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| Now a new skype window will appear. Click on the** green phone icon** to have a test call.\\ | Now a new skype window will appear. Click on the** green phone icon** to have a test call.\\ | ||
| Then during the test, a new window will appear.\\ | Then during the test, a new window will appear.\\ | ||
| - | Talk and to hear a voice transmission,\\ | + | Talk to hear a voice transmission,\\ |
| - | so your microphone and speakers have to be available.\\ | + | your microphone and speakers must be working and enabled.\\ |
| {{:services:skype:sk9-10.jpg|Test a skype call...}} | {{:services:skype:sk9-10.jpg|Test a skype call...}} | ||
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| If the test fails, or worse if you are unable to perform it, here it is a quick checklist: | If the test fails, or worse if you are unable to perform it, here it is a quick checklist: | ||
| - | * **1)** check the microphone and headphones connection. Usually the microphone jack is pink and the headphone jack is green or they have some meaningful symbols printed on. They must match the connectors on your pc. | + | * **1)** check the microphone and headphone connection. Usually the microphone jack is pink and the headphone jack is green or they have some meaningful symbols printed on them. They must match the connectors on your pc. |
| - | * **2)** check the mixer volume settings: to hear something the master and PCM volumes must be unmuted and to a reasonable volume, to be able to record you need to check the microphone isn't muted, and sometimes the volume of a " capture " channel must be raised. | + | * **2)** check the mixer volume settings: To hear something the master and PCM volumes must be unmuted and set to a reasonable volume. To be able to record you need to check that the microphone isn't muted; sometimes the volume of a " capture " channel must be raised. |
| - | * **3)** a problem may occur if two programs try to access the sound hardware simultaneously. Please stop any software which play sounds and close any web page that uses the Flash plugin. | + | * **3)** a problem may occur if two programs try to access the sound hardware simultaneously. Please stop any software which plays sounds and close any web page that uses the Flash plugin. |
| - | **Please note**: **<color Maroon >some webcam models are not supported by the actual version of SISSA linux workstation.</color>** | + | **Please note**: **<color Maroon >some webcam models are not supported by the actual version of your SISSA linux workstation.</color>** |
| ===== Add a new contact ===== | ===== Add a new contact ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Call a skype contact ===== | + | ===== Call a Skype contact ===== |
| - | a) In the main skype window, select a contact/username, then click on the **green phone icon** | + | a) In the main Skype window, select a contact/username, then click on the **green phone icon** |
| to call.\\ | to call.\\ | ||
| {{:services:skype:sk15.jpg|The green phone icon is on the right of the selected contact section...}} | {{:services:skype:sk15.jpg|The green phone icon is on the right of the selected contact section...}} | ||
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| - | ===== Close skype program & info ===== | + | ===== Close Skype program & info ===== |
| - | To close skype program:\\ | + | To close Skype:\\ |
| - | in the main skype window, in the bottom: | + | in the main Skype window at the bottom: |
| * **1)** select the cyan icon with a white " **S** " inside; | * **1)** select the cyan icon with a white " **S** " inside; | ||
| * **2)** then click on **Quit**.\\ | * **2)** then click on **Quit**.\\ | ||
| - | We suggest to check the content of this new menu, because it can help you for solve troubleshooting and set correctly other options.\\ | + | We suggest to check the content of this new menu, because it can help you in troubleshooting and for correctly setting other options.\\ |
| {{:services:skype:sk19.jpg|Explore the content of this menu.}} | {{:services:skype:sk19.jpg|Explore the content of this menu.}} | ||