Starting in 2003, Microsoft launched a new proposal on the market called Skype to facilitate text, voice and video communications over the Internet or, to support the famous . Thus, over time, this instant messaging and chat system became one of the most widely used worldwide.
Well, because, it’s about a totally free, multi-platform and multi-device service which has been approved in the vast majority of countries and, in addition, has exhibited notable improvements for users. In this way, it simplifies the sending of different types of files, such as photos, video messages, documents and also making calls and video calls just by having a network connection.
For this and much more, It is one of the most used applications nowadays. But, despite the fact that it has so many users, the truth is that many of them still don’t know how to get the most out of this Microsoft creation. Therefore, In this post, we will point out the best tricks and tricks that can be used for it.
List of the best 30 Skype tricks that you must know to get the most out of it
In any case, it is of great importance to know each and every one of the functionalities that a certain application offers, in order to to be able to carry out actions that go far beyond those that are usually carried out. Of course, around Skype, the same is true.
In this sense, if you are a fan of this instant messaging app and want to maximize your productivity, you cannot lose the following 30 quality tips, tricks and tips that we provide, below, to take your to another level and with total ease:
Know if someone is in Invisible mode
Although there is no exact way to know if any Skype user is in invisible mode, the truth is that there are certain tactics to be able to strongly suspect it. So if someone has “vanished” of your Skype account and you want to check it, We recommend you check the following:
- You can proceed to send a message to the contact in question and, if the animated circle does not appear constantly indicating that the message is being sent, this means the person is online.
- If you were able to see that it was connected, but it shows up as offline right away, also it is an indication that you are using stealth mode.
- We also recommend that you see if it appears available and the button to make video calls is green. As, this denotes that he is hiding like this.
Make calls to landlines and mobiles
Among all the functions that Skype contains, it should be noted that it allows you to make calls to both landlines and mobile phones, through its VoIP technology and with total ease. In this way, it will be very effective to make calls to anywhere in the world and Although it is not completely free, it is really cheap. Well, it offers a series of monthly plans that adapt to any requirement.
To achieve this, you will have to start with see the rates available in the service (from this link, you can get them: https://www.skype.com/es/international-calls/). Once you access a plan, you will have to look for the number to contact in your contact list or, you can dial it directly, to proceed to select the audio call button (phone icon) and you’re done.
Connect on Skype with contacts from your Gmail or LinkedIn account
For reasons of productivity, convenience or for whatever reason, many users prefer that contacts from certain profiles are automatically added to their other accounts and, Fortunately, this type of export can be done in Skype.
That is why, if you want the Microsoft app to add the people with whom you maintain contact in other services such as your Google email or LinkedIn, you can ensure it in the following way:
- go to the menu “Contacts” in Skype and select the option “Add contact”.
- After that, press “Connect Address Books” and enter the corresponding Gmail or LinkedIn usernames and passwords.
In this way, the same service will be in charge of add contacts from those services automatically to your Skype account.
Make sure only your Skype contacts can call you
In terms of security, it is very useful to set that only your application contacts have the possibility to call you whenever they want and, in addition, this way you will not receive calls from other unwanted people. So to make sure of it you will have to execute the following trick:
- Start by signing in to your Skype account and Click on the “Tools” option or on the “Preferences” section.
- Next, click on “Privacy”and then press on “Allow calls from”.
- After that, you should change the option to “Contacts”.
- Finally, perform the same procedure on “Receive calls to my Skype number from” and that’s it.
Know who has blocked you on Skype
In both social networks and instant messaging apps, one of the biggest mysteries for users is find out if any contact has blocked them from their profile or if they have been removed by someone in their contact list. Which, in most cases, is very difficult to know.
However, unlike many other services such as Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, in Skype it is very easy to check if someone has blocked you so that you do not have the possibility to communicate with them. Next, the steps to follow to be able to verify it quickly:
- The first thing you have to do is search your contact list for the person in question.
- After that, access your profile and check if you can read their status or updates. Otherwise, the person’s contact card name will most likely be displayed in gray color along with a question mark within the logo.
- Next, Click on that contact card and unfold the information card. If, when doing so, they show you the message “This contact has not shared details with you”it means if you have been blocked by him on Skype.
Turn notifications on and off
Another of the options that the Skype application contains and that many users are unaware of up to now, is the possibility of enable or disable notifications from your contacts, depending on what suits you best. In other words, you can make sure that you do not receive any notices from certain users in the event that they send you a message, a video, an audio or a file message, for example.
For this, you will have to access your Skype account from your computer and search for the chat with the user for whom you want to activate or deactivate notifications. Afterwards, you must Enter the Notifications section there and proceed to administer them (either move the switch to “activated” oh “disabled”).
Save Skype conversations
In professional environments, it is considered very useful to save a conversation held from this application and, especially, when dealing with a matter that requires having the information that has been communicated accurately. Reason why, Skype has supported this initiative.
Thus, in case you manage this application from your computer, you must take into account that the conversation history of both individual and group chats, are stored on the machine’s hard drive. So, to access them, just follow the path: “C:\Users\WINDOWSUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Skype\SKYPEUSERNAME”to get them (by default, they are saved for a maximum of 30 days).
But, if you want to change the time during which these sent and received messages are stored, you can easily do it as follows:
- In your Skype account, go to “Tools” and click “Options”.
- Now go to “Privacy Settings” and unfold the tab “Save history by”to choose the option you prefer (no history, one week, indefinitely, etc.).
Do not show when you are typing
For privacy and security reasons, Skype allows you to hide if you are writing, so that you can take the time you want to prepare any message or to support your preference that the other user does not know that you are writing. Next, the steps to follow to be able to go unnoticed in this way in the application:
- First of all, you have to Go to the “Tools” menu.
- Now, among all the available tabs, click on “Messages”.
- Finally, you have to deactivate the box that indicates “Show that I am typing” and which is found in the Writing Indication part.
Easily search and add contacts
Although it is true, many users do not know how to proceed when searching and adding contacts in Skype without any complications, but this is really simple. A) Yes, We present you each step by step to follow:
- Within your Skype account, Enter the “Contacts” menu.
- After that, select the option “Add contact”.
- Then it’s time to search for the desired person using a key data. Either their full name, their email, their phone number or with their username (if you know it). Inclusively, Skype allows you to add the country or the city where the user is, to start the search.
Edit messages you’ve already sent
Believe it or not, in Skype there is the possibility of modify a message even if it has already been shared, either because it has errors or because you simply want to make the idea much clearer. However, it is a trick that can only be used when are recent messagesbecause in the older ones the indicated option is not shown.
Without further ado, we explain how you should do it:
- Located in the chat window in which you want to edit the sent message, you must right click on it.
- Now, among all the available options, you have to click on “Edit message”.
- Then proceed to make your edit and after that, click “Save”.
- Finally, to know that the changes have been saved, check that there is a pencil icon next to the message you have edited.
Have your favorite contacts from the app always at hand
In case your Skype directory is very large, it is extremely useful to be able to have the contacts with whom you speak the most at hand, so that to establish communication with them more easily and quickly. for which, there is a tactic that allows you to separate your most frequent contacts from the others and consists of:
- Access your application account and, among all the contacts in your address book, proceeds to search for those you talk to the most (one by one).
- Then, as you find each contact, you’ll see a star next to their name and you just have to press it.
- Once you do this with all the users with the…
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