Hi all. While reading all the posts about people having trouble accessing the dial pad in Skype 4.1, I decided to play around with it myself. There may be easier ways to do it, but here's how I go about it. Please note though that I have Skype set to compact view.
As soon as Skype starts dialing the number, make sure you are in the window for the new call. Press Tab until you get to the Dial Pad button, and press Enter or the space bar. The dial pad should now be active. Hope this helps. Marius
