<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
      type="topic" style="task"
      id="accounts-create">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="accounts" />

    <revision pkgversion="3.5.5" date="2012-08-14" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.9.92" date="2013-09-18" status="candidate"/>

    <credit type="author editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Julita Inca</name>
      <email its:translate="no">yrazes@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email its:translate="no">mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Create a new account using <app>Online Accounts</app>.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Create an online account</title>

  <p>Some online account service providers allow you to create an account
  while adding it to <app>Online Accounts</app>. This allows you to manage all
  your online accounts from one application.</p>

  <!-- Tested with Google -->
  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Open the <app>Online Accounts</app> settings from the
      <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui style="button">+</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the type of account which you want to add. Some account types
      may <link xref="accounts-provider-not-available">not be
      available</link>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>If the service allows you to create an account, you should see more
      information on how to do this.</p>
      <note>
        <p>Not all online account providers offer the option to create an
        account at this stage. If this is true of the service you wish to
        register, you will need to use an alternative method to create an
        account.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Fill in the registration form. You will typically be asked for some
      personal details such as username and password.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>You need to grant GNOME access to your new account in order to use it
       with <app>Online Accounts</app>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>All services that are offered by an account provider will be enabled
      by default. <link xref="accounts-disable-service">Switch</link>
      individual services to <gui>Off</gui> to disable them.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

</page>
