If you are a new user of Skype, whether at home or at work, here are a few basic tips that may help you get more from this product in a much faster time frame.

One of the first things a person will notice is that the sound from the caller is coming out of your speakers. This may not be true in a work environment if is has already been set up. But it is easy to route the voice into your USB headphones. If you are using Skype with windows, simply open it and go to the Tools menus and under Options, select USB headset as your device for audio. You must then go to your Windows Control Panel, and under Sounds and Audio Devices, choose the sound card as the playback default device. You will now here your calls through your head phones.

Of the features that come with Skype, there are a couple that are important to set-up from the start. One is Call Forwarding, This can be created under the Tools-Options menu. You can also block certain callers. This is found under Privacy in the Tools-Options menu.

Finally, there are a number of apps available at the Skype website. The most interesting for the new users are an application to record incoming calls as well as a translator program.The information doesn’t stop now. Keep looking: How To Add Skype to The Ubuntu Messaging Menu