Difference between revisions of "How to create an account"

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Creating an account on AboutUs

allows you to edit pages
helps to identify you as a unique member of the community
give attribution to your work
customize your preferences
set your watchlist
upload images
and more.

Creating an account is easy!

At the upper-right hand corner of every page, you'll find a button called Account.
After clicking that you should get a window that allows you to create the account.

Step-by-step

Fill in:
- your name
- your e-mail
- a password
- what you see in the captcha (this shows that you are a person, not a machine)
click Create account

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-{{MainPageNav}}
-An account on [[AboutUs]] helps to identify you as a unique member of the community and give attribution to your work.  Being logged in allows you to customize your [[preferences]], set [[my watchlist|your watchlist]], track what pages you've worked on, upload [[ImageHelp|images]], and [[Why create an account?|more]].
-==How-to video==
+=='''Creating an account''' on [[AboutUs]]==
-{{:How to sign up}}
+*allows you to [[edit]] pages
+*helps to identify you as a unique member of the community
+*give [[UserContributions|attribution]] to your work
+*customize your [[preferences]]
+*set [[my watchlist|your watchlist]]
+*upload [[ImageHelp|images]]
+*and [[Why create an account?|more]].
-==Creating an account is easy!==
+=='''Creating an account''' is easy!==
-[[Image:Login.png|290px|right]]
-* At the upper-right hand corner of every page, you'll find a link that says '''Sign Up!''' - click this link.
+* At the upper-right hand corner of every page, you'll find a button called '''Account'''.
-* You should get a window that looks something like this:
+* After clicking that you should get a window that allows you to create the account.
-[[Image:AboutUsLogin.png|290px|left]]
 ===Step-by-step===
 *Fill in:
 ** your [[RealName|name]]
+** your e-mail
 ** a password
-** your e-mail
 ** what you see in the [[captcha]] (this shows that you are a person, not a machine)
-* check the "Remember my login" box (if you aren't on a public computer)
 * click '''Create account'''
 ==See also==
 * [[Why create an account?]]
+* [[Login to Edit|Why must I create an account?]]
 * [[ForgotPassword|Forgot your password?]]
-[[Category:NeedsSlide]]
 [[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]]
 [[Category:WikiAnatomy]]
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