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The steps below show you how to set a default country code when dialing Microsoft Outlook contacts from Skylook.

Here are the steps:

(These steps assume you have Outlook, Skype and Skylook installed – see Skylook prerequisites for details)

1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.

2. If you don’t already have Skylook, download and install it from here.

3. Start Outlook. If you are running Skylook for the first time, you will see the Skylook licensing wizard and the Skylook Welcome wizard. Follow the prompts to set up Skylook the way you want.

4. On the Skylook toolbar, select “Tools > Options”.

5. Select the “General” tab. Your Options > General window should look something like this:

6. Click on the “Select your local Country Code:” drop down box and select the Country which you would like to set as a default country code when dialing Microsoft Outlook contacts from Skylook.

7. Set the other options the way you would like them, then click OK to apply these settings.

8. Start making phone calls using Skype and Skylook and try dialing your Microsoft Outlook contacts from the Skylook menu.

If you have problems with any of the above, please refer to our troubleshooting pages, or email us: skylook@skylook.biz for assistance.

Skylook does for Skype what Outlook does for Email.

Outlook is great for tracking, organizing and archiving email – very important capabilities for modern businesses. Skylook extends Outlook so that those capabilities can be used for Skype calls and text chats, as well as emails.

Outlook is also great for keeping track of unactioned items. Skylook brings all unactioned Skype interactions (e.g. voice mail messages, missed instant messages) into the Outlook inbox, so that you can streamline your daily routine.

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Skylook can do the following for your business:

All features are free for 14 days. After the 14 days, you have the option to purchase Skylook. When you purchase, all of the features are active – i.e. the full version. If you don’t purchase, Skylook reverts to a free mode. This matrix shows the features which are active in the free mode, and in the paid mode.

Summary of Skylook 2.0 Product

This section gives a complete picture of the Skylook 2.0 product, including features introduced in 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0.

Skylook 2.0 performs the following services. Features new to 2.0 are shown in italics:

Communicate with Outlook contacts on Skype:

• Call Outlook contacts or PCs using Skype.
• Send SMS messages to Outlook contacts.
• Send instant messages to Outlook contacts.
• Answer incoming calls directly from Outlook.
• Reply to instant messages with email and vice-versa.
• Reply to voice mails with a call, email, instant message or SMS.
• Click an email message then click a button to call or IM the email sender.
• Click an appointment then click a button to call or IM an attendee.

Record Skype Calls:

• Record Skype calls to MP3 or other audio formats.
• Record incoming and outgoing calls.
• Record Skype-to-Skype, SkypeOut, SkypeIn and conference calls.
• Choose to record just your side or both sides of the call.
• Configurable bitrate to trade off quality for file size.
• Optionally record calls to high quality 48kHz PCM, with each side of the call in a separate WAV file for professional podcasting.
• Automatically record all calls, or choose to manually record individual calls.
• Choose to store recordings in any Outlook folder, or store them in a directory on your hard disk.
• Pause recording mid-call.

Alerts:

• Receive alerts via SMS or phone when important appointments are due.
• Receive alerts via SMS or phone when important contacts come on-line.

Forwarding:

• Get Skype IMs forwarded to SMS or your phone when you are away from your PC.
• Have important emails read to you over your phone when you are away from your PC.
• Get important emails forwarded to SMS when you are away from your desk.
• Get Skype voice mail messages or Skylook Answering Machine messages forwarded to your phone when you are away from your desk.
• Optionally press “1″ on your phone to call the sender of any forwarded message, via Skype.

Answering Machine / Voice Mail:

• Answer calls automatically with a Skype Answering Machine built into Outlook.
• Screen/Monitor Skype calls from your PC or from your phone.
• Convert incoming Skype voice mail messages to MP3 or other formats.
• Permanently archive voice mail messages.
• Forward Skype voice mail messages to others.
• Automatically forward voice mail messages to other email addresses.

Extended inbox:

• Receive Skype voice mail messages in the Outlook inbox.
• Get missed Skype text chat messages in the Outlook inbox.
• Get missed calls in the Outlook inbox.

Follow-up Management:

• Mark Skype voice mail, instant messages and calls as “unread”.
• Flag voice mail, instant messages and calls.
• Categorize voice mail, instant messages and calls.
• Move voice mails, instant messages and calls to folders.

Annotate and archive Skype Calls:

• Take notes about each Skype call during and/or after the call.

Archive all communications:

• Archive all communications including Skype calls, Skype voice mail, IMs and SMS.
• Archive and backup audio recordings of all calls.
• Archive all instant messages to a special Outlook folder, just like email.

Contact Management:

• Synchronize your Outlook contacts with your Skype contacts.
• Review all communications with a contact in one place, including Skype calls, IMs and email.
• See who is on-line without leaving Outlook.
• Review contact details for incoming callers.

Follow the steps below to get Skype IMs (also known as text chat messages, or chat messages) forwarded to your mobile phone (i.e. read to you) when you are away from your desk, or optionally via SMS. (These steps assume you have Outlook installed – see Skylook prerequisites for details)

1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.

2. To have email forwarded to your phone, you will need to purchase some Skype Credit if you don’t already have some. You can buy Skype Credit here.

