How do I change, add, or remove an email address in the registry?

Change Email Address

If you want to change the email you use to login to the registry, this takes several steps. The steps depend on whether you were using Google to authenticate your existing address or not. It would be good to go through this process before you close your first email account.

Original Email was a Google Account

New Email is a Different Google Account

1. Log in to the Paratext Registry (with your original email address).
2. Click your name at the top right > Settings:
   
   
3. Click Change in the Identities section:
   
4. Your browser will bring up the list of Google accounts it knows about. Pick the one you want.
   1. If the one you want is not in the list, click “Use another account”.
5. If necessary, login to the selected Google account.
6. If Google asks to give permission for registry.paratext.org to access your info, click Yes.

When this is finished, you should now see your new address in the Google section of Identities, and you can now start using your new email to login to the registry.

New Email is NOT a Google Account

1. Log in to the Paratext Registry (with your original email address).
2. Click your name at the top right > Settings:
   
3. Click Unlink in the identity section:
   
4. When prompted, enter your new email address.
   1. An email with a verification link will be sent to your new email address.
5. Go to your Inbox (for your new email account) and click the verification link from Paratext.
6. Now the registry will ask for a login password. This does not have to be the same as your email password.
7. When you set the password you should be able to login using your new email and your new password.

Original Email was NOT a Google Account

1. Log in to the Paratext Registry (with your original email address).
2. Click your name at the top right > My Profile.
3. Click Add New Email and put in your new email address.
4. The registry will send an email with a verification link that you must click to verify your email.
5. Go to your email and click on the link in the message.
6. Back in the Registry:
   1. Click on your name > My Profile
   2. Each email address on your profile should have a trash can by it.
   3. Click the trash can by your first email to discard it.

The password you set up to login to the registry is not changed when you change your email. You can log on to the registry using the new email and your existing password.

If you no longer have access to your original email address

You still may be able to login to the registry if you were not using Google authentication:

1. Log in to the Paratext Registry with your old email and the password you set up for the registry
2. Proceed to change your email
3. If you used Google authentication, or if you have forgotten your registry password, you will need assistance to get your new email address into the system.
   1. Contact your Paratext supporter or submit a request for help.

Add an Additional Email Address

You can add a second email address to your profile, this is relatively simple.

1. Log in to the Paratext Registry (with your original email address).
2. Click your name at the top right > My Profile.
3. Click Add email Address to add a second email.
4. Click the verification link in your email inbox.

Remove Email Address

Follow these steps to remove an email address from the Paratext Registry.

First be sure that you have a new email address associated with your account:

1. Log in to the Paratext Registry.
2. Click your name at the top right > My Profile.
3. In the email address section:
   1. Check for your new email address.
   2. If your new email address is not listed, follow the steps above to add/change your email address.

Once you have added/changed to the new email address:

1. Click your name at the top right > My Profile.
2. If you still see your old email address:
   1. Click the trash icon for the old email address.

Change Password for the Paratext Registry

If you want to change your password for the Paratext registry:

1. Click on your name at top right > Settings
2. There is a section called Password where you can change your password.

If your new email is based on Google, you can use the Google authentication method if you wish (where you login to your Google account in the browser and Google tells the Paratext registry that you are you).

1. Click on your name at top right > Settings
2. Click the link for the Google authentication method in the Password section.
3. Google will ask if you give permission for registry.paratext.org to access some of your account information
4. Grant access and you can then use the Google authentication to login to the registry.

Final Step: For All Users

After changing your email in the registry, you need to enter your new email in Paratext. The registration information dialog, along with your user name and registration code saves your email.  To change this:

1. Go to the Paratext menu > Help > Registration Information
2. Put your new email in the email box.

Paratext sends this information to the Paratext team whenever you send feedback such as a problem report or suggestion, and using an old email address would mean the Paratext team has difficulties contacting you with suggestions or advice.