How to Use Skype Chat Commands

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Last Updated: March 12, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to use command lines in a Skype chat in order to do various administrative tasks, such as setting member roles, changing the chat topic or disabling notifications.

Steps

1
Open Skype on your computer, phone or tablet. The Skype app looks like a blue-and-white "S" in a circle icon.
2
Tap or click a chat conversation. You can use commands in all group and personal chats.
3
Type /help into the message line. This command will show you a list of all the available commands you can use in your chat.
4
Tap or click the Send icon. It looks like a paper plane icon next to the message field. This will process your command line, and bring you a list of available commands.
- You can also find a list of common commands and their descriptions on Skype's support website.
5
Type the command line you want to use into the message field.
- When you type /, a list of recent and common commands will pop up above the message field.
6
Tap or click the Send icon. This will process and apply your command line in the chat.