How to Adjust the Volume on Skype on a PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to change the volume of a Skype call using the keyboard volume keys (MacOS) or the volume slider (Windows).

Steps

1
Open Skype. It’s the blue icon with a white “S” in the Dock (MacOS) or in the Start menu (Windows).
2
Select a contact to call. When you click a contact’s name on the left side of Skype, a conversation with that contact will appear.
- If you don’t see the contact you want to call, use the search bar at the top-right side of the screen (MacOS) or at the top-right (Windows).
3
Click the Call button. It’s the round blue icon with a white phone receiver inside. You’ll see it at the top of the current conversation. This will initiate a Skype call to your contact.
4
Change the volume of the call. You can change the volume at any point during the call.
- MacOS: Use the three volume keys at the top-center area of the keyboard. Each key has a speaker on it.The first key mutes all sound, the second decreases the volume, and the third makes the sound louder.
- Windows: Click the speaker icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen, then drag the slider to the desired volume. To mute all sound, click the speaker icon at the far left end of the slider.