How to accept or add contacts in Skype

[SoftwareGuy]

You can accept or add your contact in Skype as follows:

1. By searching your email contacts to see who's on Skype
2. By adding a specific person directly

1. By searching your email contacts to see who's on Skype

1. Click the "Directory" tab and click the link "See friends who are already on Skype". You'll see an "Add contacts" screen.
   
2. Under "Check your email contacts", click in the checkbox(es) beside the email accounts you have.
   
3. Wait for Skype to search your contacts. If Skype finds a match, it will list the friends who also use Skype.
   
4. Click in the checkbox beside the people you want to talk to on Skype. Then click "Add contact".
   
5. Write an introduction message so they know who you are. Click "OK" to send.

2. By adding a specific person directly

1. Click the "Directory" tab and go to "Find people".
   
2. Click in the box and type in their name, email address or Skype Name. Click "Search". Wait for Skype to search.
   
3. In the list, find the person you're looking for. Check details like location and click this icon "(i)" to double check it's them. Click on them, then click "Add contact". This will open a "Say hello" window.
   
4. Click in the message box and type an introduction message so they know who you are. Click "OK" to send. When they accept your invitation, you will be able to see when they are online and call them, too.

[Itronix]

You can even let your contacts to see your status without adding them or chat with you. To do so:

1. Select "Share your contact details with this person"
2. Uncheck "Add /name of the contact/ to my Contacts

This option allows you not to add some people to your list but still you can communicate with them using Skype.