Normally, you??™ll want to share your own details with
your contacts so that they can be clear on who you are.
Click the OK button. Skype sends the message to the contact and returns you
to the wizard.
Add further contacts as necessary, and then click the Close button to close
the wizard.
Step 6: Call a Contact
To call a contact, follow these steps:
In the main Skype window, click the Contacts tab if it??™s not already displayed.
Click the contact you want to call. Skype displays the contact??™s details:
Click the Call button in the contact??™s details. Skype places the call.
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If the contact answers the call, you can start talking. The Call Duration readout
shows the length of the call so far:
Click the Hang Up button when you want to end the call.
Step 7: Receive a Call
When someone calls you, Skype displays a pop-up
window showing who is calling. Click the Answer
button if you want to answer the call. Skype then
establishes the call, and you can start talking.
Step 8: Make Calls to Conventional Phones
Internet telephony can be wonderful, but you??™ll probably sometimes need to call standard
phones, be they landlines or mobiles. To do so, you can use Skype??™s SkypeOut
feature. Unless you??™re calling a free phone number (for example, an 800 number), you
must first buy Skype Credit. Choose File | Skype Account | Go To Account Page, and
then follow through the procedure for buying credit.
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