How to customize the look of your Contacts List in Microsoft Lync

You can change the view of contacts list in your Lync. 

1. In your Lync contacts list, click the Display Options button.(refer following image).

2. Click on the down arrow next to Display Option icon to see Layout Options Menu.

You can select the following options.

• Show Status Text :- It shows status next to each contact. Away, Busy, Available etc.
• Sort by Availability :- By this you can see available persons on top in Groups. 
• Show Friendly Name :- Also show the nick name, if you have given to contact.
• Sort by Display Name :- Contact list will be sort by display name.