Users of pulver.Communicator can configure many of the application's features to reflect their personal preferences using the Options dialog, which is invoked via the Tools|Options command.

The Communicator settings that can be modified are organized across six tab screens on the dialog:  Buddylist view, Codecs, Connections, General, Buddylist Notifications, and SIP Settings.

Sorting Buddies
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Pulver.Communicator offers users two ways in which to sort their Buddy List, by Display Name (default) and by their Online Status.  Indicate your sorting preference using the Sort Buddies by drop-list at the top of the Options dialog's Buddylist view tab.

Toggle Settings
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A number of pulver.Communicator options are toggle settings, meaning that they are set one of two ways (either/or).  These options are detailed below, according to their Options dialog tab location.

General

Launch automatically at Windows startup	When toggled, pulver.Communicator will launch at system startup.
Disable IM logging (history)	When this checkbox is ticked pulver.Communicator will not maintain log files for Instant Messaging communication.
Initiate audio call at double-click	By default, a double-click on the icon alongside a Buddy List contact will result in an IM window.  Ticking this checkbox changes the behavior of the double-click action to initiate a phone call with the contact  -- provided that contact is SIP-enabled -- instead of an Instant Message.
Do not show RSS Tab	Ticking this checkbox will disable the RSS functionality of pulver.Communicator, and will also render the RSS Tab invisible.
Maximize upon RSS activation	By default, clicking the RSS Tab will cause the pulver.Communicator window to expand to fill the screen.  Unticking this checkbox suspends this functionality.

Buddylist Notifications

Enable sound notifications

Ticked by default, this is a master control for sound notifications.  When enabled, the sub-controls for notification are activated.  Refer to Adjusting Notifications: Configuring Sound Notifications for more detail.

Buddylist view

Turn-on two-icon mode	When enabled, the pulver.Communicator Buddy List will display two icons for each buddy.  The left-most icon indicates the specific IM service for the Buddy, while the right-most icon indicates whether that buddy can be reached with audio.
Always Display new IM Messages	By default, when someone initiates an IM session with you pulver.Communicator displays the message onscreen.  Unticking the checkbox disables this feature.
Import BL on Login	When this checkbox is ticked pulver.Communicator will import your Buddy List each time you login.  By default, this feature is enabled.
Show status text	When enabled, this toggle setting provides you with a text indicator that displays the Presence of each contact on your Buddy List.  This indicator is displayed in parenthesis to the right of each contact's name on the Buddy List. Note:  Status text does not display for contacts who are online and available.
Set "Away" Status...	By default, Pulver.Communicator will set a user's status as Away after 10 minutes of inactivity.  You can disable this feature by unticking the checkbox, or revise the feature's timing as appropriate.

Disabling Auto Reconnect
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By default, pulver.Communicator is set to automatically reconnect in the event that it loses its connection to the server. To disable this feature, untick the Auto Reconnect checkbox in the Connections tab of the Options dialog.

Disabling Auto Launch
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At installation pulver.Communicator is configured to launch automatically at Windows startup.  If you prefer to manually start the application, disable this feature by unticking the Launch automatically on Windows startup checkbox in the General tab of the Options dialog.

Setting the Language
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Pulver.Communicator is currently available in two languages -- English (default) and Spanish. 

1. Invoke the Tools|Options command.  The Options dialog will display.

2. Click the General tab.  The Language section of the tab indicates the currently-selected language and also offers a drop-list that can be used to change that language.

3. Click Apply to enact the changes, or click OK to enact the changes and to close the Options dialog.

Codec Ordering Control
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Users of pulver.Communicator can set the order in which codecs are used for receiving and processing both audio and video data.

1. Invoke the Tools|Options command.  The Options dialog will display.

2. Click the Codecs tab to reveal the controls for ordering both the Audio and Video codecs.

3. To move a codec, click once on it and then click the Move Up or Move Down button associated with it, as appropriate.

4. Click Apply to enact the changes, or click OK to enact the changes and to close the Options dialog.

Changing the SIP Settings
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To unlock pulver.Communicator for use with a SIP service other than Free World Dialup you must first obtain an Activation Key for the application.  To acquire a key, you must provide the following information via the pulver.Communicator Activation Key Generator:

1. Once the Activation Key is acquired invoke the Tools|Options command.  The Options dialog will display.

2. Activate the SIP Settings tab by clicking on it one time.

3. Enter the Activation Key into its designated field and click Apply Activation Key to unlock the SIP settings fields.

4. Change the SIP settings as appropriate to the selected SIP service provider.

5. Click Apply to enact the changes, or click OK to enact the changes and to close the Options dialog.