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How to Create a Skype Account

February 7, 2024 by admin Category: How To

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Coming to this article, you will know how to set up a Skype account on your computer and the application on your phone. If you already have a Microsoft account, you can use it to sign in to Skype.

Table of Contents

  • Steps
    • On the computer
    • On the phone
  • Advice
  • Warning

Steps

On the computer

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Open Skype’s information page. Visit https://www.skype.com/en/ to go to the Skype homepage.
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Click Sign in in the top-right corner of the page to open a drop-down menu.
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Click the Sign up link below the drop-down menu, next to “New to Skype?” (Don’t have a Skype account yet?).
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Enter your phone number. Type the phone number in the “Phone number” field.

  • You can also click Use your email instead to enter an email address at this step.
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Create a password. Type a password that is hard to guess but easy for you to remember in the “Create password” field.
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Select the blue Next button near the bottom of the page.
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Enter your first and last name. Type the information in the “First name” and “Last name” fields, respectively.
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Click Next (Continue).
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Select a country or region. Click the “Country/region” box, then select your current country or region.

  • Skype typically locates this information based on the browser’s location.
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Add date of birth. Select the day, month, and year of your birth from the Month , Day , and Year boxes.
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Click Next (Continue).
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Account verification. Enter the code sent by Skype to your phone number or email in the data field in the center of the page. You will receive the code in the following way:

  • Text – Open the messaging app on your phone, view the message sent from Skype, and read the 4-digit code in the body.
  • Email – Open the email inbox, view the email sent from “Microsoft account team” and read the bold 4 digits in the body.
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Click Next (Continue). This will send the code and create a Skype account. You can use this account to sign in to Skype on computers, smartphones, and tablets.

  • If Skype asks you to enter a different code that is displayed on the screen, please comply and then select Next to complete the account creation.

On the phone

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Open Skype. Tap the Skype app with the blue “S” icon over the white Skype logo.

  • If you don’t already have the Skype app, you can get it for free from the iPhone’s App Store or Android’s Google Play Store.
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Select Create Account near the bottom of the screen to switch to the Skype sign-up page.

  • If you’re signed in to another Skype account, you’ll tap your profile picture or the ☰ icon and select Sign out before continuing.
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Enter your phone number. Type your phone number into the data field in the center of the screen.

  • If you want to enter an email address, tap Use your email instead below the Back button, then enter the email address.
  • However, you will still have to add a phone number before you can use Skype.
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Select the blue Next button near the bottom of the screen.
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Enter password. In the “Create a password” box, you will enter the password you want to create for your Skype account.
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Select Next (Continue).
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Enter your first and last name. Enter the information in the “First name” and “Last name” fields, respectively.
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Select Next (Continue).
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Choose your date of birth. Tap the “Month” box and select the month of your birth, then do the same in the “Day” and “Year” boxes.
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Select Next (Continue).
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Account verification. Depending on whether you signed up for an account with a phone number or email address, this step will be somewhat different:

  • Text – Open the messaging app on your phone, view the message sent from Skype, and read the 4-digit code in the body. Type that code in the “Enter code” field.
  • Email – Open your email inbox, view the email with the subject line “Verify your email address” sent from “Microsoft account team” and read the code 4 in bold in the body. Enter that code in the “Enter code” field.
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Select Next (Continue). This will confirm your phone number or email address and create your Skype account. The settings page of the Skype application will display immediately after this step.

  • If you don’t sign up for Skype with a phone number, you’ll be asked to add and verify your phone number before continuing.
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    Adjust the settings of the Skype application. You can select Skip in the upper right corner of the screen until you see the homepage interface to start using Skype; or you can set up the Skype app by doing the following:

    • Select the background of the application ( Light (Light) or Dark (Dark))
    • Tap → twice.
    • Allow Skype to access your contacts by selecting OK or Allow when prompted.
    • Select → again (if necessary).
  • Advice

    • To sign in to Skype, you must download the software/app to your computer, smartphone, or tablet.
    • You can also use the Skype online application by accessing https://web.skype.com/ using your computer’s web browser.

    Warning

    • You must be 13 years old to create a Skype account.
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