1 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
2 type="topic" style="task"
6 <link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/>
7 <link type="seealso" xref="remove-account"/>
8 <desc>Add a new account to <app>Empathy</app>.</desc>
9 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-24" status="draft"/>
10 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-10" status="review"/>
11 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-27" status="review"/>
12 <credit type="author">
13 <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
14 <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
18 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
20 <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
23 <title>Add a new account</title>
25 <p>You can add instant messaging accounts from any support service to communicate
26 with all of your contacts in <app>Empathy</app>. For some service providers,
27 these steps will also allow you to register for a new account. For more details,
28 see <link xref="create-account"/>.</p>
32 <p>From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui>
33 <gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>, or press <key>F4</key>.</p>
36 <p>Click the <gui style="button">Add</gui> button.</p>
39 <p>From the <gui>Add new</gui> drop-down list, choose the service you wish to add
40 an account for. If you would like to <link xref="create-account">register for a
41 new account</link> with the service provider, select <gui>Create a new account</gui>.
42 Click <gui>Create</gui>.</p>
45 <p>Enter the required information. For most accounts, you will only need
46 a login ID and a password. Some accounts may require additional information.
47 See <link xref="accounts-window#details"/> for more information.</p>
50 <p>Click <gui style="button">Connect</gui> to enable the new account.</p>
52 <!-- TODO: check if it's a bug or what. In case, this part needs to
53 be removed or we must signal it as a bug! -->
55 <note style="warning">
56 <p>If you close the <gui>Accounts</gui> window without clicking
57 <gui>Connect</gui>, the entire account will be lost, and you will
58 need to create it again.</p>
59 <p>If you select another account without clicking <gui>Connect</gui>,
60 any information you have entered will be lost.</p>
66 <p>To change the name the identifies the account in the <gui>Accounts</gui>
67 window, select the account from the list on the left and either click on the
68 name or press the space bar. Edit the account name and press <key>Enter</key>
69 when you’re finished.</p>