Tips and Tricks for Chatting with Skype

We all love chatting with Skype so this week we’ll be posting hints and tips on group chat, chat history, bookmarking, emoticons and lots more to help you get the most out of Skype.

Starting a Chat

Chat is great for talking to your friends, family and colleagues when you don’t feel like speaking or maybe you’re busy in a meeting. To start a chat
1. Select the participant you would like to chat with from your Contacts List.
2. Then simply click the chat toolbar button.
3. A chat window will appear where you can type text chats to your friend and read their replies instantly.

Emoticons

A picture tells a thousand words and with Skype you can send emoticons or small pictures in chats to show how you’re feeling. You can send emoticons by typing in a shortcut such as “” or or by selecting the drop down menu labelled emoticons to select the picture you’d like to send. For example, if you write your friend will see a picture showing "thumbs up".

If you don't like these little figures, you can disable them under Skype -> Preferences -> Chat.

Comments

Hi, I'm Shehani from Sri Lanka. i'm 23. i would like to have some friends to chat.

Is there a way to escape the text I type in order to avoid it being shown as some emoticon at the other end, even if the user I talk to has enabled Emoticons?

HI I'm sonali i"ld love chating

Hi there, I have downloaded the new skype 2.7 for Mac - it works beautifully except.... I cannot seem to open a chat? When I click on the chat icon of one of my contacts nothing happens. Pressing Apple 2 does not open the chat window. Under 'Window' drop down menu - the chat option is greayed out....?

Can you please help me?

Thanks!

Hi i have downloaded skype and whrn i click on one of my contacts and then i click the blue chat button it turns darker and my chat window doesn't even pop up, whats wrong with it

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Hi i have downloaded skype and when i click on one of my contacts and then i click the blue chat button it turns darker and my chat window doesn't even pop up, whats wrong with it

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I would like to disable chat. I am being spammed.

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Im havin a big issue with Skype Chat. I can chat and everything but in the window i dont see the text of what the other person sent but in stead i c al these urls and codes. I guess is computer language for what im sending to them but i want to b able to see the text itself

can u help me?

I do not want to chat with unknown persons, announcing themselves as 'sexy'.
How do I disable chatting?

You can block chats from people you don't know by adjusting your privacy settings. You'll find them in Skype > Preferences > Privacy if you're using Skype for Mac

I have the exact same problem as hawkster92 (comment from Dec. 31). How can I fix this problem?

Is there a way to set up the chat application in Skype so that an actual chat window opens upon receiving a message?

i.e.:- assume Skype is idle, and one of my friends texts me.
Can I set Skype up so that a window is open immediately?

Thanks.

@snaplejax make sure you're running the latest version of Skype

@sixthblade go to Skype > Preferences > Chats and check 'Open chats in separate windows' - does that do the trick?

I need someone to chat with !

Someone chat with me !

Hi, this is mahesh , i would like chating, i am yoga master in hyderabad- india if you want yoga and health tips just msg me.

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