Jump to navigation

The University of Arizona Wordmark Line Logo in White
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • IT Professionals

Search form

  • Get Started
    • Get Started
    • Students
    • Faculty
    • Staff
    • IT Professionals
    • Campus Visitors
    • UA Tech Talk
  • Find IT Services
    • Find IT Services A-Z
    • Accounts & Passwords
    • Communication and Collaboration
    • Computing Services
    • Infrastructure
    • Research Computing
    • Teaching and Learning
    • University Applications
  • Security
    • Security
    • Antivirus Software
    • NetID+
    • VPN
  • Research
    • Research Computing Overview
      • About UITS Research Computing
      • High Performance Computing
      • Research News
      • Research Technologies Staff
      • Policies
    • High Performance Computing
    • Research Computing Storage
    • Research Computing Colocation
    • HPC Consulting
    • Visualization Consulting
    • Statistical Consulting
    • Science DMZ
  • Get Support
    • Tech Support
    • Service Request Forms
    • Workshops and Training (WaTT)
    • Service Windows
  • About UA IT
    • About UA IT
    • News
    • Executive Leadership Team
    • Staff Directory - UITS
    • UITS Employee Resources
    • IT Jobs
    • Documents & Plans
    • Student IT Fee
    • Policies
  1. Home
  2. Skype No Longer Available After Jan. 31

Skype No Longer Available After Jan. 31

illustration of people with computers against a Teams chat screen
Monday, January 11, 2021

Microsoft will be discontinuing Skype for Business. All members of the campus community who currently use Skype should transition to an alternate application by January 31, 2021.    

Microsoft Teams is an Office 365 application that includes chat (IM) and many additional features, and was built by Microsoft to replace Skype for Business.

You can begin using Microsoft Teams immediately. You do not need to be a member of a Team to use the chat feature, calendar or audio/video meetings.

How to Open Teams

  • To use it on the web, click on the Teams tile in Office 365 or go directly to the Microsoft Teams link.
  • If you downloaded the Microsoft suite recently, Teams is already installed on your computer.
  • If Teams is not in your applications, you can download it directly.

What Can Teams Be Used For?

  • Start individual text chats or group conversations, similar to Skype for Business.
  • Launch audio/video meetings, similar to Zoom.
  • Store Team-based shared files, similar to Box and Google Drive.
  • Link other resources to your conversations such as Word documents, Excel sheets or PowerPoints, all in one Teams application.

More Information and Support

Find Frequently Asked Questions and a summary of how to use "Skype functions" in Teams on the Skype to Teams page.

Your departmental IT staff can assist with your transition.

I want to go to ...

Get Support

Call (520) 626-TECH (8324)

Submit request to UAService 

 

Service Status Updates

Loading...
View History (Requires Login)

Service Status

Loading...

Legend

Legend for optimal service status Optimal
Legend for intermittent service status Intermittent Outage/Maintenance
Legend for outage service status Outage
  • UA Emergency Information
  • UAlert
  • Campus Accessibility
  • Contact Us
  • Website Feedback

Office of the Chief Information Officer | The University of Arizona
1077 N. Highland Avenue | Tucson, Arizona 85721

 

FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | LINKED IN


IT Information For

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • IT Professionals
  • Campus Visitors

Resources

  • A-Z IT Servces
  • UA Campus Map
  • UA Phonebook

Topics

  • About UA IT
  • People
  • UA IT Jobs
  • News
  • Information Security
  • Research
University Privacy Statement
Copyright © 2021 Arizona Board of Regents.
Feedback Button