If you don't know the address of your contact, you can search for the address in the Jabber User Directory (JUD). This is a database with names and addresses, like the Yellow Pages.

Choose Actions from the menu. Then choose Add a contact.... The dialog Find or Add a Contact appears.

Make sure you checked I want to search for someone. Then choose a Jabber server from the list. By default, you'll see the Jabber User Directory of your own server. Press Next to continue.

You now see a form with several input fields: Nickname, First name, Last name, Email address. Complete the form. You don't have to fill in everything. You can leave some fields empty. Now press Search.

If the search is completed (and if there are results), you'll see the results by means of 'profiles'. In such a profile, you can find more extensive information about someone. This information can help you to identify your contact.

Click on the profile to add a contact. There will appear another window were you can enter the reason why you want to add him or her to your contact list. Fill it in order to let the contact know why he or she is added.

Press Finish to send the request to your contact and to add the contact to your contact list. As soon as the authentication request is accepted, you'll be able to chat with your contact.

It's also possible that you already have the address of your contact. In that case you can add that contact directly to your contact list.

Choose Actions from the menu. Then choose Add a contact.... The dialog Find or Add a Contact appears.

Make sure you checked I already know the person's instant messaging address.

You can choose the network (Jabber, MSN, ICQ, AOL, etc.) with the dropdownbox.

You have to fill in the complete address in the Address field. The address (JID) consists of a username and a server, like this: [email protected].

Press Next if you have filled in all the necessary fields.

There will appear another window were you can enter the reason why you want to add him or her to your contact list. Fill it in order to let the contact know why he or she is added. Then press Finished to complete the process and to add the contact to your contact list.

You can group your contacts to keep your contact list organized. For example, you can group all your colleagues and group all your friends.

Press Actions and then Add a group.... The window Create group appears. Type the desired name for the group and press OK to confirm. The group is added to your contact list.

Wenn the groups are created, you can start moving your contacts. You can to this by clicking on the avatar and dragging it to the desired group. You can also right-click the contact and choose Move to. Then choose the group to transfer the contact.

A friend can also be a colleague (or the other way around), so sometimes one group isn't sufficient. In that case you can add one contact to more groups. Right-click the contact and choose Copy to. Then choose the group you want to copy the contact to. You contact will now be visible in both groups.