How to use
By: Flordelyn Lacorte
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What is Skype?
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Is a software that allows you to instant message and make voice
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and video calls to fellow Skype users on the internet for free.
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How do you use Skype?
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Go to www.skype.com and click Join Us
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A form will appear on the Create an account tab. Fill out the information it asks for
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Enter your desired username, also known as your Skype name
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If the username you want is taken, Skype will give you some helpful suggestions.
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Your account has been created and you will be redirected
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to your account on Skype.com. Click Download Skype for Windows.
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When its finished downloading open the SkypeSetup.exe
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The installation Skype window will open. Click I agree next to continue
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Skype will offer to make changes to your internet search engine and homepage.
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If you do not wish to make changes, uncheck the boxes. Click Continue.
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The log-in window will open when the installation is done
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Enter your username and password, then click Sign in.
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Skype will direct you to set up your sound and video settings
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as well as your profile picture Click continue to begin
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On the next screen, you can adjust your speaker, microphone, and video settings.
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When you're satisfied, click Continue.
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On the next screen, you can choose to add a profile picture.
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In my example, we'll choose to add a profile picture later. Click Add later to continue.
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Your Skype window appears.
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Get to know the Skype window
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The Skype menu bar lets you change things related to you and your account - even your online status so people can tell when you're available. This is also where you can sign out of Skype.
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The Contacts menu includes lots of shortcuts for managing your contacts. Some common tasks include importing contacts, and changing how your contacts are sorted in the Skype window.
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Click conversation for shortcuts to everything related to conversation on Skype - in other words, instant messaging.
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The Call menu gathers all of your calling actions in one place.
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Use the View menu to quickly navigate to anything you're not currently viewing.
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Tools menu to access online games, and settings for your Skype account.
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Go to the Help menu whenever you have a technical question about.
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The Skype Home tab you can easily update your status; view news and alerts; and easily interact with your top contacts.
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The Profile page is where you go to edit your profile, and control whether certain things are public, or visible to your contacts only.
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The Contacts tab contains your Skype contact list. Here, you can click a contact's name to open a pane where you can call them, view their profile, see their message history, and more.
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The Recent tab contains a list of your most recent calls.
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To adjust your privacy settings, click tools on the menu bar, then choose options.
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The Skype - Options window appears, Click Privacy to open the privacy settings pane.
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Adjust any settings that might be a concern to you. Remember to click Save when you're done.
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To Set Your Notifications, click Notifications to open the notifications settings pane.
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Check the items that you want Skype to alert you to. Remember to click Save when you're done.
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With Skype, you can share a story, celebrate a birthday, learn a language, hold a meeting, work with colleagues just about anything you need to do together every day.
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To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action until the goal is reached. The key is action. MICHAEL HANSON
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