Presence statuses (for Mac)
Your presence information is a quick way for other people to see your availability status. Presence is automatically set based on your Outlook calendar, but you can change it manually if you want to.
As an example, if you have a meeting currently scheduled in Outlook, your status appears as “In a meeting” in Skype for Business. When you’re in a Skype for Business audio or video call, your presence indicator appears red, as Busy, and your status is updated to “In a call”.
1. Presence indicators
| If your Presence is | It means you are |
|---|---|
 Available * |
Online and Available |
 Be Right Back ** |
Away from your computer briefly |
| Away *,** |
Logged on, but have been away from computer for a period of time |
| Off Work ** |
Not working or not available |
 Busy *, ** |
Hard at work and shouldn’t be interrupted |
| In a call * |
In a Skype for Business call (two-party call) |
| In a meeting * |
In a meeting (using Skype for Business or Outlook) |
 Do Not Disturb ** |
Do not want to be disturbed. You will see IMs, but only if you’re both in the same Workgroup |
| Presenting * |
Giving a presentation |
 Out of Office |
Set to OOF in your Outlook calendar |
 Offline * |
Not signed in |
 Unknown |
Presence can’t be detected |
* Set automatically for you based on your keyboard activity or Outlook calendar.
** You can set your presence to this anytime you want.
2. Set you Presence manually
- Select your photo or avatar, then select the status menu arrow below your name.
- Select the status you want to change to.
- To undo your change and have Skype for Business automatically update your status, select Automatic.
