Use the Contact List to manage your contacts (so-called “Buddies”). You can add and remove contacts and organize them in groups, so they are easy to find.
Procedure 15.2: Adding Contacts
To add a contact, click Buddies › Add Buddy.
Select the Account for which you want to add a contact.
Enter the contact's user name under Buddy' username. Ask your contact for this name prior to adding the contact—this data is required and usually depends on the protocol.
By default, the contact is shown under the name they have provided with their account. Use (Optional): Alias to display the contact with a custom name. With some protocols you can also send the contact an invite message with (Optional): Invite Message.
If you have sorted your contacts by group, choose an existing group from the drop-down text box or enter a new group name.
Proceed with Add.
In case the groups or the newly added contacts are not displayed in the contact list, check the display preferences by clicking Buddies › Show. Activate Offline Buddies and Empty Groups to make all contacts and groups appear in the Contact List.
To remove a contact from the list, right-click the name of that contact, select Remove and confirm your choice.