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CHAPTER2:SETTINGUPSKYPE 3
HowdoIsetupSkype?
Inordertouseyourgateway,youwillneedtheSkypeprograminstalledonyour
computer.IfyoualreadyhaveSkypeinstalled,pleaseskiptoChapter3.
TherearethreemainpartsoftheSkypesetupprocess.First,youmustdownloadthe
programforfreefromtheInternetandinstallittoyourcomputer.Thenyouwillcreatea
Skypeaccountbypickingoutausernameandpassword.Finally,youwillmakeatest
calltoensurethatSkypeisrunningsuccessfullyonyourcomputer.
DownloadandInstallation
ThefirstpartofsettingupSkypeinvolvesdownloadingtheprogramfromtheSkypeWeb
siteandinstallingitonyourcomputer.YoumustbeconnectedtotheInternettodothis.
1. Tobegin,openyourWebbrowser.Intheaddressbar,typeintheURLforthe
Skypehomepage:http://www.skype.comandpressyourEnterkey.
2. WhentheSkypeWebpagehasfullyloaded,clickonthelinkthatsays
DownloadSkype.