Skype Contacts: How to Add, Sort and Delete Them From the App or PC

The Skype application is a platform that has long benefited millions of people for the services it offers. For example, the application has the function of registering the contacts in your account, and in this article we will show you how to add a new person to your contact list.

What is the main function of having registered contacts in Skype?

The main function or advantage of register contacts in Skype It is for the same reason that we save the contacts in a mobile, to be able to find them easily later.

How do I add a new person to my contact list in Skype?

The procedure to add a new person to your contact list is your Skype account will depend how do you want to save it and then we will explain several methods.

Through your username

This is the most common way to save it, and it is done by placing the username in the search bar after you have entered the option ‘Add contacts’. Thus, you will see on the screen several users where you can choose the one you want to save, click on it to bring up the ‘Add contact’ option.

With email

In the same way as we explained previously, in the search bar put the email of the person. When you already have the contact on the screen, press for a few seconds on it and select the option ‘Add contact’.

Using your location

In the same search bar, place the person’s name with their location; for example, María in Argentina, and that way Skype will show the contacts with that location.

With your phone number

The process is the same as the previous ones, but in this case you are going to put the person’s phone number in the search engine and select it to add to contacts.

Is it possible to classify the contacts in my Skype application?

The platform offers many functions and advantages, but that of classifying and ordering the contacts can be configured from the options bar in Skype for Business. These can be sorted in a way that shows, if you want, a profile photo, by name and by availability, and if your connectivity status is seen.

How do I find a person in my Skype contacts?

This is a very simple procedure from the Skype platform, either from a mobile phone or a computer, and then we will explain it to you quickly.

From the app

From the mobile application access the contacts by pressing the option at the bottom right from the ‘Contacts’ screen where you will find them all in ‘My contacts’.

With the website

If you are using your computer’s browser, once you log into your account, on the left side you will see a horizontal bar with various options. Among them select ‘Contacts’, and so a list with all the contacts that you registered in your account will be displayed below.

In the PC application

If you have downloaded the Skype application for desktop, go to the bottom and click on a person’s icon to be able to access your contacts.

What is the procedure to remove a contact from my list in Skype?

Like the previous procedures that we have explained to you, this one is just as simple, and we will explain how to delete several contacts at the same time.

To delete a single contact

If it is only a contact, what you should do is look for it among the contact list that you have registered in your account. When you have it, click on it to display the options and click on ‘Delete’ and at the end confirm the action.

Multiple contacts at the same time

To delete several contacts it has to be through the desktop application, when you already have all the contacts to delete press the ‘Ctrl’ key on Windows or ‘cmd’ on Mac. When you have all selected, right click and select the option to ‘Delete contacts’ and confirm again.

How can I block a person on Skype?

When you have the contact you want to block, press on it for a few seconds to choose from the options ‘View profile’. And then, in the lower part, select the option of ‘Block contact’ and confirm the block again at the end with a click.