How to Take Pictures on Skype

This How.com.vn teaches you how to take pictures of a friend on Skype. It will also cover adding a new profile picture. Unfortunately, you cannot take and send pictures of yourself while using Skype.

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Taking a Picture of a Friend

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Open Skype on a computer. It's a blue app with a white "S" on it. While you can technically take a screenshot on a mobile device, there is no native picture option for the iPhone, Android, or other mobile versions of the Skype app.
- If you aren't already signed into Skype, first enter your Microsoft email address (or Skype name) and password.
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Click a contact's name. You'll find these in the "Contacts" tab on the left side of the Skype window.
- Your contact must be online, and they must have a webcam for this to work.
It's the camcorder-shaped icon near the top-right corner of the Skype window.
Once your contact answers the call and turns on their webcam, you can proceed.
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Click the + button. It's at the bottom of the call screen, directly to the right of the microphone icon.
- You may have to click the screen once to prompt this toolbar to appear.
It's the top option in the pop-up menu here. Doing so will take a picture of whatever your contact's camera is pointing at.
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Click Share. This is an option at the bottom of the pop-up window that appears to display your photo. You'll see two options drop down from Share:
- Send to [Name] - Sends the photo directly to your recipient in the chat box.
- Send to... - Allows you to pick a contact to whom wish to send the photo.
- You can also click Locate to find the photo on your computer.
Clicking Send to [Name] will directly send the photo to them.
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Taking a Profile Photo on iPhone

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Open Skype. It's a blue app with a white "S" on it.
- If you aren't already signed into Skype, first enter your Microsoft email address (or Skype name) and password.
This option is in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
It's at the top of the screen. If you don't have a profile picture, you'll tap the silhouette of a person here instead.
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Tap Take photo. This is the top option in the pop-up menu at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will open your iPhone's camera.
- If you haven't yet allowed Skype access to your iPhone's camera, you'll be prompted to do so.
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Tap the "capture" button. It's the white, circular button at the bottom of the camera screen. Doing so will take a picture.
- You can also tap the camera-shaped icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen to rotate the camera.
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Tap Use Photo. This option is in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Doing so will apply the photo to your Skype profile.
- You can also tap Cancel to take another photo, or you can tap and drag across the photo to change its focus.
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Taking a Profile Photo on Android

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Open Skype. It's a blue app with a white "S" on it.
- If you aren't already signed into Skype, first enter your Microsoft email address (or Skype name) and password.
This icon is in the top-left corner of the screen.
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Tap your profile picture. You'll see it at the top of the menu in the top-left corner of the screen.
- If you don't have a profile picture, you'll tap the silhouette instead.
It's an option in the middle of the window that appears here.
It's a blue, circular button that's either on the bottom of the screen (phone) or the right side of the screen (tablet).
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Tap the checkmark. You'll see it on the bottom or on the right side of the screen. Doing so will apply your photo to your Skype profile.
- You can also tap X to delete the photo and take another one.
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Taking a Profile Photo on a PC or Mac

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Open Skype. It's a blue app with a white "S" on it.
- If you aren't already signed into Skype, first enter your Microsoft email address (or Skype name) and password.
You'll find it in the top-left corner of the Skype window.
It's beneath your profile picture or the silhouette here.
This is in the bottom-right corner of the pop-up window. Doing so will take a photo of whatever is pictured in the camera box on this window.
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Click Use this picture. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will apply it to your profile.
- You can also click Try again to retake the photo.
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How do I take photos with Skype but not use them as profile pictures?
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If you are trying to send a photo, go to your regular camera app and take any photo, then make sure in settings that Skype has access to photos/camera. After that, go back to your Skype Chat and hit the little photos icon; go to your camera roll and choose the photo. However, there is no option for a camera in Skype, just videos.
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How do I save photos from Skype to the photo gallery on my iPhone?
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Press on the photo with your finger and hold. You should see a menu with a save option. That saves the photo to your iPhone gallery.
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