lync for Mac, new conversation windows coming up BEHIND other windows

Using Lync for Mac 2010.
I'm missing conversations because the window comes up behind whatever is on the screen.
Is there a way to make it more prominent?
Cheers Chris

Please check if this issue happen to other Lync users.
Did you ever have this problem?
What is your version of Lync?
Try to update your client to the latest version.
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Lync for mac 2011 not working in corporate LAN

Hi guys,
I have a mac client that has newest version 14.0.10 of lync installed. The Mac works on OS X Yosemite
operating system. The problem is that when you connect to corporate LAN, lync never connects and gives
following error:
Sign in to Microsoft Lync failed because the service is not available or you may not be connected to the Internet.
If you share a connection via mobile or connect via outside network, you are able to log in and lync functions properly
I have tried to update root certificate on mac via copying one from windows client, but with no luck.

Hi Itseeker1,
As ErikHMac stated, the new version of Lync for Mac 14.0.11 has been released, you can install it and check if the issue is solved.
I know you have installed the root certificate on Mac, but please check it again and make sure the certificate is issued by an Enterprise Certificate Authority (Internal CA) and
also should be trusted by the Lync Server.
In addition, it looks like an Internet connectivity issue, please try to flush the DNS cache by running the following command.
dscacheutil -flushcache
Hope it can be helpful.
Best regards,
Eric
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Lync for Mac 2011- Missing Certificates

I updated my Lync for Mac 2011 and I haven't been able to log in since. If I delete Lync and reinstall without the latest update (14.0.1) then at least I can see Lync but I can't log in. It says "Lync was unable to sing in. Please verify
your logon credentials and try again. If the problem continues, please contact your support team." We are on Office365 in our office and I'm the only one that seems to be missing my certificate in the keychain. Everyone else is having
no problem with Lync.
If I run the update (to 14.0.7) then Lync doesn't even open (this is reproducable every time I do this uninstall, reinstall, update sequence), I just get a big fail window that says the following:
Process: Microsoft Lync [86015]
Path: /Applications/Microsoft Lync.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Lync
Identifier: com.microsoft.Lync
Version: ???
Build Info: Unknown-131205~0
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [176]
Responsible: Microsoft Lync [86015]
User ID: 502
Date/Time: 2013-12-20 09:23:55.154 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: AC53DD12-73A6-8DE3-FA1C-8B53636E08C5
Sleep/Wake UUID: 88EA8EF0-4BC9-4D66-B8CD-76B3BA39FBFE
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/USBHidWrapper.framework/Versions/14/USBHidWrapper
Referenced from: /Applications/Microsoft Lync.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Lync
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I've checked out all the forums and walked through some of the steps and I think I figured out my issue: I have NO certificate in my keychain whatsoever; Known or unknown. My account/system administrator here is unsure how to get me a certificate because
we use Office 365 and he says when I install Lync or try to log in it should be giving me a new certificate. Does anyone know how to get me a certificate? Or know how my administrator will get it to install a new certificate?

If your OSX filesystem is formatted as: Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled) then the Lync 14.0.7 upgrade will immediately crash. You need to follow the instructions
in the blog post referenced below:
http://preston4tw.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/microsoft-lync-2011-for-mac-1407-bug.html
This will fix the immediate crash and if your Lync worked before the upgrade to 14.0.7 it should work again. If you have certificate problems then this would not be the only
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Lync for Mac 14.0.9 - history tab?

Hi,
Is anyone on Lync for Mac (with 14.0.9) seeing the history tab as can be seen in the screenshots here: http://blogs.office.com/2014/06/09/lync-for-mac-update-e911-functionality-plus-video-and-file-sharing-enhancements/ ?
I tried on several Macs but I never see the history. I believe this was mentioned as a new feature of 14.0.9 at some points but now I cannot see a mention of this anywhere except on the screenshots on blogs.office.com. So if anyone knows what is going on
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Gael

This was in error, unfortunately it's not available in 14.0.9. The only way to get to Conversation History (still) is Command O (⌘O).
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Where are rooms inside Lync for Mac? (14.0.10)
We do have Lync 2013 server and configured the persistent chats / rooms. People using the Windows version are able to use it but we are not able to see any support for rooms in mac version.

