1.Getting Skype
Go to www.skype.com
Get the new Skype for Windows on your computer.
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2.To start Skype
If it's your first time opening Skype:Open Skype on your computer.
That means double-clicking this icon on your desktop or choosing it from the Windows > Start menu. Having trouble? Launch it from here. This will open a start-up screen.
Click Don't have a Skype Name?
This opens a Create account window.
This opens a Create account window.
Type in your name, then create a Skype username (called a Skype Name) and a password.
- Pick ones you can remember so you can sign in next time.
- Follow the directions from there and click Sign in.
- Pick ones you can remember so you can sign in next time.
- Follow the directions from there and click Sign in.
If you've opened Skype before:
Open Skype from your desktop or Windows > Start menu.
In the start-up screen, click in the box under Skype Name and type it in. Then do the same for your password.
(If you forget your password, click the Forgot your password? link and follow the directions from there.)
(If you forget your password, click the Forgot your password? link and follow the directions from there.)
This will sign you in to Skype, ready for you to use.
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3. Adding a contact
- Search your email contacts to see who's on Skype
- Add a specific person
- Add a phone or cell phone number
Search your email contacts to see who's on Skype:
Click the Directory tab and click the link See friends who are already on Skype.
You'll see an Add contacts screen.
You'll see an Add contacts screen.
Under Check your email contacts, click in the checkbox(es) beside the email accounts you have.
If you have a Yahoo account, type in your username and password then click Search email contacts.
Skype uses your Yahoo login to check if your contacts are on Skype – it never saves it, ever.
If you have a Yahoo account, type in your username and password then click Search email contacts.
Skype uses your Yahoo login to check if your contacts are on Skype – it never saves it, ever.
Wait for Skype to search your contacts.
If Skype finds a match, it will list the friends who also use Skype.
If Skype finds a match, it will list the friends who also use Skype.
Click in the checkbox beside the people you want to talk to on Skype.
Then click Add contact.
Then click Add contact.
Write an introduction message so they know who you are.
Click OK to send. Depending on their security, you can IM them. When they accept your invitation, you will be able to see when they are online and call them, too.
Click OK to send. Depending on their security, you can IM them. When they accept your invitation, you will be able to see when they are online and call them, too.
Add a specific person:
Click the Directory tab and go to Find people.
Click in the box and type in their name, email address or Skype Name.
Click Search. Wait for Skype to search.
Click Search. Wait for Skype to search.
In the list, find the person you're looking for. Check details like location and click this icon 
to double check it's them.
Click on them, then click Add contact. This will open a Say hello window.
to double check it's them.Click on them, then click Add contact. This will open a Say hello window.
Click in the message box and type an introduction message so they know who you are.
Click OK to send. When they accept your invitation, you will be able to see when they are online and call them, too.
Click OK to send. When they accept your invitation, you will be able to see when they are online and call them, too.
Add a phone or cell phone number:
Click New and choose New Contact.
Find the link Save a phone number in your contact list.
Click on it. This opens an Add a contact window.
Click on it. This opens an Add a contact window.
In this window, enter the person's name, select Home, Office, Cell phone or the other options from the dropdown list, then click on the flag to choose the country they are in.
Click in the box beside the flag and type in the phone number.
Click in the box beside the flag and type in the phone number.
Check it. If it's correct, click Save phone number.
This saves the number in your Contact list.
This saves the number in your Contact list.
- Related
- User guides
- Community forums
- Knowledgebase
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4. Call someone who's on Skype
Call someone in your Contact list:
Click the Contacts button at the top of Skype.
In the list, find the person you want to call.
Click on them. (Remember - anyone with one of these beside them
is on Skype so it's free to call. Anyone with one of these 
means it's a phone or mobile number and calls will cost you a little.)
Click on them. (Remember - anyone with one of these beside them
is on Skype so it's free to call. Anyone with one of these means it's a phone or mobile number and calls will cost you a little.)You will see their details in the main window.
Click the green Call button. You should hear ringing. If you don't hear the other person or they can't hear you, click the call quality icon at the top of your call window.
Click the green Call button. You should hear ringing. If you don't hear the other person or they can't hear you, click the call quality icon at the top of your call window.
To hang up, click the red End call button.
Useful things you can do on a call:
- Mute – click this icon
to mute your microphone so the other person can't hear you. - Hold – click on this icon
to put the call on hold. - Turn video on – if you've got a webcam plugged in, click the green Video call button to make it a video call.
5. Call someone on video
It’s free to call people on video.
Make sure you've got a webcam and check:
- it's plugged into your computer
- you've installed the software that came with it
- it's switched on.
- it's plugged into your computer
- you've installed the software that came with it
- it's switched on.
In your Contact list, find the person you want to talk to.
Click on them.
Click on them.
In the main window, click the green Video call button.
Smile, wave, say hello!
Useful things you can do on a video call:
- Resize the screen – click and drag the corner of the video screen to make it bigger or smaller.
- Move it around – click and drag the video of yourself around your screen.
- IM at the same time – click the Show messages link at the top of the video to instant message while you're on the call.
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6. Send instant messages (IMs)
To IM someone:
In your Contacts, find the person or group you want to message. Or in your Conversations list, find the message you want to pick up again.
Click on the person/group or conversation.
In the main window, click in the typing box.
Type a message and click the blue send message button, or just press the Return key on your keyboard.
Type a message and click the blue send message button, or just press the Return key on your keyboard.
If someone IMs you:
If someone IMs you, your Conversations button will turn orange.
Click on the button.
Click on the button.
You'll see a list of conversations.
Find the IM you want to reply to and click it.
Find the IM you want to reply to and click it.
In the main window, click in the typing box.
Type a message and click the blue send message button, or just press the Return key on your keyboard.
Type a message and click the blue send message button, or just press the Return key on your keyboard.
Useful things you can do in an instant message:
- Group IM – click this button
to add more people to the conversation. - Save a group IM – click this button
to save the group in your contacts. When you need to pick up the conversation again, just click on the group instead of adding everyone in all over again.
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7. Change view
Skype has two layouts: default view and compact view. It is set to open in default view, which shows your contact and conversation in one main window. Compact view displays your Contact list, and conversations pop up in their own separate windows.
Switch view
At the top of Skype beside the close, minimise and maximise buttons, click this button.
This will change the layout to a different view. Alternatively, in the main menu, click View and choose Compact View.
This will change the layout to a different view. Alternatively, in the main menu, click View and choose Compact View.
To change back, click the button again or alternatively click View > Default View.
Useful things you can do to adjust the layout:
- Resize the windows – drag window corners
to make them bigger or smaller. - Widen/narrow your Contact list – drag the sidebar on the right of your Contact list to widen or narrow it.
- Show/hide profile information – in a coversation, mouse over the contact's/group's profile picture and click
to hide their information. Click on their name at the top of the conversation to show it again. - See more/see less profile information – as above, mouse over the profile picture and click
to show the full profile or 
to show less information.
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