How to Make Your Text Unchangeable in Skype

Take control of your Skype group chat by setting participants as listeners.

Skype is a VoIP client with instant messaging capabilities. Some aspects of the instant messaging functionality are part of the graphical interface, while others, such as setting up participants so the text they see is unchangeable, require some commands on your part. You can designate participants in a chat as listeners only, which enables the read-only version of the chat for them; they can watch what is being said, but they cannot add to the conversation themselves. It can be helpful for virtual class discussions or lectures.

Instructions

1. Launch Skype from the Start menu and click one of the people in your contact list. Click the "Chat icon" in the lower, right corner of the options that come up around the user.

2. Click the "Add People" button at the top of the chat window. Hold the <ctrl> key down and click the users you want to add and then click the "Add" button. You can also add users individually by clicking the user and selecting "Add," repeating this process with each username. Push the "OK" button.

3. Enter " /setrole [skypename] LISTENER " (without the quotation marks) in the text box at the bottom of the chat window. Substitute "skypename" with the Skype username of the person you want to set as a listener. Do not use quotation marks or brackets.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also kick people out of the chat with the " /kick [Skype Name] " command and you can kick and ban people with the " /kickban [Skype Name] " command.

References

• Skype Support: Instant Messaging: What Are Chat Commands and Roles?