Skype Quick Start Tutorial

 

What is Skype?

Skype is free voice over IP software for PC and Mac. It is an extremely cost-effective, convenient way to communicate. Specific useful features include:

• Make free Internet calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world.
• Text chat with one person or have a group chat with up to 100 people at a time.
• Conference call (VoIP) with up to nine other people for free.
• Easily send files and photos to each other.

 

Getting Started

Download Skype

□   Go To http://skype.com

□   Click Download Skype button

□   Install Skype by double-clicking install icon (PC) or dragging image file to application folder (Mac)

□   NOTE:  During Install process, you will be asked to decide whether to install the Skype  extension for Firefox. We recommend that you don’t.  It’s buggy still.

□   Open Skype application (It may open automatically)

 

Create Your Account

□   Click Create New Account button in dialog box that opens

□   Fill out account info

□   Log in if you were not automatically logged in

□   Call the contact in your list and follow the Sound Test directions. This will ensure that your account is working.

 

Your Contacts

□   Add people to your contact list (Contacts > Add Contact)

□   IM people in your contact list (Right click on contact and select IM)

□   Call people in your contact list (Select contact and click on Call button)

 

 

 

* For more about Chat/IM, see http://distance.nmsu.edu/externals/plunge/chat/index.html.

* For discussions, help, and ideas related to using Chat & IM for teaching and learning, see our NMSU eLearning community site at http://nmsu-elearning.near-time.net/wiki/Welcome

 

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