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That way, your shortcut hotkeys match your speed dials. You can assign the hotkeys ctrl + shift + 4 as its corresponding hotkey sequence. For example, suppose you gave echo123 the speed dial number 4 within your Skype Contacts list. If you have speed dial numbers set up for your Skype contacts, you can use them as part of your hotkey sequences.

Here's a nifty tip for when you associate hotkeys with shortcuts. If you want to associate a hotkey sequence with the shortcut, click on the Shortcut key text box and enter the key sequence you want to use for this shortcutfor example, ctrl + shift + E.įigure 4-10. Pay particular attention to the use of quotes, and if necessary, change the path to the Skype.exe executable. Go to the Shortcut tab and in the Target box, enter a command such as this: "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe" "/callto:echo123". In the example in Figure 4-10, the shortcut has been named echo123. Go to the General tab and rename the shortcut. With the Shortcut properties window open, you should follow these steps: This will open a window in which you can edit the properties of the shortcut you have just created (see Figure 4-10). Next, right-click on the new shortcut (Skype (2)) and choose Properties. This will create a shortcut under the Skype menu (see Figure 4-9).įigure 4-9. A pop-up menu should appear, from which you should choose Create Shortcut. Navigate to Skype on the Windows menu (select Start All Programs Skype), and right-click on the Skype icon. For the rest of us who must work for a living, wouldn't it be nice to make that call with as little as just one double-click? Fortunately, this is possible with the Windows version of Skype, as we can add shortcuts to the Windows desktop or menu for our most frequent calls. Now, for some people of leisure, all this clicking is a great adventure. When making a Skype call, the typical procedure goes something like this: double-click the Skype icon in the system tray or the Skype shortcut on the desktop, navigate to the Contacts tab, find the entry for the contact you want to call, and then double-click on it.

Add Fast-Dial Shortcuts to Your Menu or DesktopĪdd shortcuts to your menu or desktop for your most frequently called contacts.