You can do it. In Skype 3, do the following: 1. Go to the call phones tab.
2. Dial a phone number. 3. Press Alt c, then S to create the conference. 4. Done! Number added! And, it does not have to be a contact. Hope this helps, Portia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <[email protected]> To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Skype 4 beta > Ah, a phone number that isn't a contact already? That's a bit > different. :-) > > My first thought was to type /call so-and-so. Note the slash before > the word call. I typed that into the conversation edit window for the > call I was already in. Indeed, a call was made, and indeed, I could > hear both calls at once; but the two calls were not conferenced I > think; they appeared as separate entries in the live conversation > list. > > I don't think there's another easy way to do this in Skype 4, but I > don't think you can do that in Skype 3 either. > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:57:20PM -0800, Portia wrote: > Hi all, > > How do you add a phone number to a call in Skype 4.0? > > Portia. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." > <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Skype 4 beta > > >>To create a conference, assuming you already have one active call, >>just find the next person you want to add, in your contact list, tap >>the Context menu key, and choose Add to Conference. It works, I just >>did it. >> >>On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 09:40:56PM -0800, Portia wrote: >>Hey all, >> >>Skype 4 beta 3 is wonderful and interesting. I trialed it, and chose to >>switch back to 3.8. I couldn't figure out how to create a conference in >>4.0, therefor, I returned to Skype 3.8. >> >>I hope you all enjoy the beta. If someone could tell me how to create a >>conference in Skype 4.0, that would be great! I'd still like to know, >>because I plan to help someone learn Skype 4. >> >>Thanks, and have a bright day. >> >>Portia.= >>Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the >>latest version of skype go to >>http://www.dlee.org/skype >>To access tutorials and other goodies go to >>http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html >>thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Skypeenglish mailing list >>Skypeenglish at emissives.com >>http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >> >>-- >>Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org >>SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com >>http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >>"If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, >>you will not be made straight when you are dry." {African} >> >>Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the >>latest version of skype go to >>http://www.dlee.org/skype >>To access tutorials and other goodies go to >>http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html >>thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Skypeenglish mailing list >>Skypeenglish at emissives.com >>http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > -- > Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org > SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com > http://www.ssbbartgroup.com > "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them > to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
