Configure Kopete by entering your personal user data. Click Settings+Configure. With Accounts, enter your user data. You must register with a provider offering instant messaging services before using such service. Click New to open a configuration assistant that can assist you in completing your user profile.

The next step lists the available messaging services. Select the service with which you have registered and click Continue. Then enter the user data received on registration with the messaging service. This usually consists of the nickname or e-mail address and a password. Complete the configuration of the messenger account by clicking Finish.

The next item in the configuration dialog is Appearance. It influences how Kopete is displayed. Emoticons provides a selection of various types of smileys.

Figure 7.1. Kopete Configuration Panels

Use Chat window and Colors & Fonts to adjust the appearance of the chat windows for communication with other participants. Choose from the classic themes of the corresponding providers or create a custom theme by adjusting the font or color to your preferences.