Common questions with Skype on desktop

Skype keeps you more connected to your world by making it simple to get things done, have rich conversations, or enjoy spontaneous moments together with your friends and family.

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What can I do in Skype for desktop?

• Profile picture - Select your profile picture so you can update your status to Active , Away , Do not disturb , or Invisible, manage your Skype Credit or Subscriptions, and get to your Settings .

• More - Quickly get to your Settings , get Help , send feedback , Report a problem , Enable split view mode , view Keyboard Shortcuts , or Sign out .

• Search - Find your friends quickly.

• Dial pad - Quickly access the dial pad.

• Chats - View your recent chats, favorites, and start a new conversation.

• Calls - Use the dial pad, quickly find your recent calls, or make a new call to one of your contacts.

• Contacts - Go to your contacts window where you can easily filter your Skype contacts by All , Skype only contacts, and which of your contacts is Active Now on Skype.

• Notifications - Go to your Skype notifications window.

• Chat - Start a new group chat, a new one-to-one chat, or a new Private Conversation.

• chat filter - View Recent or Hidden chats , sort your chats by Time or Unread , or Hide Favorites .

• Chat name header - Easily get to your contact's or group's profile and settings.

• Find - Search for a specific message within a chat.

• Gallery - Find your shared photos, web links, and files easily.

• Create new group or Add to Group - Add a participant to a one-to-one chat to make a group or add another participant to an existing group.

• Add-in menu - Find add-ins to get things done in your conversation without switching apps.