How to display text in bold, italic and strike format on Skype

I discovered Skype can send text in bold, italic and strike. I tested on version 6.21.0.104. Below is an example.

Format	Input on Skype	Output
Bold	*Bold*	Bold
Italic	_Italic_	Italic
Strike	~Strike~	Strike
Bold & Itatic	_*Bold & Itatic*_	Bold & Itatic
Bold & Strike	~*Bold & Strike*~	Bold & Strike
Bold, Itatic & Strike	~_*Bold, Itatic & Strike*_~	Bold, Itatic & Strike

downgrade Skype from 6.22.0.107

User interface of Skype 6.22.0.107 is awful, so I was trying to find solution to change the user interface back or similar as previous. It seems that I can only change the font size to smaller, so I decided to downgrade to get back the old user interface.

Following below steps
1) Download old version 6.21.0.104
2) Uninstall Skype 6.22.0.107
3) Install Skype 6.21.0.104
4) After installed, you can check Skype whether you got the old version.
5) To disable the automatic update function, please follow below
click Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Automatic updates -> Click "Turn off automatic updates" -> click "Save".
6) Done.

1) 下載舊版本 6.21.0.104
2) 卸載/移除 Skype 6.22.0.107
3) 安裝 Skype 6.21.0.104
4) 安裝完成後， 你可以驗查Skype是否已經安裝了舊版本。
5) 為了避免自動更新, 請跟以下的步驟。
按 功能 -> 設定選項 -> 進階 -> 自動更新 -> 按 "關閉自動更新" -> 按 "確定"
6) 完成

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font is large after Skype upgraded to 6.22.0.107

I don't like the new interface, such as font is large, separated space between message (blue and white) is large, the contact info at the top cannot be collapsed, showing image of contact instead of name. Now I just found a solution how to change the font size as below.

Following below steps to change the font size:

Tools -> Options -> IM & SMS -> IM appearance -> Font: -> change font

功能 -> 設定選項 -> 即時訊息＆手機簡訊 -> 對話外觀 -> 字型: -> 變更字型



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Skype didn’t recognize your sign-in details... again

今早同事問我，他有２位同事因為今早Skype logout之後未能進入去Skype，個message is Skype didn’t recognize your sign-in details...　同我昨天發生的是同一個message。之後我嘗試用昨天的方法去解決但無效，之後我再嘗試用另一個方法那今次可以解決了。這個方法其實同我昨天所講的差不多，不過我當時沒有留意原來那部份都有關係。解決如下：

1) 先確保你的Skype是最新的版本(Help->check for update)，雖然我同事反駁我它會自己更新的，但我還是叫他用人手去更新一下，過了一陣它會出現一個message box顯示你的版本已經是最新的，之後你可以嘗試login一次。

2) 如果都未能login成功，你可以嘗試轉換語言，又再一次被同事反駁我但我回答：不要問、只要做。電腦就是神奇的東西，哈哈！同事的window是用繁體的，但現在Skype顯示的是英文，雖然他們一向都是用開英文Skype，我還是幫他們先轉去chinese traditional(Language->chinese traditional)，之後再login，今次成功了。

Skype didn’t recognize your sign-in details...

今早個Skype login後出現 "Sorry, we didn’t recognize your sign-in details. Please check your Skype Name and password, then try again." 我個Skype版本是6.21.0.104. 上網找尋了一些解決方法, 例如 check version whether is latest version, disable firewall and delete browing history includes temporary files, history, cookies in Internet Options. 當然這幾種方法都未能解決我的問題。

突然我想起我Skype好像不是用英文的語言, 所以我將它更改為繁體中文, 之後再試login, 太神奇今次成功地進入了@@. 雖然開心不過我又手多多logout, 再轉另一種日文,簡體及英文, 這些也出現之前的message. 在我做development的經驗, 介面上的語言應該不會影響login, 但似乎Skype在這個語言內做了點手腳, 不同介面儲存不同user資料用作分流. 今次的解決方法太離奇了, 但又解決了.

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