how to register and use skype
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A step by step guide on how to register and use SkypeTRANSCRIPT
How to register and use SKYPE
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On your desktop, locate the START button
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Choose your browser
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In this tutorial, I choose Mozilla Firefox
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This is your homepage
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In the address bar, type in www.skype.com
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You’ll then see the Skype website
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Click on Join
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OR Join us
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This is the registration page
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You can register by using
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your Microsoft account,
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your Facebook account
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or by filling up the details needed below
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In this tutorial, I’ve chosen to fill
up the form.
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Start with the basic information
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type your first name,
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your last name
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and your email address
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Then re-enter your email address here
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Fill up the profile information as well
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Input your Birthday
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Select your gender in the drop down box
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Select your country
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Indicate the city you’re in
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Then choose your language
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Specify your mobile number
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Choose your intention for using Skype
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then specify your
preferred Skype name
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Indicate your password
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Then re-enter your password
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Type the code in the box below
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Take note that these codes differ for everyone
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Click this button when done
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You will be shown this new screen
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Click the download button for Windows
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or if you’re not using Windows click this
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A new dialog box will appear
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Just click Save File
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Then click this arrow in your toolbar
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to view the download progress in library
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This is your download library
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Once downloading is complete
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install it by clicking SkypeSetup
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After downloading successfully
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You will see this new window
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Select your language in the dropdown list
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Uncheck this box if you don’t want
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Skype to start up automatically
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Then click this button
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You will be shown this new screen
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Uncheck if you don’t want this feature
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Then click Continue
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You’ll see this new window
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Uncheck this box
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if you don’t want Bing as your search engine
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And uncheck this one
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if you don’t want MSN as your homepage
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Then click continue
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Wait for the installation
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Once done, you’ll see this window
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Type your Skype name
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and your password
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Then click sign in
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You will see this new window
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This is your Skype home
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Here you can find your contact list
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And your recent contacts
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While in this tab
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you’ll find the dial pad
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It allows you to call on mobiles and landlines
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as long as you have Skype credit
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You can still call any Skype ID for free
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The 3rd tab allows you to create group chat
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Just drag your contacts from here
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to here
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You could also send files using “+”
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The last button is for searching contacts
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You can search by name,
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email address
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or save a phone number
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Congratulations!
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You can now start using Skype!
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