Chatting With Friends - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual

After you have configured your account you need to add contacts to chat with them. If
you have already created an account on another PC, this data is imported and automat-
ically added to your contact list after login. To manually create a contact entry, click
File > Add Contact. A new assistant appears to help with creation. However, you must
be online and connect with Kopete to the selected messaging service to add a contact
to your list.

14.2 Chatting with Friends

It is necessary to be connected to the Internet to be able to chat with other participants.
When this is done, you should set your status by clicking File > Set Status > Online.
This establishes a connection between Kopete and the selected messaging service. After
the successful login, you are visible to others.
The main application windows features a list of contacts. You must have contacts to
chat with others. To add a new contact, click on File > Add Contact and choose your
identity. After you have entered the respective data (which can vary depending on your
account) you see your new contact. When you right-click a contact marked as online,
a menu opens with various options. Send that person a message or start a chatting session.
A chat allows invitation of additional participants for real-time discussion. Connection
to all participants is closed when the creator of the chat session closes it.
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