How To Mute Skype Chat

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One of the biggest annoyances when I am doing a Skype video call with a friend is when I hear a notification of a message. Yes — I know — it’s nice to be able to know when a message has been sent, however when I am chatting with someone, that noise is very distracting (especially when you’re messaging with another person while doing a video call). Luckily, there is an easy fix for this.

  1. Open Skype and login with your username and password.
  2. Go to Preferences under Skype menu.
  3. In the Notifications section, go to “Message Received” under the Event drop-down menu.
  4. Beneath, uncheck “Play sound” and the notification sound will no longer occur.
  5. (Repeat step 3 with “Message Sent” as well).

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5 Responses to “How To Mute Skype Chat”

  1. Meggie Says:

    February 3rd, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    OMG. Thanks a million! Guidance for dummies!

  2. Mason Sklut Says:

    February 3rd, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Glad you found the tutorial helpful, Meggie.

    Thanks,
    Mason

  3. Alexander Lerbech Says:

    July 3rd, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Isn’t it possible to mute only one Skype chat? I’ve got a multi-chat, but I’d like to have sound on my other chats…

  4. Mason Sklut Says:

    July 9th, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    You are correct Alexander. However, my tutorial is about the Skype chat “instant-messaging” window, not the video chat.

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