Skype

If your computer is your go to device, Skype has got you covered on all three major platforms, Windows, Mac and Linux. If you like to take things down a size to tablets, you will find Skype on Windows RT devices, iPads, Android tablets and Amazon Fire tablets. If ultimate portability is more your style, Skype also works on Windows Phones, iPhones, Android phones and more.

The computer versions are available on the Skype download page. From that page, you will also be able to send a link to your phone for Skype in your app store.

If your internet connection is working well, we might be experiencing some service issues. Check the blog to make sure Skype services are running normally.

If there are no service issues reported on blog, carry on to next step.

There are lots of ways you can get support for Skype. On Skype Support you can find FAQs on all things related to Skype. In the Skype Community you can join over one million community members and make use of their knowledge to answer your questions.

If you are all about social media, you can also check out the Skype Facebook page or tweet.

If you would like to speak to us about a specific problem, you can contact Customer Service.

If you are connected to the internet, Skype services are running as expected, the software is installed properly and you are using the right credentials, then there are only a few things that could still be stopping you from signing in:

☛ Delete the shared.xml file.

☛ Check that the ports which are required by Skype are open.

☛ Check if Skype is already running in the background.

☛ If you connect through a proxy, make sure that Skype can connect to your proxy server.

Now that you have the software to sign in to and an account to sign in with, let's get you started on using it.

All communication software seems to handle the concept of contacts slightly differently, so I wanted to explain how they work on Skype before you start adding contacts of your own.

The general idea is that you search for your friend in the directory of Skype users, send them a contact request and then, once they have accepted the request, send them a message or call them.

This tip comes from my experience as a photographer. If you put yourself in front of a dark background, your webcam is going to think you are in a dark room and will try to pick up as much light as possible. In doing that, your webcam will overexpose your face and it will end up looking featureless. That's not a flattering look, so do pick a light colored background.

You have strong selfie game, but are you ready to take it to another level with a video message? The sights, the sounds, the lights, the action, you can capture them all and send them over to your contacts in a flash.

As always, under Windows, the date shown is the date it was taken, in the Details View.

The only exception to this is when you make a copy to a USB Flash Drive, for example, which sometimes shows the date the file was copied, in the Details View but, right-click and view Properties to see when the original photo was taken.

Ecamm is your best choice since you are on MAC. We recommend Supertintin on Windows. Many people use camstudio also which is a general purpose screen recorder. Ecammm and Supertintin are designed for online video recording only. There are charges for Ecam and Supertintin.

Normal DSL speed is at 150KB/s. Your internet connection might be the issue or your CPU speed. Check your PC speed. Right click on My Computer, Properties. There should be a number ending with GHz. followed by RAM.

If GHz is lower than 1.5GHz then that might be the problem. If RAM is lower than 512MB then that is another problem. Try closing any extra programs when you are on skype.

Overall it comes down to your:

☛ PC speed

☛ RAM

☛ Internet speed

Skype Translator is powered by Microsoft Translator, which already supports translation of 44 languages but these can be used only when chatting.

Voice translation currently supports only English and Spanish but the number of supported languages will grow with time.

Windows: Press PrtSc to copy a full screen picture. And open Paint, Press Shift+Insert to paste the picture.

Skype video calling is only available on a computer. It cannot be done on any mobile phone but it is said Skype will bring video call to iphone4 very soon.

No matter who or where your friends are in the world, there is a good chance that they use Skype. Finding and adding them as contacts is not always easy though. You can use a friend's Skype Name, their email address or their name to find them in the Skype Directory.

There are a lot of people who use Skype though, so it can be tough to find the right person. Searching by Skype Name is the easiest, followed by email address and then name. If you know their phone number you can call them using a little Skype Credit and ask for their Skype Name to help you add them as a contact.

Check your PC speed, RAM, and Internet speed. Try to free up as much Ram as possible before chatting. Close any programs you are not using before starting Skype.

Skype video call is free so you both do not have to buy a skype subscription in order to video chat with each other.

You should not have the Skype Translator client and the Skype for modern Windows client installed at the same time but you can have Skype for Windows Desktop installed on the same computer on which you are planning to install Skype Translator.

To get the most out of Skype Translator and avoid any confusion, make sure that you are only signed in to Skype Translator when making a call. Ideally, you should be logged out of all other clients.

You can make any of these calls from Skype Translator in the same way as you would use any other Skype client, but you cannot use the translation functionality when making these type of calls.

Currently, Skype translation is only supported with one to one, Skype to Skype calls.

Skype Translator lets you to have a Skype call or instant message with someone who speaks another language, live-translating messages and spoken conversation. It is powered by Microsoft Translator, just like Bing, Windows and Windows Phone.

Skype Translator provides endless possibilities for people around the world to communicate, no longer slowed down by their location and language.