If you start Skype and then close it, Skype sits in your system tray. If you have hot keys enabled, you can assign a hot key (I use control+windows+a) to answer your calls from wherever you happen to be; you can define another hot key (I use Windows+control+h) to hang up your call from wherever you happen to be. And you can define another key (I use control+Windows+s) to open Skype from wherever you happen to be. You can additionally define keys to ignore calls, mute/unmute the microphone, and more.
Bruce On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:17:41 -0400, "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net> said: > Chris, but wouldn't I have to go to the systems tray to open it first? > I'm > hoping I can avoid having this program open on my desk top all the time. > I > wish there was a way to use a hot key to open it from anywhere I was when > it > rang. > > -----Original Message----- > From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com > [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Chris Hallsworth > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:49 PM > To: a list for discussing skype and its use with screen accesssoftware. > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Running skype from the system tray:: > > Skype runs in the system tray when you alt F4 out of Skype. To answer a > calls, hot keys must be enabled from Skype's options, then you can press > alt > page up to take the call or alt page down to hang up. Hope this helps. > > -- > Chris Hallsworth > E-mail: christopherhallsworth71 at googlemail.com > MSN: ch9675 at hotmail.com > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net> > To: "'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen > accesssoftware.'" > <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:31 PM > Subject: [Skypeenglish] Running skype from the system tray:: > > > >I want to be open to calls from skype but not have it open from my desk > >top. > > Is this possible? also, if it is what do I do when I receive a call? > > thanks > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > > latest version of skype go to > > http://www.dlee.org/skype > > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skypeenglish mailing list > > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com -- Bruce Toews dogriver at ogts.net
