Setting an avatar and a nickname under the Configuration
Go to the Configuration > User details tab.
Hover over the user icon
.
Click the plus icon
.
In the Add/edit user picture popup click + Browse button.
In the File upload popup, select the picture that you would like to use as your avatar and click Open or double-click the picture.
Click Save.
Click
in the top right corner of the Add/edit user picture popup.
As a result:
The selected avatar will appear instead of the user icon under Configuration > User details and in the right corner of the top navigation bar.
Other chat participants will see your avatar in a chat box next to your messages, if they enabled the Show avatars in chat window parameter under Chat configuration.
Note
You will not see your own avatar and nickname in a chat box.
Go to the Configuration > User details > Personal details section.
Fill in the Nickname text field.
Click Save at the bottom of the page.
As a result:
Your new nickname will be visible to other chat participants in a chat box next to your messages.