Hi uıɹos,
Anthony is right that the Persistent Chat feature isn't available at this time in the Mac client.
But in the first half of 2015 Microsoft will release a public beta for the next version of Office for Mac, and in the second half of 2015 Microsoft will make the final release available. And
I believe that it will be supported this time. (http://blogs.office.com/2014/10/31/new-outlook-mac-available-office-365-customers/ )
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Bug Report: New conversation window stills the sys...

Bug Report: Skype Desktop: New conversation window stills the system/keyboard focus.
When the UI is in multi-window mode and a conversation window pops up (due for example to a newly received chat message), that window steals the system/keyboard focus, even though it appears in a minimized state in the Windows taskbar. And this should not happen by default, because it is impractical (especially for screen reader users). And it didn't happen in Skype 6.21 and earlier. But since the new UI was introduced officially in Skype 7.0, it started happening constantly.
Steps to reproduce it:
1. From "View" menu, activate the "Split Window View", if it is not already enabled.
2. From Tools -> Options -> IM & SMS -> IM settings, enable "Open a new window when I receive a new message in Split Window View", if it is not already enabled.
3. From Tools -> Options -> Advanced, activate "Enable accessible mode", if it is not already enabled.
4. Activate the "Save" button, to save the changes.
5. Close all windows, related to Skype. You may keep only the main window opened.
6. Move the system focus to another application.
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Actual results:
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Expected results:
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Test environment:
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- Skype version: 7.0.0.102 for Desktop.

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I'm using Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.9 and the my user photo as well as the photos of other users who are using photos stored in our AD do not display. This behaviour has been occurring at least since 14.0.5. The behaviour occurs regardless of whether
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The Lync for Mac 2011 client is running against Lync Server 2010 and Exchange 2010 servers.
I also have the common problem that I cannot search the global address book for lync users. Maybe this is related but none of the reports I've seen about the address book search have mentioned anything about photos not displaying.
Anyone Experience similar issues or know where I could start to find the problem with the contacts display? It used to work correctly way back in 14.0.2 and subsequently an update around 14.0.5 killed the features for me.
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Hi,
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I completely agree with you that M$ needs to make better Mac software - i'm having some major issues with Office 2011 especially Outlook 2011 - and that is definately not Apples fault
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Apple is pointitng fingers at Parallels, since that is running all the time - and Parallels is pointing fingers at Apple because the whole OS is freezing
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We're running Lync 2013 back-end with VCS Control (Lync Gateway) on X8.2.1.
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Thanks
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Lync for Mac 2011 does not update Presence properly.

Hello all,
I work in a Enterprise environment, we run Active Directory and bind our Macs to the domain. We use Lync for Mac, and I've noticed that on the Mac clients, the user status does not update accordingly. When my users are in a conference call, it shows
available, etc. It works fine on a Windows machine with that same user.
If the event is on the Outlook calendar, sometimes it will show them as away during that time period, but it does not seem to update when on the phone/in a meeting, etc.
Any advice would be appreciated, my user is on Mac OSX 10.9.3 and Lync 14.0.8.
Thank you,
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We are seeing the exact same thing at our company. A hundred or more Macs all with broken presence.
Its issues like this that have us looking at Jabber now - Cisco doesn't seem to have buggy OS X software like Microsoft. That will be 40,000+ seats lost due to this and other issues. Maybe if enough hit MS in their pocketbook
they will start paying more attention to Macs.. or at least test them before rolling out software.
Note a few things regarding our setup:
1. Our Lync is on-prem 2010 and 2013 mix
2. Our email is in 365
3. We are using ADFS and FIM for SSO, Dirsync.
4. We do not domain join our Macs. (back when Lion wrecked all our domain joined accounts we stopped with that foolish practice)
It worked with previous versions of Lync 2011.
It works for zero Lync 2011 users. Lync 2013 on-prem domain joined machines work. We see the same thing where a Mac users also logged into 2013 on a Windows machine will help update the Lync 2011 client... but its not an acceptable work-around.
I suspect its having difficulties with the external cert.

Can I partition 256gb ssd and 1tb hard drive to be split 50 / 50 for Mac OS and windows?

