Tips and Tricks on Skype

For those who aren't aware yet, Skype is a dedicated software for making phone calls over the internet to another PC or to landlines. PC-PC calls can be absolutely free where as the PC-Landline calls come with a nominal charge. Here's a look at few tips n tricks which can enhance your Skype experience.

Checking Audio Quality

To check how you sound to the person at the other end, click on the Address bar at the bottom of the Skype window and enter echo123. Press [Enter] and the call will be made. Then whatever you'll speak, the voice will be played back. You can use this to tweak your audio recording settings.

Using PC's Internal speakers as Ringer

When your PC is in mute mode or you are using a headset for Skype, there's no way for knowing about a skype call when you are not wearing the headset. A trick is to set the Internal PC Speaker as the Skype ringer. To do so, Go to:

Tools > Options > General > Audio Settings

Under the ringing section, check the Ring PC Speaker box and click Save

Enabling Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts for Skype are disabled by default. They can be enabled by selecting Tools > Options. Click Advanced and then on Hotkeys. Check the box saying Enable keyboard shortcuts. This should allow you to be able to control Skype without having it in focus.

Source: Digit (Feb 08) Tips and Tricks