桌面版 Skype(Skype for desktop)是一款出色的工具，可让您与家人、朋友和同事保持联系。它非常有用的功能之一是能够与世界上几乎任何人免费聊天。此外，您可以使用桌面版 Skype(Skype for desktop)与您的朋友交流，同时做其他事情，例如浏览网页、玩游戏或听音乐。这就是为什么我们决定向您展示在 Windows 中使用Skype for desktop应用程序进行一对一或群组文本对话是多么容易。(group text conversation)
注意：(NOTE:)如果您需要有关如何查找和打开桌面版 Skype(Skype for desktop)应用程序的帮助，以及有关其用户界面及其工作原理的基础知识，请阅读以下教程：
- 如何使用Skype for Windows 桌面(Windows desktop)应用程序。
- 如何从Skype for Windows 桌面应用程序管理您的(Windows desktop)Skype 帐户(Skype account)。
如何使用Skype For Windows 桌面应用程序与(Windows Desktop App)某人聊天(Someone)
为了开始与某人聊天，您必须采取的第一步是启动桌面版 Skype(Skype for desktop)。然后，您必须转到“联系人(Contacts) ”列表并单击(list and click)或点击要与之聊天的人。此外，您可以从“最近(Recent)”列表中选择现有对话。
(Click)在右侧区域的对话窗口内(conversation window)单击或点击，然后键入您的消息。
然后，单击或点击发送(Send)图标，或直接按Enter，您的联系人将收到消息。对话将如下所示：
如何使用Skype For Windows 桌面应用程序回复即时消息(Windows Desktop App)
桌面版 Skype(Skype for desktop)可以很容易地看到您何时收到了即时消息。
当有人向您发送即时消息时，任务栏上的Skype 图标(Skype icon)将变为橙色，并显示(orange hue and show)一条新的即时消息正在等待您的回复。
为了查找未读消息，您必须从Skype 主窗口的侧边栏中转到“(Skype window)最近的(Recent)对话”列表。在这里，您将看到最新对话的列表。未读消息将以粗体显示。
通过单击或点击找到(Find)并选择要阅读的对话。然后，要回复，请在对话框中(conversation box)单击或点击(click or tap)，输入您的消息，最后，单击或点击(click or tap)发送图标或直接按(Send)Enter。
如果您正在使用其他应用程序，并且您的 Skype 通知已启用，您将在屏幕右下角看到一条即时消息通知。(message notification)只需单击或点击(Just click or tap)它即可返回对话并回复(conversation and reply)。
如何在Skype For Windows 桌面应用程序中开始(Windows Desktop App)群聊(A Group Chat)
与某人聊天时，您可以将另一个朋友添加到对话中并开始群聊(group chat)。如果要将联系人添加到现有对话中，则必须单击或点击聊天区域中的添加人员(Add people)按钮。
在新打开的窗口中，将加载您的联系人列表。在这里，您可以通过选中他们姓名旁边的框来选择要添加为参与者的人。最后，完成选择过程(selection process)后，单击或点击(click or tap)添加(Add)按钮。
您最多可以有 25 人参与群聊(group chat)。
或者，您可以从头开始创建群聊，而无需将人员添加到现有对话中。(group chat)为此，您必须转到Skype 主窗口中的(Skype window and click)菜单(Menu)栏，然后单击或点击联系人(Contacts)。然后，单击或点击创建新组(Create New Group...)...。
此操作会将您发送到聊天区域，其中添加人员(Add people) 弹出窗口(pop-up window)已打开。只需(Simply)选中要添加为参与者的每个人的复选框，然后单击或点击添加(Add)按钮。
此外，您可以通过单击或点击空组(Empty group)名称来修改该组的配置文件。然后，在组配置文件(Group profile)窗口中编辑您的组的名称并个性化其功能。
修改完群组资料(group profile)后，只需关闭此窗口即可创建群组文字聊天(group text chat)。第二种方法很棒，因为您可以更轻松地创建、个性化组并将其保存到您的联系人列表中，然后在以后使用它。
在一对一文字聊天或群组文字聊天期间可以做的事情(Text Chat Or A Group Text Chat)
在IM 对话(IM conversation)期间，您将能够访问一系列有用的功能，这些功能将显着改善您的聊天体验。如果您在正在进行的对话期间右键单击（或按住(press and hold)）您写的消息，您只需单击或点击Edit Message或Remove Message即可更改或删除它。但是请注意，您只能在消息发送后 60 分钟内编辑或删除消息。
此外，如果您按下对话窗口(conversation window)底部的分享联系人和媒体(Share contacts and media)按钮，您将能够访问以下功能：
- 发送照片...(Send photo...) - 它可以让您轻松与朋友分享照片，默认情况下，它会将您直接发送到您的图片(Pictures)库。
- 发送文件...(Send file...) - 此选项允许您浏览设备上的文件并将其中任何一个发送给您的聊天伙伴。默认情况下，它将打开您的文档(Documents)库。
- 发送视频消息... - 允许您与(Send video message...)群组文本聊天(group text chat)中的人分享预先录制的视频消息(video message)。这意味着您可以使用它来发送生日祝福，分享有关您最近所做的事情的视频等。
- 发送联系人...(Send contacts...) - 将您自己列表中的联系人发送给群组通话(group call)的其他参与者。
如何在Skype For Windows 桌面应用程序中(Windows Desktop App)聊天(Chat)期间使用特殊文本格式(Text Formatting)
本教程的最后一部分将向您展示一个非常有用的功能，您可以在文本聊天(text chat)期间使用它来更好地表达自己。不幸的是，它没有指定的按钮或菜单(button or menu)。它适用于基本的文本标记(text markups)，使您能够使用特殊的文本格式(text formatting)。为了让您更容易理解它们，我们创建了一个小列表：
- 在星号 (*) 之间放置一个单词或整个消息 - 这会将特定单词或文本的格式更改为粗体。
- 在下划线 (_) 之间放置一个单词或整个消息 - 它会将文本的格式更改为斜体。
- 在波浪号 (~) 之间放置一个单词或整个消息 - 您的消息将带有删除线文本。
- 在您的消息前放置两个感叹号和一个空格 (!!) - 它会给文本一个等宽字体(monospace font)。
- 在您的消息前放置两个 @ (at) 符号和一个空格 - 此文本标记(text markup)将阻止或覆盖任何特殊格式。
结论
从本教程中可以看出，使用Skype for desktop应用程序聊天非常容易。这个应用程序将允许您通过 IM 轻松地与您的朋友交流，并使您能够创建封闭的群聊，您可以使用它一次与多个人交谈。我们希望本指南将帮助您利用Skype for desktop应用程序中所有有用的聊天功能。
How To Chat Or Group Text Chat With The Skype For Windows Desktop App
Skype for desktop is a great tool that will allow you to stay connected with your family, friends and colleagues. One of its highly useful features is the ability to chat for free with almost anyone in the world. Also, you can use Skype for desktop to communicate with your friends while doing other things like browsing the web, playing a game or listening to music. That is why we decided show you how easy it is to have a one-to-one or a group text conversation using the Skype for desktop app in Windows.
