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+ id="add-account">
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<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#accounts"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="remove-account"/>
<desc>Add a new account to <app>Empathy</app>.</desc>
- <revision version="3.0" date="2009-06-14" status="stub"/>
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+ <revision pkgversion="3.2" version="0.5" date="2011-12-19" status="review"/>
<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>
+ <license>
+ <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
+ </license>
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-
- <comment>
- <cite date="2009-06-14"><name>Milo Casagrande</name></cite>
- <p>Section about how to add a new account to <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
- </comment>
-
- <title>How can I add a new account?</title>
-
+
+ <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, perform one of the following:
- </p>
- <list>
- <item>
- <p>
- Press <key>F4</key>
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- Choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>
- </p>
- </item>
- </list>
+ <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>
- If it is the first time you launch <app>Empathy</app>:
+ Click <gui style="button">+</gui>.
</p>
- <list>
- <item>
- <p>
- From the <gui>Type</gui> drop-down list choose
- the service you wish to add an account for, then click
- on the <gui>Create</gui> button.
- </p>
- </item>
- </list>
- <p>
- Otherwise:
- </p>
- <steps>
- <item>
- <p>
- Click on the <gui>Add</gui> button.
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- From the <gui>Type</gui> drop-down list choose
- the service you wish to add an account for, then click
- on the <gui>Create</gui> button.
- </p>
- </item>
- </steps>
</item>
<item>
- <p>
- Fill the required fields with your <em>user
- name</em> and <em>password</em>.
- </p>
+ <p>From the <gui>Protocol</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 on the server</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>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>
- To enable the new account, select the
- <gui>Enabled</gui> check-box next to
- the name of the account in the box on the left of the window.
+ Click <gui style="button">Apply</gui>.
</p>
</item>
</steps>
+ <note style="tip">
+ <p>To change the name that 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>