

A tab will open in the center of the screen, with all the functions available to carry out the chat.įor a video call, click the camera icon in the upper right corner to send the invitation to the person.

Chatting on Skype in browserĬlick on the name of the person you want to talk to in the contact list to start a conversation on Skype Web. In “Meeting”, you can organize a remote meeting or join one that has already started, while in “New Chat” you can create a group chat, start a private or conventional chat and manage a moderated group. There are two more functions available just below the main icons. If you try it out let us know what you think.All notifications received on your account are gathered in this area of the messenger. Access for other countries is to roll out over the coming weeks. The service is available from today in the US and UK. It works, which given the beta tag is pretty much all to be expected for now. I’m not a heavy Skype user so I can’t attest to the quality of calls and video versus the standard desktop app. It’s not instantly clear what this add-ons does but its permissions set implies it does more than let you click phone numbers online. Microsoft has also uploaded a ‘Skype Calling’ extension to the Chrome Web Store and will, on Windows, ask you to install it. To make a voice or video call you will need to install a plugin (you’ll be prompted to do this after signing in) but, as mentioned earlier, the plugin is only available for Windows and Mac OS X users. Quick-ity-boo, you’ll be ready to send and receive instant messages with your Skype buddies. Then just dart over to in a new tab and sign in with your Skype login.

To try Skype for Web beta right now, in Chrome you need to be either the US or UK and have (or be willing to sign up for) a Skype account. Skype for Web is now available worldwide.
