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Thread poster: Gül Kaya
Gül Kaya
Gül Kaya  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
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Turkish to English
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Jun 6, 2013

The Skype button on my profile page is showing offline even though I'm online. When I click on it it says something like "you can't start a conversation with yourself or add yourself to your contacts" or something similar. There's probably something very basic that I'm doing wrong but I don't know what it is. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
 
Łukasz Gos-Furmankiewicz
Łukasz Gos-Furmankiewicz  Identity Verified
Poland
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English to Polish
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Not sure but Jun 6, 2013

I'm not sure if this is the cause of your problem, but Skype has changed its API, and now it is no longer the old rectangular button but rather a square blue icon, which comes with a large script.
 
Gül Kaya
Gül Kaya  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:43
Turkish to English
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skype icon Jun 6, 2013

Thanks Łukasz, but it's the normal Skype icon like a sideways oval but it's showing as offline.
 
Woodstock (X)
Woodstock (X)  Identity Verified
Germany
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German to English
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Just remove the old one and Jun 6, 2013

add a fresh one - see if that helps.
 
Gül Kaya
Gül Kaya  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:43
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Sorted Jun 6, 2013

Found the answer on Proz FAQs. Stealing blatantly from Douglas Adams, you can just about find the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything there!
 
Agnes Lenkey
Agnes Lenkey  Identity Verified
German to Spanish
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Share solution please Jun 7, 2013

Hi Gül,

I have the same problem, went to the FAQs you mentioned but didn't find the solution. Could you please share how did you resolve this issue?

Thank you very much in advance,

Agnes
 
Gül Kaya
Gül Kaya  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:43
Turkish to English
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Check a box Jun 7, 2013

Agnes Lenkey wrote:

Hi Gül,

I have the same problem, went to the FAQs you mentioned but didn't find the solution. Could you please share how did you resolve this issue?

Thank you very much in advance,

Agnes


Just go to Profiles Contact information How do I add Skype to my profile page?

You have to go to your Skype account - Tools - Options - Privacy - and check the "Allow my online status to be shown on the web" box.
 
Gül Kaya
Gül Kaya  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:43
Turkish to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Checka box in Skype account Jun 7, 2013

Agnes Lenkey wrote:

Hi Gül,

I have the same problem, went to the FAQs you mentioned but didn't find the solution. Could you please share how did you resolve this issue?

Thank you very much in advance,

Agnes


Just go to Profiles Contact information How do I add Skype to my profile page?

You have to go to your Skype account - Tools - Options - Privacy - and check the "Allow my online status to be shown on the web" box.
 


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