Mac How-to: Adding a Presence Enabled Skype Me Button to your signature file in Apple Mail
As one of Skype’s resident Mac heads, it is my duty to share the little tips and tricks that we uncover in our own quest to have the ultimate Skype on Mac experience. With the release of Skype for Mac 1.4.0.49, Mac users now have the ability to show Skype status on the Web or email signature just as our Windows using brethren have been able to do for a while now. This post will share a few tricks in adding a presence enabled Skype button to your email signature in Mac OS X 10.4’s Mail application. I love Mail.app because it is simple, has an elegant UI, and most importantly supports Apple’s Spotlight technology which gives you instant search results across your email almost instantly. The downside is ... its not very easy to add a Skype Button to your email signature with Mail. Let me help you out.
shaneanderson commented Friday, May 12
" just as our Windows using brethren have been able to do for a while now."
Thanks for reminding us!!!!
Skype 2.5 for OS X
dr.maxx commented Friday, May 12
2 things:
1) you have to set Compose mail in RTF mode NOT only TEXT mode;
2) image, in any case, doesn't work.
Now I'll retry.
Maxx
digitaltobsen commented Friday, May 12
There is another tutorial, also using css and embedded pictures.
matteo.85 commented Friday, May 12
You're the coolest guys!!! Thank you...
But...wht if i even would like to do that on my gmail account?
skrysko commented Saturday, May 13
Doesn't work for me. The button constantly shows my status as online, even when I am offline.
arnoberthet commented Sunday, May 14
Doesn't work for me either....
The button always show me "Away" no matters what is my real status ("Away" was my statuts when I add the "Presence Enabled Skype Me Button" to my signature file in Apple Mail)
I am using 1.4.0.49,
I do enable "Allow my statuts to be shown on the web" in preferences pannel.
Thanks anyway for devloppements...
alablo commented Sunday, May 14
Doesn't work for me either....
The button always show me "offline" no matters what is my real status...
I am using 1.4.0.49, Mail 2.0.7 and OS X 10.4.6
Thanks anyway !
sean.eves commented Monday, May 15
You would need to empty the appropriate cache ƒ(s) and enable as Read only. As you change your Skype status, Quit and Re-Open Mail.app to accommodate the change.
alablo commented Monday, May 15
Hello Sean, thanks for your help. Which cache are you talking about ? The browser cache ? What do we have to enable as "Read only" ? Can you describe the process step by step ?
Thanks again.
henningharms commented Wednesday, Jun 14
why is there no status button with a tape on it which will display when I am offline? I have payed for my skype answering machine!
genemobley commented Thursday, Jun 29
I am using the latest version of Entourage with the latest version of OSX. I would like to add the Skype signature to my emails; however the only thing I've been able to do is add the image (which winds up as an attachment). Can you help?
Thanks
mepossem commented Wednesday, Mar 4
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jeroen.huttinga commented Sunday, Apr 12
If you have problems showing your status: go to Skype > preferences and make sure that under the tab Privacy you have allowed for your status to be seen shown on the web.
Took me a while to figure it out myself
miguebb commented Tuesday, Feb 23
I have a friend that doesnt use Mac, she does not included the Skype Icon on her mail, suddenly appeared in all of her mails, and she do not want it... How can she get rid off the Skype icon..
Thanks
Miguel
parfums3722 commented Sunday, May 23
We would like some help with making our skype live onto our website. It was working before but somehow now it isnt and our developer has asked for the codes and link.
do not know where to look. can you help
Pam