Chatting was never easier
Group chat - do more than just calling.
You can set up a group message with up to 150 people to talk about issues on a project, or share links and information you might all find useful in a group chat.
Instant chat with up to 150 people at once.
Paste website addresses or news directly into chats.
Change it to a conference call in just one click.
See what others said when you were offline.
You can even catch up with all the messages sent by the group when you're offline. The messages come up when you next log on so you need never miss a thing again.
Typing indicator
Group chats are a great way for lots of people to chat about all sorts of things. If there are a lot of people in a group chat it's really useful to see who is currently writing a response. With the latest version of Skype there's a useful feature that shows a pencil next to a contact's name when they are writing something. Now you can tell at a glance who is about to respond in the group chat.
Edit your chat message
Chats are a nice quick way to talk to team mates and contacts, especially when it's not convenient to talk. We sometimes get into the habit of hitting the send button before checking what we've written and it's only afterwards that we notice we've made a mistake. That's when it's really handy to be able to edit a chat.
Right clicking on the chat message will bring up an option to edit the message or remove it entirely.
For this to work, all participants in the chat need to have the latest version of Skype.
Bookmark group chats
If you're in a really interesting group chat, you can bookmark it and return to it later. This is handy for regular chats with family or business contacts. It's easy to bookmark: just click Bookmark on the chat menu and select Bookmark chat. To go back to a bookmarked chat, use the Chats > Bookmarked Chats menu option and choose the chat you want to see again.
Message alerts
Even if you want to be involved in a group chat, sometimes it's not convenient or you just don't need to know everything that being written in the chat. For those situations it's possible to turn the alert messaging on and off. You can even set the chat so that you are only alerted if certain words are mentioned, for example, your name.
It's easy to set up. From the chat window simply go to Options > Chat Notification Settings and choose how you want to be notified.
Got questions?
How group chats work
Group chat allows you to talk to loads of people at once. Simply add people from your contact list into the chat as needed. See the guide to group chats for more information.
