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Getting started with Shared Groups

Shared GroupsShared Groups are a simple new way to share contacts with your friends, family or co-workers. When you share a group, an invitation is sent to all the members. As each member of the group accepts the invitation, all of the group members’ contact details are added to their Skype contact list.

All existing members can then add new members to the shared group. The new member is invited to join the shared group. Each time a new member is added to the shared group all group members are notified.

  • Before you can share a group you need to enable groups in Skype. To enable groups, go to View > Show Contact Groups.

Main functionality

Sharing a group

Right-click on a group and select Share Group.

Sharing a group

Click OK to send the invitation to all the members.

Send the invitation

The group is added to the member's contact list as they accept the invitation.

Adding new members Adding new members to a shared group

To add a member, drag and drop the contact you wish to add to the shared group.

Leaving Leaving a shared group

You cannot delete other members from a shared group, you can only remove yourself from the group. To leave a shared group, right-click on the group and select Remove Group.

Need more help Check out our FAQs section.

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