Can i use my iPhone 5 headphones as a mic?

I was skyping my friend yesterday and was wondering if I could use my earpods as a mic on my laptop. I know I can on my phone for recordings, but wondered if I could use them on my laptop.

Yes. It should work as a mic as soon as it's plugged in. Cheers

Instructions
1.Click Start, then click Control Panel. Connect the headphones to the green-colored jack on the back of a desktop computer or to the front most jack on the left of a notebook or netbook.

2.Connect the mic to the pink jack on the back of the desktop or to the second jack on the left of the notebook or netbook.

3.Click "Sound." Select the "Headphones or Speakers" option, then click "Properties." Go to the Levels tab, then drag the slider under Audio Output to the right to turn up the volume on the Apple headphones.

4.Go to the Advanced tab. Clear the check box next to Allow Applications to Take Exclusive Control of This Device, if checked.

5.Click OK to close this box. Click the "Recording" tab, then click the "Microphone" option. Click the "Properties" button.

6. Select the "Levels" tab, then drag the slider under Microphone to the right to increase the audio level on the Apple mic.

7. Click OK to close Microphone Properties. Click the "Configure" button, then click "Test" to check sound output on the headphones.

8. Click "Next." Follow the onscreen instructions to make the Apple headphones and mic work on the computer. Click "Finish" to close the wizard, then click "OK" to close Sound.

Hope this helps,

Brandon Berner