Solution: In the Lync for Mac sign-in window, check your user ID and password for typos. If you’re using Office 365, use the same user ID and password that you use to sign in to Office 365, for example, [email protected]. Passwords are case-sensitive.
Microsoft Lync for Mac gives you instant messaging (IM), audio and video calls, online meetings, availability (presence) information, and sharing capabilities all from one, easy-to-use program. It’s a slimmer version of the full Lync client and provides the same core functionality.
Microsoft Lync for Mac is the new rich client for Lync users on the Mac platform and offers integrated functionality for instant messaging, presence, conferencing and voice. Lync for Mac is designed to work with both Lync Server 2010 and Lync Online to help you:. Control communication costs. Improve user productivity. Gain operational efficiencies.
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Summary If you’re an Apple computer user, with Microsoft Office 2011, when your Microsoft AutoUpdate runs, you’ll be notified that a critical update is available for Lync to go from the 14.0.5 version to the 14.0.6 version. However, the update will not install and you’ll return to AutoUpdate to find the update still pending. The Problem Briefly, the problem is that nobody at Microsoft seems to have actually tried installing some of the updates they push out. Rather than offering a combined / cumulative update, they send out numerous small updates with previous updates being pre-requisites for the new updates.
In the case of going from 14.0.5 to 14.0.6 it is almost impossible to perform the update. Incorrect links are provided in the Microsoft AutoUpdate window.
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Researching this issue, one will notice that a 14.3.6 version of Office 2011 Mac exists (described below), but apparently that’s not related to this Lync issue. The instructions below describe the challenges a user will have in trying to update and eventually what can be done to perform the update. Microsoft AutoUpdate First, run Microsoft AutoUpdate. This can be done from the Help menu in any of the Microsoft programs, such as Microsoft Word. Lync 14.0.6 Update You will see the Lync 14.0.6 update listed as shown below (assuming your computer needs it). When you attempt to install the update, it will appear to install, but when AutoUpdate scans for additional updates, the Lync update will still be listed as not installed and you’ll return to the screen shown above.
This problem can also prevent Microsoft Office updates from installing properly. If you click on, it will not take you to the correct page. It will go to a page with information about the 14.0.5 update. There is actually a update available, but this doesn’t address the Lync issue. Microsoft released the 14.3.6 update for Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac 2011 on July 16, 2013.
However, the 14.3.6 update can’t be installed until you update to 14.1.0 or above, but the 14.1.0 update isn’t easily found online. If you search, you can find an. You can try to and install it. However, you’ll probably get an error similar to the one below: Setup Instructions That Finally Work So, the above attempts are a dead end. However, if you do a, you will find a page titled.
On that page, you’ll find a link to. Global Impact Every time a company releases a software update or similar product without testing it, consumers are inconvenienced around the world. Hours are wasted. Frustrations rise.
The map below shows just a small snapshot of people impacted by this problem who happen to have visited this web page in a short period of time. Imagine the broader impact. Companies should do better to test updates before releasing them, and also make it less confusing to perform a manual update.