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3 type="guide" style="task"
7 <link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/>
8 <link type="seealso" xref="remove-account"/>
9 <desc>Add a new account to <app>Empathy</app>.</desc>
10 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-24" status="draft"/>
11 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-10" status="review"/>
12 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-27" status="review">
14 <e:review by="shaunm@gnome.org" date="2009-08-31" status="done"/>
17 <revision pkgversion="2.30" version="0.3" date="2010-02-03" status="review"/>
18 <revision pkgversion="2.30" version="0.4" date="2010-04-19" status="review"/>
19 <revision pkgversion="3.2" version="0.5" date="2011-12-19" status="review"/>
20 <credit type="author">
21 <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
22 <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
24 <credit type="author">
25 <name>Shaun McCance</name>
26 <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
29 <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
34 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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40 <title>Add a new account</title>
42 <p>You can add instant messaging accounts from any supported service to communicate
43 with all of your contacts in <app>Empathy</app>. For some account providers,
44 these steps will also allow you to register for a new account. For more details,
45 see <link xref="create-account"/>.</p>
49 <p>From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui>
50 <gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>, or press <key>F4</key>.</p>
54 Click <gui style="button">+</gui>.
58 <p>From the <gui>Protocol</gui> drop-down list, select the type of account you wish
62 <p>If you do not already have a registered account, select
63 <gui>Create a new account on the server</gui>.
64 This feature is not available for all account types, and may not work with
65 some account providers. See <link xref="create-account"/> for more
69 <p>Enter the required information. For most accounts, you will only need
70 a login ID and a password. Some accounts may require additional information.
71 See <link xref="accounts-window#details"/>for more information.</p>
75 Click <gui style="button">Apply</gui>.
81 <p>To change the name that identifies the account in the <gui>Accounts</gui>
82 window, select the account from the list on the left and either click on the
83 name or press the space bar. Edit the account name and press <key>Enter</key>
84 when you’re finished.</p>