
CHAPTER6:USINGYOURPHONE 21
CallingFromYourCallHistory
IfyouwanttocallaSkypecontacttowhomyouspokerecently,youcancallhimor herfromyourcallhistoryratherthanhavingtoscrollthroughallofthepeopleon yourcontactlist.
1. PresstoopenuptheSkypewindowonthecomputerscreen.
2. PressuntilyouswitchtotheHistorytabofyourSkypewindow.
3. Scrollwithtoselectanentry.
4. PresstoplaceacalltothedesiredSkypeuser.
CallingUsingSpeedDial
IfthereareSkypecontactstowhomyoutalkfrequently,usingspeeddialisthemost convenientwayofcallingthem.Speeddialworksonyourphonelikeitdoesona mobileorhomephone.Tocallsomeoneusingspeeddial,youmustfirstassignhim orheraspeeddialnumber.Forinstructionsabouthowtodothis,seeAppendixB.
1. UsethenumbersonyourphonetodialthespeeddialnumberoftheSkype contactwhomyouwanttocall.YourSkypewindowwillopenonyourcomputer.
2. PresstoplaceacalltothedesiredSkypeuser.