How to Take a Photo on Skype

Start a video call. Once you see the other person on the screen, you can take a picture at any time.

Click the + on the call window. When you see a good picture, select “Take a picture”. The snapshot will be displayed in the “Snapshot gallery” window. You can share the image with your friends in Skype by clicking “Share”, or save it to your computer by selecting “Locate”. ^[2]

Sign in to Skype. From the Skype menu, select “Preferences…”.

Select Audio/Video. In this window you will see the live image from the webcam. If your computer connects to more than one camera, you can choose from the list listed in the menu. Once it’s installed, close the Preferences window.

Edit profile. From the File bar, select “Edit Profile…”. Below your current avatar, click “Change Picture”.

Click the camera. In the Change Picture dialog box, locate the camera icon below the slider, and click once.

Smile for the camera! The camera will count down 3 seconds, then take a picture from the webcam. You can then edit the size and position settings as you like. If you are not satisfied with the image you just took, click the camera button and take another picture until you are satisfied. When you have a good picture, and you have adjusted the size/position settings to your liking, press the “Set” button. New avatar has been installed.

Open the Skype app. Select your image in the top left corner of the screen, then select the camera icon above your profile picture.

Click “Take Photo”. In the current menu, you can choose to take a photo, use an existing image, delete the avatar image, or cancel the operation. Select “Take Photo” to open your phone’s camera.

Prepare to take pictures. When you’re ready, tap the camera icon on the screen.

Edit image. Touch and drag to move the image in the square frame. Zoom in or out. When you’ve finished editing to your liking, select “Use”. New avatar has been installed.

Take a picture of the active window. Skype for Macintosh doesn’t have a provision to take a picture of the person you’re talking to. In this case, if you want to take a picture, take a screenshot. To take a screenshot of the active screen, press and release Shift-Command-4 and then press the Space bar. The pointer will change to a camera icon, and as you scroll the window, a light blue screen will cover the page indicating which is the window to be captured, even if the window is hidden under other windows. Position the cursor on the Skype window, then left-click the window. The photo will be saved to the home screen.