How to Take Pictures With Your Friend on Skype

Skype's video chatting capabilities also include the ability to take snapshots.

Skype is an instant messaging and peer-to-peer architecture Voice over IP and internet video conferencing system, purchased by Microsoft in May 2011. Skype has a dominant position in the consumer video conferencing space, and millions of people use Skype to keep in touch with loved ones the world over. Skype allows both one way (one person uses the software to broadcast their video stream), and two way communication, and allows the software to take snapshots of the video feed.

Instructions

1. Start Skype and contact your friend, setting up a video conference. You can do this by clicking on their name, and pressing the green "Make a Call" button, then, once the call is established, click the "Add Video" button. Have your friend do the same to see them on Skype.

2. Place your mouse over the upper right hand corner of the video stream. Two icons will show up; one of them is "Take a snapshot," and the other is "Full screen."

3. Click on the "Take a snapshot" button. This will take a snapshot of the image, which Skype will save in the folder C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Skype\Pictures.Skype

Tips & Warnings

• It is considered polite to tell the person that you're taking the snapshot of that you're doing so.

References

• Skype.com: What is a video snapshot?