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- Overview
- Creating a Skype Account
- Downloading and Installing Skype on Windows
- Downloading and Installing Skype on Mac OS X
- Logging into Skype
- Logging into Skype with a Microsoft Account
- Logging into Skype with a Facebook Account
Skype is a program you can use to make phone calls and video calls. Before you can use Skype, you'll need to create an account on the Skype website. If you already have a Microsoft or Facebook account, you can use those instead of creating a new Skype account. You can create a new account from within the Skype app itself.
Go to the Skype sign up page.
If you already have a Microsoft or Facebook account, you can skip this section and go to downloading and installing Skype. Go to
Fill in your name and email address.
In the First name field, enter your first name. In the Last name field, enter your last name. In your email address field, enter your email address. In the Repeat email field, enter your email address again.
Choose the language you'd like Skype to use.
Scroll down and, in the Profile information section, next to Language, choose the language you'd like Skype to use.
In a web browser, go to
Click the Get Skype button. The Skype install file will start to download.
On the Download Skype page, you can download Skype for any device that you have by clicking the device buttons at the top of the page.
Open the Skype installation file.
In your downloads folder, find the SkypeSetup.exe file. Double-click SkypeSetup.exe to start the installation process.
In the Installing Skype window, under Select your language, click the dropdown menu, and then click the language you'd like Skype to use.
In a web browser, go to
Click the Get Skype button. The Skype install file will start to download.
On the Download Skype page, you can download Skype for any device that you have by clicking the device buttons at the top of the page.
Open the Skype DMG file.
In your downloads folder, find the Skype.dmg file. Double-click the skype.dmg file to open it.
In the Skype window, click and drag Skype.app to the Applications folder. Skype is installed in your Applications folder.
Enter your Skype name and password.
Your Skype name is the Skype name you chose, and not your email address.
Enter your Microsoft account and password.
Your Microsoft account is the email you used to create your Microsoft account.
Click Sign in with Facebook.
It's located to the bottom right of the Skype window.
In the Facebook login window, enter the phone number or email address and password you use to login to Facebook.
Choose whether to login using Facebook automatically when you start Skype.
If you want Skype to automatically log in through Facebook when you start Skype, click the Sign me in when Skype starts checkbox.
The checkbox is in the bottom right.
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Aug 20, 2023 · This wikiHow teaches you how to create a Skype account both on desktop and in the Skype mobile app. If you already have a Microsoft account, you can use that to log into Skype instead.
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Open your web browser and go to the Skype website. Look for the option to “Sign in” or “Join Skype”. Go to the bottom of the page and select the option saying “Use Skype online”. This way, you won’t need a Microsoft account. When you select “Use Skype online”, a new window will open.
You can use Skype on a computer, mobile phone or tablet*. If you are both using Skype, the call is completely free. Users only need to pay when using premium features like voice mail, SMS texts or making calls to a landline, cell or outside of Skype.
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