Getting Started

Skype is a free program that allows people to communicate via chat, audio or video conferencing in real "live" time.

To use Skype, you need:

1. The Skype program installed on your computer. Skype download page Links to an external site.
2. To have Skype installed on a work computer, please contact NVC ITS Help Desk at 210-486-4777, or log into ACES, Employee tab, and find Footprints in the right column (about halfway down). Fill out a Footprints request for installation.
3. A webcam. 
4. Your computer may already have a webcam installed. If not, contact Teaching with Technology at 210-486-4795 to receive a free webcam to be used from work or home.
5. The person you plan to Skype with needs the same things: the program and a webcam. 
6. You will each create a username, add each other to your Contact lists, and then initiate chat, audio, or video sessions.

Skype Help Links to an external site.

It's quite easy, and there are several good "how-to" videos on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stxFM6Cm5C4 Links to an external site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2igFsF62vQc Links to an external site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhwens7f_tg Links to an external site.