Single click the 'End Call' icon to end the conference call. Single click the 'Pop Out' icon to move the conference video into a separate window. By clicking the New Call icon and selecting someone you like to video chat with, you can initiate the video conversation. Single click again to adjust the video call to standard size. Single click the 'Full Screen' icon to adjust the video call to full-screen size. Single click the 'Video Call' icon to start the conference call.

You can add up to nine people in a video conference call, according to Skype. Drag the contact into the empty group area. Click and hold the mouse, highlighting the name of the contact. Hover the cursor over the name of a contact you wish to add to the video conference call. Single click the 'Create New Group' option from the 'Contacts' menu. Single click the 'Contacts' option on the menu bar. Single click the 'Add' icon to add the contact. Verify that Skype displayed the correct contact. Single click the 'Add' icon to search for the contact. Skype will locate a contact after you submit one piece of information, such as the contact's email address, full name, Skype name or phone number. Type the personal information for a contact in the appropriate text box. Single click 'Add a Contact' from the 'Contact' menu.

Single click 'Contacts' from the menu bar. Google+ Hangouts has offered free group video calling for years, and it’s likely that Skype’s new offering aims to bring group video callers back to its platform.Type your username in the text box under 'Skype Name.' Type your password in the text box under password to log into Skype. While Skype hasn’t released a timeline for when group video calling will be made available on other platforms like mobile, Skype’s General Manager of Consumer Product Marketing Phillip Snalune told The Next Web that group video calling will also come to Windows modern, Windows Phone, Android and iOS at some point. Group video calls over desktop devices can support up to 10 users, and calls over Xbox One can support up to four callers. Group video calling has been available to Skype Premium users since 2011, but this is the first time the service will be available to all users for free. In an effort to please users and make its service more competitive, Skype has made group video calling free for all Windows desktop, Mac OS X and Xbox One users, with more platforms coming soon. If you’re a Skype user, today’s news from Microsoft should thrill you.

Using skype for group video calls