Skype is one of the most popular programs for voice communication over the Internet. Initially, the application allowed to speak only with a person who also has a Skype, but today with this solution you can call any phone, create a conference with a variety of users, send the file, communicate in the chat, to broadcast from webcams and show your desktop . All of these features are presented in the form of a simple, intuitive interface, which will appeal to inexperienced users of PC. Skype is also available on all modern mobile devices, so you will be in touch even during trips and travel.
Installation on your computer
Start this article would like to describe the Skype installation procedure. You can download the EXE file, install the program and create a new account. After that, it will only be left to make an initial setting, and you can begin communication. About how to install Skype on a computer, read in another article on the following link.
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Creating a new account
Take your own account in Skype - the case of a couple of minutes. It is only necessary to press a pair of buttons and fill the appropriate form with personal data. If you plan to regularly use this software, it is better to immediately bind your email address to it to ensure security and the ability to restore when the password is lost.
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Microphone setup
Setting the microphone in Skype is a necessary procedure after registering a new profile. It is required to ensure correct sound transmission to minimize foreign noises, and set the optimal volume. This operation is carried out in Skype, and in the audio settings section. Read all the necessary information on this topic in a separate our material further.
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Camera setting
Next, you should pay attention to the camera, since many users actively use video calls. The configuration is made approximately by the same principle as with a microphone, but there are certain features here. You can learn them by clicking on the link below.
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Adding friends
Now that everything is ready to work, you need to add friends with which there will be further calls. Each person has its own nickname used when searching for accounts. It should be entered into the appropriate field and find the appropriate option among all the results shown. Another our author described the execution of this operation in a separate article.
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Verification of video calls
Video calls is one of the most important features in the software under consideration. Such a negotiation mode implies the simultaneous use of the chamber and the microphone, which allows interlocutors to see and hear each other. If you first went to Skype, we advise you to get acquainted with the manual on this topic to deal with such a type of calls and avoid the emergence of further problems.
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Sending a voice message
Sometimes it is necessary to transfer important information to someone from users, but at the moment it is offline. Then it will help send a voice message that becomes much better than textual in cases where the volume of words will be quite large. Fortunately in Skype, this function has been available for a long time, and send such a difficulty will not be any work.
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Defining your login
Log in to your Skype account by entering login or email address. In addition, another person easily finds out your profile if you specify the login in the search, and not a manually specified name. Therefore, sometimes a desire to determine this parameter appears. This is done literally a couple of clicks without leaving the application.
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Delete or change avatar
When creating a new profile, the program automatically offers to take a picture for the title photo. It is not always possible or just bored, which is why the change or removal of avatar is required. It is done through the settings embedded in Skype, and even an inexperienced user will understand.
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Creating a conference
The conference is a conversation in which more than two people are present. The built-in Skype tool allows you to quickly organize this kind of calls by setting up image display from cameras and transmit sound. It is useful this happens when communicating with relatives, business meetings or when playing online applications. Detailed conference instructions can be found by clicking on the link below.
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Screen demonstration to the interlocutor
An interesting feature is to transmit an image from the monitor screen. This can be used for remote help to another person. It is enough to display what happens on the desktop, and to deal with the problem will be much easier than trying to convey the situation with a conversation or screenshots. For the activation of this mode, only one button is responsible.
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Creating Chata
In addition to video and audiosiles in Skype, you can also correspond with users. This is accessible both in the personal chat and in the created one. You can create a common group and add the required number of accounts to organize messaging between all participants. The one who is the creator of the conversation will and will manage it by changing the name by adding and deleting users.
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Blocking users
If you add a specific user to the "black list", it will no longer be able to call you or send messages. The execution of such actions is required in those situations when a person will focus with messages or sends the contents of an obscene in the correspondence. In addition, blocking is the best way to limit communication. At any convenient moment, the account can be removed from this list.
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View old messages
Some correspondence in Skype last long, accumulates many sent messages and documents. Sometimes there is a need to find such materials. The functionality of the application allows you to do this. It is only necessary to apply certain settings in advance, and when necessary to go to a special directory to find the necessary information.
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Password recovery and change
Not every user immediately establishes a reliable password, and sometimes there is a desire to change it for a number of other circumstances. In addition, there are no cases when the entry keys are simply forgotten. In such situations, it will be necessary to resort to recovery or change the password, but for this you need to access the email specified when registering.
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Delete messages
Deleting a chat history in Skype has several reasons: perhaps you do not want your correspondence to someone can read if you share a computer place with other people or use Skype at work.
Clearing message history allows you to speed up the work of Skype due to the fact that the contents do not load each time you start or enter the conference. Acceleration is particularly noticeable if the correspondence lasts several years. Detailed instructions on how to delete old messages in Skype you can find in the manual below.
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Change login
Skype does not allow you to directly change the user login through the settings, but you can apply one trick to change the login. This will require some time, and as a result you will get exactly the same profile (the same contacts, personal data), which was previously, but with a new login.
You can simply change your displayed name - it is very easy to do, unlike the previous way. Details about changing login in Skype Read here:
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Update Skype.
Skype is updated automatically each time you start: check for new versions, and if there is, the program starts upgrading. Therefore, usually no problems arise with the latest version of this program for voice communication.
Auto-update can be disabled, and therefore the program will not be updated itself. In addition, it may be crash when trying to automatically update, so in this case you need to delete and install the application manually.
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Voice change programs
You can make a swing over friends not only in real life, but also in Skype. For example, changing your voice to female or, on the contrary, on male. You can do this with special programs to change the voice. The list of the best applications of this kind for Skype can be found in the following material.Read more: Programs for changing voice in Skype
Recording a conversation
Recording a conversation in Skype is impossible using the program itself, if we are talking about not the most recent versions of this program. To do this, use third-party solutions that record sound on the computer. In addition, in some cases, third-party applications benefit from functionality, even if you use relevant versions of Skype.
How to record a sound with Audacity Audio, read in a separate article.
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The conversation can be recorded not only through Audacity, but also by other programs. They require the use of a stereoisker, which is present on most computers and at the expense of which you can write sound from the computer.
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Hidden smiley
In addition to ordinary smiles available through the standard chat menu, there are also secret emoticons. To enter them, you need to know a specific code (text view of the smile).
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Contact removal
It is logical that if you can add a new contact to the list of friends, it is also the possibility of removing it. To remove contact from Skype, it is enough to perform a pair of simple action. Using the reference instruction below, you can easily remove those friends from the list with which they stopped communicating.
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Delete an account
Removing an account is necessary when you stop using it and want all associated information to be removed. There are two options: just delete personal data in your profile or replace them with random letters and numbers, or apply for account removal across a special form. The second option is possible only when your account is simultaneously account on Microsoft.
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These tips must cover most of the messages of the messenger users.