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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:e="http://projectmallard.org/experimental/"
type="topic" style="task"
id="add-account">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="remove-account"/>
<desc>Add a new account to <app>Empathy</app>.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-24" status="draft"/>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-10" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-27" status="review">
<!--
<e:review by="shaunm@gnome.org" date="2009-08-31" status="done"/>
-->
</revision>
<credit type="author">
<name>Milo Casagrande</name>
<email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
</credit>
<credit type="author">
<name>Shaun McCance</name>
<email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
<copyright>
<year>2009</year>
<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
</copyright>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
<title>Add a new account</title>
<p>You can add instant messaging accounts from any supported service to communicate
with all of your contacts in <app>Empathy</app>. For some account providers,
these steps will also allow you to register for a new account. For more details,
see <link xref="create-account"/>.</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui>
<gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>, or press <key>F4</key>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click the <gui style="button">Add</gui> button.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>From the <gui>Add new</gui> drop-down list, select the type of account you wish
to add.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>If you do not already have a registered account, select <gui>Create a new account</gui>.
This feature is not available for all account types, and may not work with some account
providers. See <link xref="create-account"/> for more information.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui>Create</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Enter the required information. For most accounts, you will only need
a login ID and a password. Some accounts may require additional information.
See <link xref="accounts-window#details"/> for more information.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui style="button">Connect</gui> to enable the new account.</p>
<!-- TODO: check if it's a bug or what. In case, this part needs to
be removed or we must signal it as a bug! -->
<note style="warning">
<p>If you close the <gui>Accounts</gui> window without clicking
<gui>Connect</gui>, the entire account will be lost, and you will
need to create it again.</p>
<p>If you select another account without clicking <gui>Connect</gui>,
any information you have entered will be lost.</p>
</note>
</item>
</steps>
<note style="tip">
<p>To change the name the identifies the account in the <gui>Accounts</gui>
window, select the account from the list on the left and either click on the
name or press the space bar. Edit the account name and press <key>Enter</key>
when you’re finished.</p>
</note>
</page>
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