Change password
You can change your current Skype password and enter a new
password for your Skype account.
To change your password…
1 -
Sign in to Skype with your account.
2 -
In the
Skype menu
, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
3 -
Select
Change password
.
4 -
Press
(right) to select
Current password
and enter your
current password. Press
OK
first if you want to use the on-
screen keyboard.
5 -
Press
(down) to select
New password
and enter you new
password.
6 -
Press
(down) again to select
Repeat new password
and
re-enter the new password.
7 -
Press
(down) again to select
Apply
to send the new
password for confirmation.
Video
You can set Skype to restrict the use of video in Skype calls.
With
Automatically receive video from
, you can set Skype to
automatically receive and show video from
Anyone
,
People in
my contact list only
or from
No one
.
With
Show that I have video to
, you can set Skype to send out
your video to
People in my contact list only
or to
No one
.
To set the Video settings…
1 -
Sign in to Skype with your account.
2 -
In the
Skype menu
, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
3 -
Select
Video
.
4 -
Press
(right) to select the radio buttons and press
OK
to
mark or unmark.
Privacy
You can set Skype to restrict incoming Skype calls.
You can allow calls from
Anyone
or from
From people in my
contact list only
.
To set the Privacy settings…
1 -
Sign in to Skype with your account.
2 -
In the
Skype menu
, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
3 -
Select
Privacy
.
4 -
Press
(right) to select the radio buttons and press
OK
to
mark or unmark.
Blocked contacts
You can view a list of all your Blocked contacts.
To view the list…
1 -
Sign in to Skype with your account.
2 -
In the
Skype menu
, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
3 -
Select
Blocked contacts
and press
OK
. To manage your
blocked contacts, press
OPTIONS
.
Voicemail
You can set some preferences for sending voicemails.
If you allow a contact to send you a voicemail when you can't
take the call, check the box of
Send unanswered calls to
voicemail
. Leave the box unchecked, if you do not want to
receive voicemails.
If you allow a contact to send you a voicemail when you can't
answer the call within 15 seconds and you are in another call,
check the box of
I am already in a call
.
If you allow a voicemail, when you declined a call, check the box
of
I decline an incoming call
.
To set your preferences for voicemail…
1 -
Sign in to Skype with your account.
2 -
In the
Skype menu
, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
3 -
Select
Voicemail
and press
OK
.
4 -
Press
(down) or
(up) to select a check box. Press
OK
to check or uncheck.
Call forwarding
Never miss a Skype call with
Call Forwarding
.
If you are not online or can't take the call, you can forward a
Skype call to any phone or mobile phone. You can also forward
a Skype call to another Skype account. You can set up to three
phone numbers or Skype Names in order of preference to
forward calls to. You need Skype Credit or a Skype subscription
to forward calls to phones. Forwarding Skype calls to other
Skype accounts is free of charge. For more information on call
forwarding, go to
To set up call forwarding…
1 -
Sign in to Skype with your account.
2 -
In the
Skype menu
, select
Settings
and press
OK
.
3 -
Press
OK
to check the check box for
Forward calls when I
am not on Skype
.
4 -
In the entry fields below, enter the phone numbers or Skype
Names from your contact list in order of preference to forward
your calls to. Always add the country code for phone numbers.
5 -
Change, if necessary, the amount of seconds before Skype
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