How to Automatically Adjust Volume in Skype

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Skype is a software application that allows users to make free voice and video calls between computers while using the Internet, and offers discount calling to telephones that are not connected to the Internet. Skype is also available as an application on select mobile phones. Although the Skype interface is predominantly user-friendly, adjusting some of the software's features, such as the volume, involves more advanced programming.

Instructions

Windows XP

1. Click on the "Start" menu located at the bottom of your computer's desktop.

2. Open the Control Panel.

3. Choose "Sound, Speech, and Audio Devices."

4. Click "Sounds and Audio Devices."

5. Select the "Audio" tab when the dialogue box appears. Choose "SoundMAX Digital Audio" under the "Sound Playback" heading if it is not already checked.

6. Click the "Volume" tab in the same dialogue box to open the Volume Control Panel. Choose "Options" and click "Properties." Check off each box that appears under the "Show the following volume controls" heading. Click "OK."

7. Open the Skype program.

8. Click on "Tools" and select "Options" from the main menu. Open the "General" tab and choose "Audio Settings" to open Skype's audio controls. Match the devices chosen in the drop-down menus for the microphone, speakers, and ringing volume with those previously set in the computer's Control Panel.

9. Check the box beside "Automatically adjust speaker settings" under the "Speakers" feature in the "Audio Settings" tab. This will automatically adjust your volume and reduce any feedback noise you encounter in Skype.

10. Click "Save" to record all changes.

References

• Skype: PC Running Windows XP