How to Search Skype Chat on a Mac
If you need to refer to something that was typed in Skype chat on a Mac, you can find it using Apple's "Command-F" find command. You can do this while you are chatting someone or going back to your chat history if the chat session has already been closed. Because the chat window automatically redirects you to the bottom of the chat window whenever new text has been entered, it can be difficult to scroll through a chat history while the chat is still live. In these cases you can copy the chat into TextEdit and scan the history even if your friend is still chatting.
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Instructions
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Searching During an Open Chat
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Press "Command-F" on the keyboard while chatting live with anyone on Skype. A Find pop-up window will open.
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Type a word you are searching for in the Find text field. Click the "Next" button. Click "Next" again to search for the next entry.
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Note that the chat window will immediately go to the bottom of the chat if the person you are chatting with types additional text. Click the "Next" button again in the "Find" window, then click "Previous" to return to your place. If the person is entering text too fast for you to find what you are looking for, continue to the next step.
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Click any place in the chat history. Press "Command-A" to highlight all of the text. Press "Command-C" to copy it. Open TextEdit and press "Command-V" to paste the contents of the chat window into Text Edit. Press "Command-F" to open the Find window to begin searching the text uninterrupted.
Searching Chat History
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Open the chat history of any friend on Skype by launching Skype and clicking on the person's name.
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Click the "Gear" button on the left of the window under the person's name. Click "View Chat History." Your chat history with that person will open in your preferred Web browser. Chat history is sorted by date, with the time of each message listed beside it on the right.
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Press "Command-F" to activated the Find utility. Type the words you are looking for into the text field at the bottom of the browser. Click "Next," "Previous," or "Highlight All" to locate those words. Click the "Match Case" box to make your search case-sensitive.
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