In this time of confinement that we have had to live, tools to make video calls such as Skype are becoming fundamental. Both for people who work from home using the Internet, and to keep in touch with our family and friends, a video call is the most used resource. So today we are going to see how to program a call with Skype quickly and easily.
Skype is a software that allows the connection between people by means of free calls and video calls , both individual and group, as well as sending instant text messages and sharing files with other users of the platform, being compatible with a large number of devices, such as computers, mobile phones or tablets. This application is the most used, especially in the business world, it is already possible to personalize our experience with Skype through additional functions. One of those usual functions is the possibility of scheduling calls, and which we are going to talk about today.
The possibility of scheduling calls is a quite useful function that Skype incorporates, and that can be used to keep us up to date with the hours of work meetings or to manage our meetings throughout the day. It can also be used at the family level, to have a predetermined date and time established to call our loved ones.
Schedule Skype call
Scheduling calls with Skype is a useful as well as simple task, since you only have to follow the steps detailed below.
Sign in to Skype
The first thing we must do is run the Skype application and “Login” with our usual account. In case you do not have this software, you can download it free from its website. The next step would be to install it and register. For this you can use a Gmail ID or a Microsoft account ID. It is also possible to create a Skype account directly from the “Register” tab.
Select the contact
Once we have run Skype we can see our list of contacts by clicking on the tab with the “Contacts” icon in the upper left part of the main menu. Here we must select the contact with whom we want to schedule a call. In case we do not have the contact on our list, we must add it. For this we will press the “New contact” button . From here we can search for a contact or add it. To add a contact, we can insert your number directly on the phone and it will be saved in our phonebook. It is also possible to send an invitation via SMS, email or via an invitation URL that we must provide to the person we want to add.
Click on “Schedule a call” and fill in the necessary information
Now we must look at the three horizontal points that we can see in the lower right part of the application. Press it and a menu will be displayed, where we will find and among them the “Schedule a call” menu, which is the one that we will select.
Next, a new window will appear in which we must fill in the information requested, starting with the “Title” . Here we can put the reason for the call schedule so that we do not forget. We must also choose the date and time at which we want to schedule the call. Finally, we can configure an alert to notify us in advance so that we remember that we have the scheduled call. This reminder can be 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour before, 1 day before, or 1 week before. Once finished, we will click on the “Send” button .
Once finished, the recipient of the call will receive an invitation for the call. In case you forget that you have a scheduled call, the application has an “Alert” function that will remind you in advance that this scheduled call is pending. This process can be performed both from the Skype application in Windows, and through the Skype web application following the same procedure.