Skype tutorial

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I would like to Introduce to you a Application..


“Skype”


What is Skype?


Skype is telecommunications application software that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls from computers, tablets and mobile devices via the Internet to other devices or telephones/smartphones.


What is Skype?

Users can also send instant messages, exchange files and images, send video messages and create conference calls.


What is Skype?

Skype is available to download onto computers running Microsoft Windows, Mac or Linux, as well as Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone, smartphones and tablets.


What is Skype?

Much of the service is free but users require Skype Credit or a subscription to call landline or mobile numbers. Skype is based on a freemium model.


What is Skype?

Skype allows users to communicate by voice using a microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet.


What is Skype?

Skype-to-Skype calls to other users are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones ,over traditional telephone networks are charged via a debit-based user account system called Skype Credit.


What is Skype?

Unlike most other VoIP services, Skype is a hybrid peer-to-peer and client–server system.


What is Skype?

It makes use of background processing on computers running Skype software, and this is reflected in Skype's original proposed name of Sky Peer-to-Peer.


What is Skype?

Skype was founded in 2003 by Janus Friis from Denmark and Niklas Zennström from Sweden.


History of Skype

The Skype software was created by the Estonians Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn


History of Skype

The first public beta version was released on 29 August 2003.


History of Skype

In June 2005, Skype entered into an agreement with the Polish web portal Onet.pl.


History of Skype

On 12 September 2005, eBay Inc. agreed to acquire Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA for approximately US$2.5 billion in up-front cash and eBay stock, plus potential performance-based consideration.DecoderBreg.wordpress.com

History of Skype

On 1 September 2009, it was announced that eBay was selling 65% of Skype to Silver Lake, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for US$1.9 billion, valuing Skype at US$2.75 billion.DecoderBreg.wordpress.com

History of Skype

On 10 May 2011, Microsoft Corporation acquired Skype Communications, S.à r.l for US$8.5 billion.


History of Skype

The company was incorporated as a division of Microsoft, and Microsoft acquired all of the company's technologies with the purchase. This was completed on 13 October 2011.


History of Skype

Microsoft phased out its long-standing Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service in favour of Skype, although Messenger continues in mainland China.


History of Skype

Microsoft began this transition on 8 April 2013, and completed the move by 30 April of the same year.


History of Skype

Registered users of Skype are identified by a unique Skype Name, and may be listed in the Skype directory.


Features of Skype

Skype allows these registered users to communicate through both instant messaging and voice chat. Voice chat allows telephone calls between pairs of users and conference calling, and uses a proprietary audio codec.DecoderBreg.wordpress.com

Features of Skype

Skype's text chat client allows group chats, emoticons, storing chat history and editing of previous messages.


Features of Skype

The usual features familiar to instant messaging users—user profiles, online status indicators, and so on—are also included.


Features of Skype

The Online Number, a.k.a. SkypeIn, service allows Skype users to receive calls on their computers dialed by conventional phone subscribers to a local Skype phone number;


Features of Skype

A Skype user can have local numbers in any of these countries, with calls to the number charged at the same rate as calls to fixed lines in the country. The countries on this growing list are referred to collectively as the SkypeIn Countries.DecoderBreg.wordpress.com

Features of Skype

Skype supports conference calls, video chats and screen sharing between 25 people at a time for free.


Features of Skype

Skype does not provide the ability to call emergency numbers such as 112 in Europe, 911 in North America, 100 Call Police in India and Nepal.


Features of Skype

However, as of December 2012 there is limited support for emergency calls in the United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark and Finland.


Features of Skype

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that, for the purposes of section 255 of the Telecommunications Act, Skype is not an "interconnected VoIP provider".


Features of Skype

As a result, the U.S. National Emergency Number Association recommends that all VoIP users have an analog line available as a backup.


Features of Skype

On 14 July 2011, Skype partnered with Comcast to bring its video chat service to Comcast subscribers via their HDTV sets.


Features of Skype

On 17 June 2013, Skype released a free video messaging service which can be operated on Windows and Mac OS, iOS, Android and BlackBerry.


Features of Skype

On 12 August 2013, Skype released the 4.10 update to the app for Apple iPhone and iPad that allows HD quality video for iPhone 5 and fourth generation iPads.


Features of Skype

On 20 November 2014, Microsoft Office's team announced that a new chat powered by Skype is going to be implemented in their software, giving tools to be able to chat with co-workers in the same document.


Features of Skype


How to Get a Skype application?


Go to www.skype.com


Go to www.skype.com


It shows like this..


Click..“Download skype”


Go to www.skype.com




Download page will show..






It depends on your Device what device you used to download skype.



I used Desktop that’s why windows desktop marked up as my download click button.






Lets start download skype..

Click “Get Skype for windows desktop”







Skype has been Downloaded..



Start install your skype on your Desktop..



Wait until your skype installer is done installed in your desktop..



How to Create an account in Skype?


How to create account in skype?

Click “Join Us”







Create page will show







You can skip create account page by signing in using Facebook and Microsoft account..







You can skip create account page by signing in using Facebook and Microsoft account..



If you want to create an account In skype..Just fill up the sign up form.







If you want to create an account In skype..Just fill up the sign up form.



After you filled up a sign up form..Click.. “I agree and continue”


After you filled up a sign up form..Click.. “I agree and continue”DecoderBreg.wordpress.com




Congratulation!

