How to prevent notifications from a skype group?

I'm a member of a high-traffic skype group, which is often too much noise for me to concentrate with.

Can I prevent messages to the group from popping up as new notifications?

skype

ripper234

Posted 2013-04-11T15:23:06.847

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1Not really mute since that implies the audio settings but prevent desktop notifications, correct. – Brad Patton – 2013-04-11T15:25:47.250

Looks like there are only Options for Skype as a whole not individuals or groups. – Brad Patton – 2013-04-11T15:27:52.807

@BradPatton - correct. Is this is so then I'll be sad :( – ripper234 – 2013-04-11T16:11:42.887

Answers

There is a setting, although I've never used it so far (names might be off due to localization):

Open the conversation/group you'd like to modify.
Go to the Conversations menu.
Find the Notification Settings....
Here you can modify how/if/when to open the specific group or show messages as popups.

Notification Settings window (German version)

Mario

Posted 2013-04-11T15:23:06.847

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1I never have to google to find this kind of settings in Whatsapp/WeChat/etc... Microsoft has a lot to learn... – Rosdi – 2017-11-10T01:31:50.870

type /alertsoff in skype groupchat.

jeka

Posted 2013-04-11T15:23:06.847

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5Make sure that there is no space before /alertsoff - otherwise, it will be handled as a message, instead as of a Skype command. (telling the whole company, on the group chat, I didn't want to hear from them was awkward... ;) ) – Cedric – 2015-10-07T08:56:59.930

You can issue the following commands in a conversation that:

/alertsoff - Stops annoying popups but still keep you alive in a group
/alertson - Brings back popups

Much more commands in this link

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Surya R Praveen

Posted 2013-04-11T15:23:06.847

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