How to Delete a Skype Call List

Skype is great for getting groups together for a specific purpose. Consider getting the family reunion planning committee together each week for an update or to discuss changes that need to be made. If you manage a group of subordinates in different locations, you can create a group conference call in under a minute, from wherever you find yourself at your Internet computer.

Skype version 2.5 for Windows added the convenience of being able to group your contacts based on any criteria you like. Add everyone on your high school reunion committee to one group, your family members to another and your business associates from around the world to yet another. Your brother can belong to both your high school reunion committee group as well as your family group.

If one or more groups you've created are no longer useful it's as quick and easy to delete them as it was to set them up.

Instructions

Delete a Skype Group or Call List

1. Open Skype by clicking on Start then selecting Programs then by clicking on Skype if you're using a Windows machine. Mac users, click Applications then Skype.

2. Log into your Skype account with your username and password if prompted.

3. Click View, found in the horizontal menu along the top of your Skype window.

4. Click Show Contact Groups.

5. Click on the Contacts tab, the left-most tab in the center section of your Skype window. The Contacts tab contains the silhouette of a person on it.

6. Find the Groups bar above your tabs.

7. Right-click the name of the call list you would like to delete then click Remove Group.

8. Alternatively select the name of the group from your Groups menu by clicking on it then press the Delete key on your keyboard.

Creating a Skype Group or Call List

1. Click on the Contacts tab, the left-most tab in the center section of your Skype window.

2. Locate your Groups bar then click the + sign on the bar.

3. Type the name of your new group in the text box then press Enter.

4. Click and drag all names you'd like to join your newly-created group from your contacts list. For multiple names, hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard as you click the names or telephone numbers with your mouse.

5. View your new group by clicking on the group name above your tabs.

6. Right-click the group name and select Share Group from the pop out menu.

Tips & Warnings

• People who join shared groups are required to exchange details with one another before they become members. This helps ensure you'll only belong to groups you want to be in. If you would like to add a contact to your shared group that you have not yet exchanged information with, right-click their name and select 'Request Contact Details' from the pop out menu.

• To send files, share group contact information, chat, conference call, rename or remove the group, simply right-click the group name and make your selection from the pop out menu.