When you click the Skype button, a dialog that asks for your Skype user name will be displayed. Click the button that has the Skype logo on it. Type 'skype:', followed by your Skype username and the '?call' function (without the quotation marks.) For example, if your Skype username is 'SkypeUserName' the link would be as follow Ĭlick 'OK' and then click 'Save Changes' to add the Skype button to your emails as a signature. This lesson details how to use Skype to call into the BlogTalkRadio conferencing system as a host. Select 'Settings' from the drop-down list and then click the radio button next to 'Signature.'Ĭlick the 'Insert Image' button and then insert the URL to your Skype button in the 'Image URL' input box.Ĭlick 'OK' and then click the button in the signature input box.Ĭlick the 'Link' icon and click the radio button next to 'Web address.' Sign in to your Gmail account and click the gear-shaped button. Upload the Skype button image to a free image hosting website such as ImageShack or Imgur (links in Resources) and take note of the URL code generated for the image.

Alternatively, create your own Skype button using a free image editor such as GIMP.

Arial Rounded MT Bold is a commercial font created by Robin Nicholas in 1993. Navigate to a free button website such as Find Icons or Enfuzed (links in Resources) and download the Skype button that you want to add to your email. The Skype logo was designed with the font Arial Rounded MT Bold, according to the Skype community.

Skype logo for website