1<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
2      type="topic" style="task"
3      id="accounts-add">
4
5  <info>
6    <link type="guide" xref="accounts" group="add"/>
7
8    <revision pkgversion="3.5.5" date="2012-08-14" status="draft"/>
9    <revision pkgversion="3.9.92" date="2012-09-18" status="candidate"/>
10    <revision pkgversion="3.13.92" date="2013-09-20" status="candidate"/>
11    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>
12    <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-21" status="final"/>
13
14    <credit type="author">
15      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
16      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
17    </credit>
18    <credit type="editor">
19      <name>Michael Hill</name>
20      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
21    </credit>
22    <credit type="editor">
23      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
24      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
25      <years>2014</years>
26    </credit>
27    <credit type="editor">
28      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
29      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
30      <years>2015</years>
31    </credit>
32    <credit type="editor">
33      <name>Klein Kravis</name>
34      <email>kleinkravis44@outlook.com</email>
35      <years>2020</years>
36    </credit>
37
38    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
39
40    <desc>Allow applications to access your accounts online for files,
41    contacts, calendars, and more.</desc>
42</info>
43
44  <title>Add an account</title>
45
46  <p>Adding an account will help link your online accounts with your
47desktop. Thus, your email client, calendar and other related
48  applications will be set up for you.</p>
49
50  <steps>
51    <item>
52      <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and
53      start typing <gui>Online Accounts</gui>.</p>
54    </item>
55    <item>
56      <p>Click on <gui>Online Accounts</gui> to open the panel.</p>
57    </item>
58    <item>
59      <p>Select an account from the list on the right.</p>
60    </item>
61    <item>
62      <p>Select the type of account you want to add.</p>
63    </item>
64    <item>
65      <p>A small website window or dialog will open where you can enter your
66      online account credentials. For example, if you are setting up a Google
67      account, enter your email address and password. Some providers allow
68      you to create a new account from the login dialog.</p>
69    </item>
70    <item>
71      <p>If you have entered your credentials correctly, you will be prompted
72      to allow GNOME access to your online account. Authorize access to
73      continue.</p>
74    </item>
75    <item>
76      <p>All services that are offered by an account provider will be enabled
77      by default. <link xref="accounts-disable-service">Switch</link>
78      individual services to off to disable them.</p>
79    </item>
80  </steps>
81
82  <p>After you have added accounts, applications can use those accounts for
83  the services you have chosen to allow. See <link xref="accounts-disable-service"/>
84  for information on controlling which services to allow.</p>
85
86  <note style="tip">
87    <p>Many online services provide an authorization token which GNOME stores
88    instead of your password. If you remove an account, you should also revoke
89    that certificate in the online service. See <link xref="accounts-remove"/>
90    for more information.</p>
91  </note>
92
93</page>
94