To do so, click on the gear icon located at the top right-hand corner and go to Tools > Options > Alerts and select the Allow anyone to contact me option if it is not ticked. Note: If you are not getting notifications when emails are sent from those regular Skype users while everything was set up correctly, check whether external notifications alerts are being blocked. Note: the user will have pending status in your contacts list and you will not be able to communicate with him until he accepts the request.
Enter your password and select the arrow to continue. Enter your Skype name, email or phone and select Sign in. You’ll then be using two different Skype accounts at the same time. Open Skype and click or tap Skype name, email or phone.
Click a button with the picture of a person and a plus sign > Add a Contact Not in My Organization > Skype. Open Skype For Business application and switch to Contacts view.Once the request is completed you will be able to add regular Skype users to Skype For Business contacts list using the below instructions. Read the Knowledge Base article on Skype For Business And Consumer Skype Federation Known Issues for more information Note: there are currently some issues with Skype For Business and Consumer Skype federation. In order to be able to add regular Skype users as your Skype For Business contacts, you need to submit Skype For Business Federation request. Customers hosted on dedicated platforms continue to have this functionality enabled until further notice. No more scrolling through your chat history-just click Gallery under the chat name to see all the files, links, and photos in the conversation.Important: due to changes in Microsoft policies, we can no longer set up federation with consumer Skype for our customers in the shared environment. Chat Media Gallery-Looking for the link or photo sent a few weeks ago? The Chat Media Gallery makes it easy to find files, links, and photos shared in a conversation, whether it was yesterday or last month.Find within conversations-You can now easily find messages in the current conversation by typing the word or phrase you want to find in the search box.Just click a message in the notifications panel to jump into the conversation. Click the bell icon to see reactions to your messages, in group conversations, or if someone quoted you-all in one central place. Notifications panel-Grab a cup of coffee and catch up on what you’ve missed in your notifications panel.Call recording-Capture special moments in a Skype call with your loved ones or record important meetings with colleagues.Subscriptions, profiles, and content that were on the account prior to closing will be available to you, including rewards points, Xbox profile gamertag, Gamerscore, and purchased content.
After you enter the code, your account will be reopened.
You can now enjoy our latest features from any desktop (Windows 10 and Mac OSX10.12 or higher) with the latest versions of Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. You need a Microsoft Account (,, or msn.com) in order to sign in Skype.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Skype for Web. We continue to be driven by the opportunity to connect our global community of hundreds of millions of users, empowering them to feel closer and achieve more together. Skype has always been about bringing people together.