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Outlook help - weird icon in front of names

Hi,
See attached pic. There is this odd icon that started coming up in outlook 2010 in front of names. It is on new messages, messages i received, basically anywhere with a name.
I tired looking in options in the contact section but i didn't see anything too obvious.
Thanks.

Rgonzo1971

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valmatic

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valmatic

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when i zoom in on it, basically is just a blank square it looks like?

REIT

That just means if the user is online or not. Normally I believe this is linked to an app like Skype which states if the user is online or not.

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Seth Simmons

that is from lync
it integrates with outlook to show the status of the user
green - online; red - in a meeting or busy; yellow - away; white - offline or no status (if user is external)

valmatic

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Oh thats weird, it doesn't look like any of those icons the article explains. I looked at that contact setting for show status and it is greyed out.

Rgonzo1971

Hi,

If you have Lync it diplays the status of the recipient in Lync

http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/lync-help/change-your-presence-status-in-lync-HA102925443.aspx

Regards

valmatic

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Ill go take a peak at their pc thanks.

Radhakrishnan

Hi,

It's default behaviour of latest versions of outlook. Are you using Lync in the same machine? if so, outlook is pulling the Lync messanger (or any messenger) status.
I.e- If your Lync status shows as "Online" then the outlook shows the box as green, if your lync status is away then outlook shows "Yellow". So, definitely it's not a bug or issue to be honest.

valmatic

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Skype turned on that show contact status in outlook after it installed. I just unclicked it and we are good. Thanks!