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14.5
My profile
In My profile, you can edit your personal profile for
Skype.
• Public
View or change your profile information that can be
viewed by your contacts.
• Phone
You can enter or change your home, office or mobile
phone number here.
• Private
View or change your email address, check the
amount of credit you have or view the subscription
information, or write a message that reflects your
mood.
• Profile picture
If you did not upload a profile picture with your
computer yet, you can select one of the available
avatars as Profile picture here.
• Online status
You can change your online status. Select the
status you want your contacts to see when you are
online.
14.6
People
Your contacts
In People, you can find the list of your Skype
contacts.
Your contacts are shown with their Skype
Name. Contacts are online and available for a Skype
call when a green dot is shown next their name.
You can use the text box in the top left corner of the
contact page to search for a contact within your
contact list. Or, simply scroll down the list to find the
contact you want.
Add a contact
Add a Skype contact
In People, the list of your contacts, you can add a
new Skype contact.
Add a Skype contact
If you know the Skype Name or email of a friend,
Skype can easily find your contact. If you do not
know their Skype Name or email, you can also try to
look for them by name.
To add a Skype contact…
1 - On the Contacts page, press OPTIONS.
2 - Select Add Skype Contact and press OK.
3 - Enter a Skype Name or email address of your
new contact. You can also try to enter a name. To
open the on screen keyboard, press OK. When you're
done, press OK.
4 - Skype will search for the contact you are looking
for and will show the search results.
5 - Select the contact you want and press OK to
send a contact request.
6 - Write the request and press OK. Skype will send
the request message to your new contact. If the
contact accepts the request, the Skype Name of the
new contact will appear in the your list and you can
call your contact on Skype.
Add a phone number
In People, the list of your contacts, you can add a
phone number as a contact. You can call a phone
with a Skype voice call. You need Skype Credits to
make a phone call.
To add a phone number…
1 - On the Contacts page, press OPTIONS.
2 - Select Add a Phone Number and press OK.
3 - Enter the name of your contact. To open the on
screen keyboard, press OK. When you're done, press
OK.
4 - Enter the phone number of your contact. Always
start with a country code (e.g. +31 for The
Netherlands). Do not use the double zero. When
you're done , press OK. The name of your phone
number contact will appear in your list.
Accept a contact request
When you receive a Contact request, a small icon will
show next to History in the Skype menu.
To accept a contact request…
1 - In the Skype menu, select History and press OK.
2 - Select Contact requests and press OK. Select the
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