To access your settings in Skype:
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Select your profile picture .
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Select Settings .
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Choose from the following settings to make your changes:
Note: You can access your Skype settings from any platform or device, but not all settings are available to change on every platform.-
Account and Profile
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Control your profile picture visibility.
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View and manage your account information.
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General
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Change your language.
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Choose your startup and close options. (Not available in Skype for Web or mobile)
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View available Skype Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts. (Not available in Skype for Web or mobile)
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Customize your Translation settings by selecting your Spoken language or Translation voice.
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Privacy
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Turn Share location with Bing on or off. (Not available in Skype for Web)
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Turn Translation permissions on or off.
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Turn Only allow Skype calls from contacts to ring on this device on or off.
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Enable or disable Optional diagnostic data .
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Select Privacy and Cookies to view the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
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Appearance
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Choose your color scheme, light, dark, or system setting modes, and choose from light or dark high contrast accessible modes.
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Show the profile picture of who sent the last message in your group chat with last message author avatar on group chat.
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Enable compact list mode and show user and conversation avatars.
Note : Enabling compact list mode will disable last message author avatar on group chat.
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Enable split view mode.
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Audio and Video (Desktop and Web only)
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Choose your camera and adjust the settings.
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Choose your background effect.
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Choose your microphone and adjust the input levels.
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Adjust your Noise cancellation settings.
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Choose your speakers and adjust the output levels.
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Make a test call.
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Calling
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Set up caller ID, call forwarding, and voicemail.
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Turn on Call subtitles and other call settings.
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Reduce data usage - Never, On cellular networks, Always. (Mobile only)
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Access advanced calling settings. (Desktop only)
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Messaging
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Turn read receipts on or off, change how emoticons appear, change your text size, and other IM settings.
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Turn web link previews on or off.
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Turn on or off the ability to paste copied messages as quotes, rather than as plain text.
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Customize file auto-download settings.
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Notifications
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Increase, reduce, or eliminate what events Skype alerts you to.
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Manage Do Not Disturb functions.
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Manage email notifications.
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Contacts
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Sync contacts. (Not available in Skype for Windows, Web, or Linux)
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Manage your blocked contacts.
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Manage your privacy settings for contacts.
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Help and Feedback
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Check your current Skype version.
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Find links to help content and check current Skype Status.
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Provide feedback and view additional information.
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Ready to learn more?
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Information about your mobile device audio and video permission settings for Skype on iOS and Android .
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Need help changing the audio and video settings in Skype on desktop ?
Privacy Who can see my Skype profile and presence status? Protecting your online safety, security, and privacy .