Skype is a free application that allows you to make voice and video calls, as well as exchange messages between users over the Internet. In addition, using Skype, you can call both mobile and landline phones, but this feature is paid. All transmitted information is encrypted, which ensures the confidentiality of negotiations.
To start using the program, just download it from the official site https://skype.com and install. There are versions of Skype for most popular operating systems and devices: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone, iPad, Symbian, as well as Samsung and Panasonic TVs.
Registration is required to be able to use Skype. You can create your account both on the official website at the link https://www.skype.com/go/join, and after the first launch of the program - just click on the link "You don't have a login?" After that, you need to enter your first and last name, the desired login in the Skype system and come up with a strong password. The rest of the information can be entered at will and, if necessary, filled in in the future.
To add users to your list, select "Contacts" -> "Add new contact" in the program menu. In the window that opens, you can search by parameters such as email, phone number, first and last name, Skype login. Click on the "Add contact" button to add the user to your list.
In the left part of the program window, in the "Contacts" tab, there is a list of added users. Those of them that are currently online are marked with a corresponding icon. To start chatting, right-click on a contact and select one of the desired options: "Call", "Video call", "Start chat", "Send file". The same menu allows you to perform other actions on a contact: view information, delete from the list.
The communication process is displayed in the right part of the program window. There is a chat room in which you can exchange text messages, as well as an image from the interlocutor's webcam if you communicate in a video call.
