9 IMPORTANT SKYPE TIPS AND TRICKS 2023

 1. Transfer Contacts 

Between Skype Accounts It is simple to transfer all of a Skype account's contacts from a backup. Go to the main Skype window, select "Contacts," "Advanced," and "Backup Contacts to File" to accomplish this. You can save the.vcf file that it produces on your computer.

Now, login to the second Skype account into which you want to upload these contacts. After logging in, select "Contacts," "Advanced," and finally "Restore Contacts from File," which is directly beneath "Backup Contacts to File." change your contact number

 2. Re-edit Your Last Message: 

What if you sent a message with a mistake and want to change it and send it over again? Simply pressing the Up Arrow Key on your keyboard will allow you to accomplish this. It will display the previous message you sent. Simply make the modifications you desire and send the edited message again. modify the most recent message that was sent 

3. You can make calls to Skype 

contacts right from your contact list by double-clicking on them directly from your contact list. To accomplish this, navigate to the main Skype window and select "Tools," then "Options." Then, select "When I double-click on a contact start a call" from "General Settings."

However, this will prevent you from directly double-clicking on a contact to open the IM window.

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4. Hide the Moving Pencil

 When you're chatting with someone on Skype, you can see a moving pencil as they type or delete something. Naturally, this function can be used either way. You actually have the ability to deactivate this feature if you would prefer not to have them know whether you are typing or not.

To disable the typing indicator, navigate to the main Skype window and select "Tools" followed by "Options." Under "IM & SMS," select "Show Advanced Options"

 5 You can clear all of your chat history on Skype

and set a time frame for storing it. You can also set a time frame for storing the chat history. Navigate to the main Skype window and select "IM & SMS" after clicking "Tools," "Options," and "Clear History." Before finally clicking the "Clear History" button, go to "IM Settings" and then "Show Advanced Options." You can also select the time period for storing your history from the drop-down menu under "Show Advanced Options."

Be careful because if you click "Clear History," you will lose all of your chat messages from previous Skype conversations with your contacts.

6.clear conversation history 

Get Keyword Notifications You can also select to only receive notifications when the other person mentions particular words in a personal IM window. To begin, open the personal instant messaging window of the contact you want to set up keyword notifications for. After selecting "Notify me only if these words are mentioned," select "Notification Settings" from the "Conversation" menu.

In the provided text box, list all of the words you want to be informed about. However, you run the risk of missing an important message because these settings will turn off notifications for all messages except those with specific keywords.

7. Receive a keyword notification 

More than 25 Hidden Emoticons and Smileys There are actually a number of emoticons and smileys that aren't in the Skype emoticons set, The keywords listed from left to right are intended to generate smileys. Additionally, each keyword is contained 

hidden emoticon The list of smileys and hidden emoticons that follows is only a brief overview. Take a look at this if you want the entire list:

 8. If you don't like the animated emoticons

 and just want to pause them so that any animated emoticon in your instant messaging window will appear as a still emoticon without any movement, use the Pause Animated Emoticons option. Navigate to the main Skype window, select "IM appearance," uncheck the "Show animated emoticons" checkbox, and then click "Tools," "Options," "IM & SMS," to pause the animated emoticons.

animated emojis that pause You can enable hotkeys (keyboard shortcuts) to use keyboard shortcuts for frequently used functions. For a few functions, you can change the default keyboard shortcuts to suit your preferences.

Go to the main Skype window, select "Tools," "Options," "Advanced," "Hotkeys," and finally select the "Enable keyboard shortcuts" checkbox to enable keyboard shortcuts. activate keystroke shortcuts 

9. Set Up Your Caller ID 

If you make Skype calls to landlines or mobile numbers, you might prefer that people see your original number rather than an unknown number when you call them.

Go to the main Skype window, select "Skype" from the menu, and then select "Account" to set up your Caller ID. It will open a webpage in your default web browser that contains additional call-related information. On the subsequent page, select "Country/Region" and "Phone number" by clicking the "Caller ID" button. Simply clicking "Verify Number" now completes the process.