Internet phone call firm Skype is launching a new set of toolbars that should help make it easier to use the service.
The new Skype toolbars let people start voice and video calls or instant messages directly from other applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer.
As well as new toolbars for the MS Office, Outlook Express and Thunderbird applications, Skype is also upgrading the existing toolbars for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
The toolbars, which are free to download, will now recognise any phone number contained in a Microsoft Office document, email or web page, enabling users to make a call with one click.
Alistair Shrimpton, Skype market development manager for the UK, Ireland and Netherlands says the changes will make internet telephony a more integrated process.
?With our new toolbars, a Skype user can instantly connect with the desired party with just one click, making Internet calling extremely convenient,? he said.
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