Outlook and Skype

[GARYPSWANSON]

Our company recently switched from Lotus Notes and Sametime to Outlook and Skype (Outlook 2013 and Skype for Business 2015).

One feature of Lotus Notes and Sametime that was liked was having Sametime (IM) on the right side of the screen with Lotus Notes on the remainder.

Is there a way to make Outlook and Skype appear to be one application where Skype is on the right side of the screen? Thanks, Gary

[Rudi]

Since they are two separate applications, you'd have to tile them as windows. Scanning the web I did come across Skylook which apparently binds them together.
See this For Dummies article with links to Skylook.

[HansV]

Hi, Gary!

Not as far as I know, but you can arrange the windows side by side, of course. And there is some integration between Outlook and Skype - it should be possible to call a contact on Skype directly from Outlook.

[GARYPSWANSON]

Hans and Rudi,

Thanks for the quick response. I will have to check out Skylook. I tried arranging the windows side by side but do not like the way it looks. There is integration between the two systems and it appears to work well. It is just going to take some time to get used to it. Thanks again.