Do a Video Conference in Skype
Skype is an application for Macs, PCs, and tablets & smartphones that allows users to make voice and video calls to other Skype users for free as well as to traditional phones for a fee. You can use the service to do video conferencing for absolutely free as long as all participants have Skype installed on their device of choice and a connected video-capable camera. This article will teach you exactly how to do a video conference in Skype.
Steps
- Click here to navigate to the Skype download page.
- Select which version of Skype to download from the list of compatible devices and operating systems on the list.
- Click “get skype for....”.
- Install Skype using your device’s preferred method of software installation.
- Launch Skype and Sign-in to your Skype account.
- Click here to create an account if you don’t already have one.
- Select an online contact from your contact list.
- Add contacts by selecting “Add a Contact” from the upper right of your contacts list and entering a Skype username.
- Select “Video Call” to initiate a video call.
- Click the "+" sign then click “Add people” to add more Skype contacts to the video conference. You can add up to 24 people to the conference for a total of 25 (including yourself).
Tips
- Test, roll it back.
- Make sure video calling is enabled by opening the preferences for your Skype application and enabling video.
- You can select video preferences such as whether or not contacts can see if you have video enabled in the applications preferences pane under “Video”.
Warnings
- Skype video conferencing is only available to those with the Skype application downloaded to their device and a video-enabled camera.