I am going to buy a new iMac. The question is which storage option? If I get the 256GB ssd and the 1TB option, it appears the mac OS is pre installed on the ssd which is great. I would then like to install windows 7 on the ssd using bootcamp, and partitioning the ssd to be half for mac and half windows. I think this is the best thing to do... Correct? My main concern is then can I also split the 1 TB hard drive as well? Ideally I would like to split both drives 50 / 50, install the operating systems and software on the ssd and use the hard drive as general storage. I have read mixed reports on the possibilities of this and would really appreciate your help and advice. I am not that technical and would like to avoid using third party software, and stick to bootcamp if possible.
Thanks all!

I suggest you open Boot Camp Assistant and click on the button to print the documentation. Read it carefully before using BCA. BCA only creates the partition. It does not format it. That is done with the Windows installer at the beginning of the Windows installation.
Although Windows can r/w NTFS volumes OS X can only read them. That means you can copy files from the Windows boot volume but not write files to it. If you need to move files to and from the Windows system you would use the data volume you will set up on the HDD. If you don't need to use files larger than 4 GBs in Windows then FAT32 is fine. Using ExFAT would only be advisable if you anticipate the need to handle files larger than the 4 GB limit of FAT32.

Compare iWork/Office for Mac with Office Windows

I am an expert PC user switching to mac...
I am moving toward google apps, but their doc program is not nearly as robust as MS WORD (windows). So, I need a sophisticated word processor...
I have iWork 09 (bought it with the computer) and am considering buying MS Office for mac. I would prefer to use iWork (that is, an apple program), but don't want to go through the learning curve to find out it too is not powerful enough.
Is there a web that reviews/compares iWork/Office for Mac with Office Windows? Or does anyone have any personal experience on how they compare? This would help me make the decision by learning only the one I will ultimately use.
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BobInIndy1 wrote:
I am an expert PC user switching to mac...
I, too, was a Windows vet until I switched in '03. My fiance has been on Mac since college--her Powerbook Duo (w/ OS 7.5) still works.
I am moving toward google apps, but their doc program is not nearly as robust as MS WORD (windows). So, I need a sophisticated word processor...
Ditto. Google Apps are probably another year or two behind what desktop apps offer.
I have iWork 09 (bought it with the computer) and am considering buying MS Office for mac. I would prefer to use iWork (that is, an apple program), but don't want to go through the learning curve to find out it too is not powerful enough.
I think that is what has made Office the standard for so long (and Wordperfect before it)--people don't like change...they like upgrades and enhancements, but not dramatic change. The learning curve for iWork
Is there a web that reviews/compares iWork/Office for Mac with Office Windows? Or does anyone have any personal experience on how they compare? This would help me make the decision by learning only the one I will ultimately use.
Speaking as someone who owns Office 2008, I can tell you that Word '08 is dramatically slower than Pages; it is nothing like Office '07 (or earlier) for Windows. Word '07 demands a fraction of the RAM that Word '08 for Mac does, which may or may not be releated to the legacy support for older formats that Office '08 includes.
Word does include a decent grammar checker, equation editor, and APA/MLA citation tool; however, Apple went a different route and made Pages instantly compatible with Mathtype and Endnote. My fiance is a math professor that teaches calculus, so she is no-doubt used to having to include mathematical equations and tricky text arrangements for exams, quizzes, and lesson plans; she used to use Word, but last year switched to Pages ('08) and loves it. When we downloaded the demo for iWork '09 and saw how well Mathtype integrated, she's a happy camper.
I haven't been all that impressed with Office '08, at least not as much as I was with Office '07 for Windows. I never thought I'd say it but I think money is better spent on iWork '09, and later getting Endnote or Mathtype (if needed), than purchasing Office '08. That's my take on it, and I've been using Word/Office since 6.0 on Windows 3.1.

Lync for mac not signing in

After upgrading to yosemite my Lync for Mac will not sign in. It seems to connect, briefly displays a contact list, and then goes back tho the sign in screen and it starts all over. I am running version 14.0.9, and my advanced settings seem to be the same. Please help!

This Microsoft KB post, titled "Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.9 is incompatible with OS X Yosemite 10.10" explains the incompatibility
http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3012202
The fixed version of Lync to support Yosemite is here
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=36517

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