You have your own skype account


Congratulation!





How to use skype?


Let’s update your profile..


Click.. “profile icon”


Congratulation!










Profile page will show ..


Click.. “Edit”





It will enabled edit your profile..





After you edit your profile then click save..





Let’s sign in..

Enter your username or email address..



Enter your username


Enter your username or email address..




Enter your Password..






Then Click Sign in..






Skype page will show..





Let’s upload our profile picture..


Click.. “Skype”





Then click.. “profile”





Profile option will show..





Then Select“Change your picture”





Set your Profile picture will show


You may take a picture thru your webcam.


Then click .. “use this profile”

You may take a picture thru your webcam.




You may also upload a photo.


By Click.. “Browse”

By Click.. “Browse”




You may choose a images that can use as your profile picture.


Then Click “open”

You may choose a images that can use as your profile picture.




selected image in desktop will show..


Then Click “Use this picture”

selected image in desktop will show..




Great Job! you may now have profile picture in skype


If you want to change your Online status..


Click.. “Skype”





Skype option will show..


Skype option will show..





Then click.. “Online status”





Online Status option will show..

Online Status option will show..




You may choose what you desired in your status..


In privacy.. you may set your privacy settings for your protection from unwanted calls and IM.

In privacy.. you may set your privacy settings for your protection from unwanted callsDecoderBreg.wordpress.com



In block contacts.. you may block the person that you hated to and you may unblock the person you forgive.

In block contacts.. you may block the person that you hated to and you may unblock the person you forgive.




In notification.. you may choose what skypes alert you want.

In notification.. you may choose what skypes alert you want.




In alerts & messages.. it gives you information about skype.

In alerts & messages.. it gives you information about skype.




In sounds.. you may customize your sounds for calls, Ims , alerts , and notification.

In sounds.. you may customize your sounds for calls, Ims , alerts , and notification.




In call settings.. set up your call.





In call forwarding.. set up your call.





In voice messages.. if you want to miss a call, you may leave a voice message thru skype.

In voice messages.. if you want to miss a call, you may leave a voice message thru skype.




In video settings.. You may set a video for your webcam.

In video settings.. You may set a video for your webcam.




In IM settings.. Set your Im Option.

In IM settings.. Set your Im Option.




In IM appearance.. Set up how Im looks.

In IM appearance.. Set up how Im looks.




In SMS settings.. Send text message directly from skype.










In advance settings.. you may set your skype through accessibility and its network..

In advance settings.. you may set your skype through accessibility and its network..




Let’s go another toolbar.. “Contacts”




How to add contacts?


Click “Contact”




Contact option will show.




Click.. “add contact”




add contact option will show




In search skype directory..


It can direct you to search people who you want to add.


Click“Search skype

directory”




Click“Search skype

directory”


It directs you to search contact.




In save a phone number..


You can enter your mobile number’s

friend.


So you can call if you have an

appointment..




There is an option under its add

number..


You have an option to choose what

contact you like..

You have an option to choose what

contact you like..



How to use import contact?


Click.. “Import contact”

Click.. “Import contact”



Import contact will show..


You can import contact using an

Facebook account..

Import contact will show..



Click.. “create new

group”


Or Use keyboard

shortcut“CTRl+N”

Or Use keyboard




You can create and your team..

Or Use keyboard




you may also call a group for a meeting.

Or Use keyboard




Or even chat them..

Or Use keyboard




In contact list you can view all people

who are online.

In contact list..



You can create a new

list..


Just like a create new group.


The different is you can create

a folder for a group.


The different is you can create

a folder for a group.


Click.. “Create new

list”

In contact list..



New list already create

New list folder will show..



You have already created a list for

your groups.


As you can see, It shows all

details that who are online or

offline and other social media do.

You have already created a list for

your groups.



Click.. “conversatio

n”

Click.. “conversatio

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Click..“Send”

In Send..

You can also send a files and contacts.



In send..You can send sms, Instant message(IM), video message, and voice message to your team.


In Send..


In Send..




Click ..“Call”

Click ..“Call”



Call option will show..




Click.. “call”

Or “Ctrl + R”




You can call them directly to their skype even they did

not accept your request.

You can call them directly to their skype even they did

not accept your request.DecoderBreg.wordpress.com

Its show like this


Click.. “video call”




You can video call them directly to their skype

even they did not accept

your request.


Its show like this


If someone call you ..You can

click “answer”


click “answer”DecoderBreg.wordpress.com


OrYou can

click telephone symbol.



You may choose

ignore, mute microphone,

hang up, show dial up




Click..“phone call”




Call phone will show..

You may dial phone

number to call

someone..DecoderBreg.wordpress.com


You may contact

someone’s telephone or

mobile

You may contact


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It is just like a payphone..

It rates according to the country you call on.

You may contact




Skype rate shows in browser..

It shows the information

how much you will cost.

It is just like a payphone..

It rates according to the country you call on.DecoderBreg.wordpress.com


You can also buy a skype

credit for you to call

anywhere you want.

You may contact




Skype credit page will

show..

Skype credit page will

show..



You can also share your screen by clicking..“Share screen”

You can also share your screen by clicking..“Share screen”



Now its your turn ..


Create your own skype

AndIt will be useful


Thanks for reading my

tutorial..


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suggestion contact me

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God Bless you!

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Skype tutorial