How to Change Your Skype Status

Skype allows you to share your availability status with your contacts. You may choose from a number of options, including Offline, Online, Skype Me, Not Available, Away, Do Not Disturb and Invisible. Here's how to change your Skype status:

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Computer with Internet access
Skype account

Instructions

- 1
  
  Log in to Skype with your user name and password.
- 2
  
  Click "File" in the top menu.
- 3
  
  Click the "Change My Status" option and choose the status you wish to display.

Tips & Warnings

You must be online to download and use Skype.

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Comments

akhtar.sial Sep 27, 2011
In Skype 5.3.x, plz, click on Skype > Online Status >.
paulpacurar Aug 18, 2011
there is no File option in Skype 5.3.

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