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Skype Account Control Panel walkthrough

New in Skype for Windows 3.2 is an account control panel. Let's step through it.

First, open it up either from the new Account menu...

or from the account bar above the tabs.

Either of these will open up the control panel's Overview tab.

Overview

SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype Voicemail status. And links to further action.

Missing: Skype Prime and SkypeFind tabs.

Note the advertising at the bottom of the page.

The Calls and SMS panel

Lists your paid calls with some call detail. If you forward Skype calls to your mobile or landline phone number, here's where you'll see the cost of each call.

Missing: Summary data by period (e.g. number of calls, minutes, money spent this month/week/year). Might also be nice to break out what might otherwise be "local", "long distance" and "international" calls. Bonus points for comparing my savings vs. another carrier.

The Purchases Tab

Ooh, forgot I bought a Klonie.

The Settings tab

Settings for your account and payments.

Missing: You cannot be a member of more than one "Skype for Business" account group. You cannot have multiple or alternate email addresses.

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