Getting on Skype when you’re on Xbox One is fun, including its use of Kinect to put you on center stage on the screen. Kinect automatically zooms in or out to keep everything centered, even when you get up and move around during your video chat. But if you don’t want a close-up, you can change that, writes Matthew de Beer on Skye’s Tips & Tricks blog.
“Simply move the cursor to your own video in the bottom right of the screen and use the A button to toggle auto-zoom on or off,” he says.
Also, if you use Skype on Xbox One for instant messaging, there’s a cool way to to type your messages by using SmartGlass.
“Skype on Xbox One supports text input with SmartGlass, which turns your mobile phone or tablet into a second screen that interacts with what you’re doing on your Xbox,” de Beer writes. SmartGlass is available for Windows 8 tablets, Windows Phone, iOS and Android. You can learn more about SmartGlass here.
Another tip de Beer shares: If you’re on a call you can switch to your favorite game or show and the call will continue in the background. “Once Skype moves to the background your video will stop and the call will continue with audio only.”
If you haven’t yet linked your Skype and Microsoft accounts on Xbox One, here’s how to do so. If you have a Skype account, but you already linked it with a different Microsoft Account, you can unlink them by signing in to your account.
And if you don’t have a Skype account yet, here’s a guide to signing up for Skype on Xbox One.
You can read about Skype basics on Xbox One at this Skype Tips & Tricks blog post, and more about its advanced features here.
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Suzanne Choney
Microsoft News Center Staff