Enter the Skype name, phone number, email address or the full name of the contact you want to add on Skype. A list of contacts will appear.

To add contacts, log in to your Skype account, click the "Contacts" option from the top menu bar and then click "Add a Contact." Put in the person's email, name or Skype username to find users.

The Skype Video app will open where you can view Suggested contacts, or click Add contacts to search for someone using their name, Skype username or email address. How to delete and forward messages ...

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In order to talk to people on Skype you both need to be signed in and you need to add each other as contacts; it's similar to how you add friends in Facebook.