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Creating your own Launchpad account allows you to contribute to a wide range of open source software projects, including:

 * registering and commenting on bugs
 * creating and commenting on feature specifications (blueprints)
 * translating into different languages
 * asking for and offering help
 * viewing and contributing code.

attachment:note.png '''Note:''' You may already have a dormant Launchpad account. If you've contributed to a project that is registered in Launchpad - for example, by filing a bug - we may have automatically created an account to credit your work.

== Step by step guide ==

'''Step 1:''' Visit [https://www.launchpad.net www.launchpad.net] in your web browser.

'''Step 2:''' Click '''Log In / Register''' in the top right corner of the Launchpad home page.

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'''Step 3:''' In the ''Not registered yet?'' section, enter your email address in the ''E-mail address'' text-box, then click the '''Register''' button.

If your email address is registered to a dormant Launchpad account, to credit your contributions to a project, read our guide ["Claiming your Launchpad account"] to continue.

'''Step 4:''' Within a few minutes, you'll receive an email from Launchpad with the subject line "Finish your Launchpad registration". To continue your registration, click the link in the body of the email.

This will open the ''Complete your registration'' page in your web browser.

'''Step 5:''' You can choose the name that other Launchpad users see when they view your profile and contributions. Enter your preferred name in the ''Display name'' text-box.

'''Step 6:''' To hide your registered email addresses from other Launchpad users, select the ''Hide my email addresses from other Launchpad users'' check-box.

'''Step 7:''' Enter then confirm the password you want to use with your Launchpad account. Click '''Continue''' when you are ready.

Once your new account has been created, it will be confirmed at the top of the page.

== What to do next ==

Now that you have a Launchpad account, you can tell other Launchpad users about yourself on your profile page. 		#redirect YourAccount/NewAccount

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