Skype Hotkeys, Shortcuts and Chat Commands

We’ve got the hotkeys, shortcut keys and chat commands for the ever popular Skype program all in one place :). Enjoy!

Call Related (have to be enalbed and defined at Skype- Tools- Options -Advanced- Hotkeys):

Alt-PgUp Answers a call

Ctrl-Alt-PgUp Answers a call with video

Undefined Ignore call

Alt-PgDn Reject/Hang up call

Undefined Focus Skype

Undefined Search for Skype Users

Undefined Mute Microphone

Main Window:

Ctrl+E Switch between Events History and Contact List

Ctrl+U Show/Hide Offline Contacts

Ctrl+W Hide Main Skype Window

Ctrl+Q Quit Skype

Chat Window:

Ctrl+F Find/Search this Chat

F3/Shift-F3: Find Next/Previous Match (use after Ctrl+F)

Ctrl+W Close/Hide Chat Window

Quickfilter:

F6 Jump to Quickfilter

Escape Clear Quickfilter

Chat commands:

/add skypename – add the specified Skype Name to this chat (example: “/add john”)

/help - list available system commands

/topic newtopic – change chat topic to “newtopic”

/me something – others will see an action that you perform (example: “John smiles”)

/history – show full history for the chat (you can then review and search it)

/find text – find messages containing “text” in the chat

/fa or / – repeat last search

/alertsoff – disable new message alerts for this chat. Useful if you don’t want chat window to pop up or the taskbar entry to blink for this chat, but would still like to be “connected” to it. If a chat is in this mode, it will be in the “Unread chats” section on Start Tab when new messages are posted to it.

/alertson or /alertson text – restore default behaviour, to be notified when new messages are posted. If you use “/alertson text”, you are notified only when a message is posted that contains “text”.

/leave – leave the chat (does the same as clicking the “Leave” button on toolbar.

Alt + Page Up	To answers a call
Ctrl + Alt + Page Up	To answers a call with video option
Alt +Page Down	To reject or hang up call
Ctrl + E	To navigate between events history and contact list
Ctrl + U	To show or Hide offline contacts
Ctrl + W	To hide main Skype window
Ctrl + Q	To quit Skype
Ctrl + F	To find or search this chat
F3/Shift + F3	To find next or previous match (use after Ctrl+F)
Ctrl + W	To close or hide chat window
F6	To move to Quickfilter
Escape	To clear the Quickfilter
/add skypename	To add the specified Skype Name to this chat (example: “/add Lucas”)
/help	To see the list available system commands
/topic newtopic	To change chat topic to “newtopic”
/me something	others will see an action that you perform (example: “Lucas smiles”)
/history	To show full history for the chat (you can then review and search it)
/find text	To find messages containing “text” in the chat
/fa or /	To repeat last search