3. If you don’t already have Skylook, download and install it from here.

4. Start Outlook. If you are running Skylook for the first time, you will see the Skylook licensing wizard and the Skylook Welcome wizard. Follow the prompts to set Skylook up according to your preferences.

5. Click the “Alerts>Advanced Alerts…” button in the Skylook toolbar:

6. Choose “Skype Text Messages” as shown below, then click “Next”.

7. Click “Next” to accept the default settings on this page:

8. Fill in the following page as shown (using your mobile phone number instead of the one shown), then click “Next”. (NOTE: This will set Skylook up to forward each IM to you via Voice – i.e. the message will be read to you over the phone. If you would prefer to receive an SMS instead, choose the “SMS” option below).

9. Click “Next” to accept the following defaults, or alter the settings according to your preference:

10. Click “Next” to accept the following defaults, or alter the settings according to your preference

11. Enter a name for this alert like the one shown below, then click “Finish”.

12. To test IM forwarding, set your Skype status to “Away” by clicking the bottom left hand corner of the Skype application as shown below, so that Skylook thinks you are away from your PC:

13. Now have someone send you an instant message via Skype.

14. Soon after the message appears on your screen, your mobile phone will ring. Answer it to listen to the IM.

15. If you did not receive the phone call, check the Outlook inbox. If Skylook had problems calling your mobile phone (e.g. if the number is invalid), the details of the problem are placed in a new inbox item for you to review.

16. Once you’ve finished trying this, don’t forget to set your Skype status back to “Online”. By default, Skype switches your status to “Away” automatically if your computer is left idle for more than five minutes. (Note: You may wonder what happens with instant messages that come in during the five minute gap – don’t worry, Skylook forwards these messages also, as soon as Skype switches your status to “Away”).

If you need additional help, just email us at skylook@skylook.biz for assistance.

Follow these steps to set your PC up to SMS you when important email arrives while you are away from your desk. (These steps assume you have Outlook installed – see Skylook prerequisites for details)

1. Follow these instructions to set up Skype if you don’t already use it.

2. To have SMS messages sent to you from your PC, you will need to purchase some Skype Credit if you don’t already have some. You can buy Skype Credit here.

If you’re doing this for the first time, just buy the minimum amount so you can give it a try without too much of an outlay.

3. If you don’t already have Skylook, download and install it from here.

4. Start Outlook. If you are running Skylook for the first time, you will see the Skylook licensing wizard and the Skylook Welcome wizard. Follow the prompts to ensure you have Skylook set up the way you want.

5. Click the “Alerts>Advanced Alerts…” button in the Skylook toolbar:

6. Choose “Email” from the list of options, then click “Next”:

7. Enter some search text. This can be some expected contents, or the name or email address of the sender. Use this search text to distinguish the important emails that you want to be alerted about, from the unimportant ones that can wait until you get back to your PC. Only emails that contain your search text in the subject, body or sender name or email address will be sent to you via SMS. (NOTE: If you have multiple sources from which you wish to receive SMS alerts – e.g. your boss and your wife, set up an alert for each source – i.e. follow these instructions from start to finish for your wife, and then again for your boss).

8. Fill out this wizard page as shown (using your mobile phone number instead of the one shown):

9. Fill out the next wizard page as shown. IMPORTANT: By default, Skylook abbreviates the email message to fit into a single SMS message, which can hold a maximum of 160 characters. This can be appropriate for some emails – e.g. simple notification emails where much of the information is in the subject line, but obviously is not appropriate for longer emails. If you expect longer emails, change the “Abbreviate” option to allow Skylook to send you multiple SMS messages, or check the “Only include lines containing” option and enter key phrases to identify the parts of the email you want included. If neither of these options is suitable, you can use the “Email to Phone Call Forwarding” feature instead of an Email SMS alert. (This will read the entire email to you in a single phone call).

10. Accept the default settings in the next page:

11. Enter a name for the alert, then click “Finish”:

12. To test the Email SMS alert, set your Skype status to “Away” by clicking the bottom left hand corner of the Skype application as shown below, so that Skylook thinks you are away from your PC:

13. Send yourself an email containing the search text you entered above, or wait for one to arrive that contains the search text.

14. Soon after the email is received, the phone number you entered should receive an SMS.

15. If you did not receive an SMS, check the Outlook inbox. If Skylook had problems calling your phone (e.g. if the number is invalid), the details of the problem are placed in a new inbox item for you to review.

16. Once you’ve finished trying this, don’t forget to set your Skype status back to “Online”. By default, Skype switches your status to “Away” automatically if your computer is left idle for more than five minutes. (Note: You may wonder what happens with emails that come in during the five minute gap – don’t worry, Skylook sends SMS alerts for these emails also, as soon as Skype switches your status to “Away”).

If you need additional help, just email us at skylook@skylook.biz for assistance.

You can set Skylook up to send you an SMS for any Outlook reminder that pops up when you are away from your desk.

The most common use for Outlook reminders is for appointments set up in the Outlook calendar.

However you can also set up reminders for other Outlook items such as tasks and email items.  (For example, to set up a reminder related to a particular email item, you can right-click the email item and choose “Follow up > Add Reminder”).

To receive SMS alerts for reminders associated with tasks and email items, follow the same instructions as those that apply for receiving SMS alerts for appointments.  This will automatically give you alerts for the other types of reminders as well.