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| − | + | =='''[http://www.aboutus.org/au_web_services/authentication/signup Creating an account]''' on [[AboutUs]]== | |
*allows you to [[edit]] pages | *allows you to [[edit]] pages | ||
*helps to identify you as a unique member of the community | *helps to identify you as a unique member of the community | ||
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*and [[Why create an account?|more]]. | *and [[Why create an account?|more]]. | ||
| − | ==Creating an account is easy!== | + | =='''[http://www.aboutus.org/au_web_services/authentication/signup Creating an account]''' is easy!== |
[[Image:Login.png|290px|right]] | [[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 link that says ''''''[http://www.aboutus.org/au_web_services/authentication/signup Sign Up!]'''''' - click this link. |
* You should get a window that looks something like this: | * You should get a window that looks something like this: | ||
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*Fill in: | *Fill in: | ||
** your [[RealName|name]] | ** your [[RealName|name]] | ||
| + | ** your e-mail | ||
** a password | ** a password | ||
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** what you see in the [[captcha]] (this shows that you are a person, not a machine) | ** what you see in the [[captcha]] (this shows that you are a person, not a machine) | ||
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* click '''Create account''' | * click '''Create account''' | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 2 May 2008
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
- track what pages you've worked on via your contributions
- upload images
- and more.
Creating an account is easy!
- At the upper-right hand corner of every page, you'll find a link that says 'Sign Up!' - click this link.
- You should get a window that looks something like this:
Step-by-step
- Fill in:
- click Create account
How-to video