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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="accounts-add" xml:lang="lv">

<info>
  <desc>Add an account</desc>
  <link type="guide" xref="accounts"/>
  <link type="seealso" xref="accounts-disable-service"/>
  <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" version="0.1" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
  <credit type="author">
    <name>Jim Campbell</name>
    <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
  </credit>
</info>

<title>Add an account</title>

<p>Adding an account will help link your online accounts with your GNOME 
desktop. Thus, your email program, chat program, and other related applications 
will be set up for you.</p>

<steps>
  <item><p>Click the <gui>Plus</gui> symbol in the lower-left 
portion of the window.</p></item>
  <item><p>Select your account type from the list.</p>
        <p>If you have more than one account type, you can add the other
        accounts at a later time.</p></item>
  <item><p>Click <gui>Add...</gui></p></item>
  <item><p>A small website window will open where you can enter your 
  online account credentials. For example, if you are setting up a <em>
  Google</em> account, enter your <em>Google</em> username and password.</p>
  </item>
  <item><p>If you've entered your credentials correctly, you will be prompted 
  to allow GNOME access to your online account. Select <gui>Grant Access</gui> 
  to continue.</p></item>
  <item><p>Select the applications that you want linked to your online account. 
  For example, if you want to use an online account for chat, but do not want 
  to use an online account for your calendar, turn the <gui>calendar</gui> 
  option off.</p></item>
</steps>

<p>After you have added the accounts, each application that you have selected 
will automatically use those credentials when you start them.</p>

<note style="tip">
  <p>
    For security reasons, GNOME will not store your password on your computer. 
    Instead, it stores a token that is provided by the online service. If you 
    want to fully revoke the link between your desktop and the online service, 
    [See this help topic].  
  </p>
</note>
 
</page>