NOTE: If you need help on how to find and open the Skype for desktop app, plus the basics about its user interface and how it works, read these tutorials:
How To Chat With Someone Using The Skype For Windows Desktop App
The first step you have to take in order to start chatting with someone is to start Skype for desktop. Then, you have to go to the Contacts list and click or tap on the person you want to chat with. Also, you can pick up an existing conversation from the Recent list.
Click or tap inside the conversation window in the right-side area and type your message.
Then, click or tap on the Send icon, or simply press Enter and your contact will receive the message. A conversation will look like this:
How To Reply To An Instant Message Using The Skype For Windows Desktop App
Skype for desktop makes it quite easy to see when you have received an instant message.
When someone sends you an instant message, the Skype icon on the taskbar will get an orange hue and show you that a new instant message is waiting for your response.
In order to find unread messages, you have to go to the Recent conversations list from the sidebar of the main Skype window. Here, you will see a list of your latest conversations. Unread messages will be displayed in bold.
Find and select the conversation you want to read by clicking or tapping on it. Then, to reply, click or tap inside the conversation box, enter your message and, finally, click or tap on the Send icon or simply press Enter.
If you are using another application, and your Skype notifications are enabled, you will see an instant message notification displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. Just click or tap on it to get back to the conversation and reply.
How To Start A Group Chat In The Skype For Windows Desktop App
While chatting with someone, you can add another friend to the conversation and start a group chat. If you want to add contacts to an existing conversation, you have to click or tap the Add people button from the chat area.
In the newly opened window, a list of your contacts will be loaded. Here, you can choose the person(s) you want to add as participant(s) by checking the boxes besides their name. Finally, after you finish the selection process, click or tap on the Add button.
You can have a maximum number of 25 people participating to a group chat.
Alternatively, you can create a group chat from scratch without needing to add people to an existing conversation. To do this, you have to go to the Menu bar in the main Skype window and click or tap on Contacts. Then, click or tap on Create New Group....
This action will send you to the chat area, where the Add people pop-up window is already opened. Simply check the box for each of the people you want to add as participants and then click or tap on the Add button.
Also, you can modify the profile of this group by clicking or tapping on the Empty group name. Then, in the Group profile window edit your group's name and personalize its features.
After you are done modifying the group profile, just close this window and you have created a group text chat. This second method is great as it is easier for you to create, personalize and save a group to your contacts list and then use it at a later time.
Things You Can Do During A One-On-One Text Chat Or A Group Text Chat
During an IM conversation, you will be able to access a series of useful functions that will significantly improve your chatting experience. If you right-click (or press and hold) on a message you wrote during an ongoing conversation, you will be able to change or remove it by simply clicking or tapping on Edit Message or Remove Message. However, note that you can only edit or delete a message within 60 minutes after it was sent.
Also, if you press the Share contacts and media button at the bottom of the conversation window, you will be able to access the following functions:
- Send photo... - It will allow you to easily share photos with your friends and, by default, it will send you directly to your Pictures library.
- Send file... - This option allows you to browse the files on your device and send any of them to your chat partners. By default it will open your Documents library.
- Send video message... - Allows you to share a pre-recorded video message with the people in your group text chat. This means that you can use it to, for example, send birthday greetings, share a video about what you have been up to, etc.
- Send contacts... - Sends contacts from your own list to the other participants of the group call.
How To Use Special Text Formatting During Chat In The Skype For Windows Desktop App
The last section of this tutorial will show you a very useful feature that you can use during a text chat to better express yourself. Unfortunately, it does not have a designated button or menu. It works with basic text markups that will enable you to use special text formatting. To make it easier for you to understand each of them, we have created a small list:
- Placing a word or an entire message between asterisks (*) - this will change the formatting of that particular word or the text to bold.
- Placing a word or an entire message between underscores (_) - it will change the formating of the text to italics.
- Placing a word or an entire message between tildes (~) - your message will have a strikethrough text.
- Placing two exclamation points and a space (!!) in front of your message - it will give the text a monospace font.
- Placing two @ (at) symbols and a space in front of your message - this text markup will prevent or override any special formatting.
Conclusion
As you can see from this tutorial, it is quite easy to chat with the Skype for desktop app. This app will allow you to easily communicate with your friend through IM's and enables you to create closed group chats that you can use to talk to multiple persons at once. We hope that this guide will help you take advantage of all the useful chat functions from the Skype for desktop app.
