Use a screen reader to add chat expressions in Skype for Mac

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If you have a visual impairment and would like to communicate with Skype, you may use a screen reader program. This article is one of the materials provided within the Skype Accessibility set of materials that can help you communicate with Skype. Alternatively, you can visit the Skype Support website for more general information.

Using Skype with your keyboard and VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader for Macs, you can search for or browse through expression categories in order to add chat expressions to your instant messages (IMs) or chat books. If you don’t have Skype with your keyboard, you can search for them with your mouse cursors. In addition to emoticons and GIFs, you can also add stickers to your message. You can add emoticons in chat messages by adding them within the text you are writing to express your feelings. These two types of documents are larger in terms of size, and as such, they are sent independently without any additional text added to the message to make them more understandable. Please make sure that you use the most recent version of Skype on your computer in order to be able to make the most of this article. Click here to find out how to update Skype for more information.

  Notes:

• If you would like to learn more about keyboard shortcuts and how they can be used in Skype, please take a look at A guide on keyboard shortcuts.
• This article assumes that if you are reading this article on a desktop computer with Mac OS X, you are using VoiceOver, which is a built-in screen reader that comes with Mac OS X.
• Depending on the version of macOS, Skype, and the hardware on your computer, the navigation and gestures may look different.
• How can Skype be used to make it more accessible to people with disabilities? Please click here if you would like to learn more about the accessibility features of Skype that you can use.

Search for chat expressions

1. When you are writing chat messages, you can press the Shift key and the Tab key at the same time while you type a message into the Type a message here text input field. Upon pressing the Return key, you will hear a message that states: “Open expression picker.”.
2. Using the expression picker, we are now going to focus on the Emoticons tab, which is the first step that needs to be taken before selecting an expression. If you want to move to the GIF or Stickers tab, simply press the right arrow key as you hear the correct tab name, and then press the Return key when you hear the correct one.
3. In the search box, enter the text describing the expression until you get the message “Search, edit text.” Press the Tab key until the message “Search, edit text” is displayed on your screen. As you type, a search will be conducted for the words that you have entered.
4. Using the VoiceOver modifier keys (Control + Option) and the Right and Left arrows keys on the keyboard will allow you to access the list of returned search results. When you have made the selection from the results, you can press Return to continue.
5. The expression picker will automatically close as soon as you select a GIF or Sticker and send it to your conversation, preventing you from using it again in the future. If you chose an Emoticon from the Emoticons available in the Type a message here field in your currently selected chat message, it will be added to the Type a message here field in your current chat message.

  Note: In case you wish to exit the expression picker with no selection and with no wish to select anything, just press Esc.

Browse chat expression categories

1. You can write a message by pressing Shift+Tab while you are typing that message in the Type a message here text input field in order to make your message appear in the list. If you hear the message “Open the expression picker,” press the Return key on your keyboard when you hear it.
2. There is no focus on the Emoticons tab in the expression picker when the expression picker opens. To move to the GIFs or Stickers tab, you will need to press the left arrow key until you hear the name of the right tab. After that, you will need to press the Return key to move to the right tab.
3. You will be able to select a particular expression category if you hold the Tab key down until you hear the message “Close expression picker” and then hit Shift+Tab at the same time. With your keyboard, you can use the Left and Right arrow keys in order to move between the various categories that are displayed. As you move from one place to another, VoiceOver will announce them as you move from one point to another.
4. You will be taken to the category that meets your interests once you have selected the category that interests you and pressed the Return key. Within a category, the focus is moved from one item to another. After you have browsed through the expressions in that category using the Left and Right arrow keys, you can then press Return to make your selection once you have browsed through the expressions in the category.
5. The expression picker automatically closes when you select a GIF or Sticker to add to your conversation, as soon as you send it to your conversation, the GIF or Sticker will be added. As soon as you type a message in the field entitled Type a message here, an Emoticon will automatically be added to your current chat message as an Emoticon.

  Note: If you wish to exit the expression picker, and you do not wish to select anything, then just press Esc.

Technical support for customers with disabilities

Providing a great experience for our customers is one of the top priorities for Microsoft. You can contact the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk for technical assistance if you have a disability or if you have questions about accessibility. As part of our training program, we at Disability Answer Desk have been given the opportunity to learn how to use many popular support technologies, and we are prepared to assist our clients in English, Spanish, French, and American Sign Language. Please visit the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk website if you would like information on how to get in touch with your local Microsoft Disability Answer Desk.

If you are a government, commercial, or enterprise user, please contact the enterprise Disability Answer Desk.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you write on Skype?

1. As a result of. The chats tab will open up and you will see a list of people and groups you can message.
2. Once you have typed your message in the chat window and clicked the button to send it, you will be able to send it. There is a Send button on the right of the screen. When you are in the middle of a chat message, it is easiest if you click on the link to the last message you sent in order to jump to it. There is a chevron button at the bottom of the page. As of Skype 4.0.41 – 5.1, this feature is not available.