

This option requires that the person be a Skype contact too. Launches the Skype video call interface, automatically calling the contact. (A drop-down menu lets you choose which.) This particular option will work for any phone number in Outlook: The number doesn’t have to be associated with a Skype (or Messenger or Facebook) contact. Launches the Skype call phones interface so you can call one of the contact’s phones. This option requires that the person be a Skype contact too.Ĭall. Launches a Skype conversation interface so you can begin a text-based instant message. Of those four round icons, the first three are for Skype:

But if you access a contact’s information, through their contact card in the People view or via a pop-up window elsewhere in Outlook, the options you see will often trigger Skype actions. There are no big blue Skype logos anywhere. Microsoft today released a beta version of Skype 6.1 for Windows (desktop), which adds integration with Microsoft Outlook 2013 or 2010, including presence, instant messaging, and click to call support.
