Article: Go to https://www.skype.com/en/. This will take you to the Skype home page. It's in the top-right corner of the page. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. This link is at the bottom of the drop-down menu, just right of the "New to Skype?" message. Type your phone number into the "Phone number" text field. You can also click Use your email instead to enter an email address here. Type a strong, memorable password into the "Create password" text field. It's a blue button near the bottom of the page. Do so in the "First name" and "Last name" text fields, respectively.  Click the "Country/region" box, then click your current country or region. Skype will usually detect this from your browser's location information. Select the month, day, and year in which you were born from the Month, Day, and Year drop-down boxes.  Enter the code that Skype sent to your phone number or email address into the text field in the middle of the page. To retrieve this code:   Text - Open your phone's Messages app, open the text from Skype, and note the four-digit code in the message.  Email - Open your email inbox, open the email from "Microsoft account team", and note the bold, four-digit code in the email. Doing so will submit your code and create your Skype account. You can now use your account to log into Skype on computers, smartphones, and tablets. If Skype prompts you to enter another code that's displayed on-screen, do so and then click Next to finish creating your account.
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Open Skype's website. Click Sign in. Click Sign up. Enter your phone number. Create a password. Click Next. Enter your first and last name. Click Next. Select a country or region. Add your birthdate. Click Next. Verify your account. Click Next.