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| '''DRAFT: this page is a work in progress. Please [:Feedback:seek further help] or check the [:TitleIndex:wiki index] for a complete page on this topic.''' ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents]]|| = Overview = The first step to using Launchpad is to create your own user account. With your new Launchpad account, you'll be able to: * show other people what work you do in Launchpad and earn karma * join thousands of teams working on free software * file, comment on, triage and solve bugs * host and monitor code in Bazaar branches or CVS and Subversion repostiories * help translate software * contribute ideas and specifications to free software projects, then track their progress * ask for and offer help with free software * build and host Ubuntu packages * register your own project and make its binaries available for download. Of course, you can pick and choose which parts of Launchpad interest you. {i} '''Note:''' Creating your Launchpad account should take no more than five minutes. = Creating an account = '''Step 1:''' Visit https://launchpad.net/+login and enter your email address in the ```Not registered yet?``` section, then click ```Register```. Launchpad will now send you a confirmation email. {i} '''Note:''' If you don't receive the email within a few minutes it may have been incorrectly trapped by a spam filter. If you think this has happened, try registering using a [http://mail.google.com/ Gmail] or [http://mail.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Mail] address. You can always change your registered email address later on. If that still doesn't work, [:Feedback:let us know]. '''Step 2:''' In the body of the confirmation email is a link. Follow it to complete your registration. '''Step 3:''' On the ```Complete your registration``` page, use the ```Display name``` text-box to enter the name that you want other Launchpad users to know you by. Many people choose to enter their real name here. '''For example:''' Terry Nutkins. '''Step 4:''' One of the great things about Launchpad is that it makes it easy to get in touch with other people working on free software. Your Launchpad profile will show other Launchpad users your registered email addresses. Don't worry, only logged-in users can see your email addresses, making it highly unlikely that search engine spiders and spam bots could harvest your details. If you'd rather no one saw your email address, tick the ```Hide my email addresses from other Launchpad users``` check-box. '''Step 5:''' Enter then confirm the password you want to use with your Launchpad account. When you're done, click ```Continue```. Next up, let's tell other Launchpad users a bit about yourself. = Next step = Now that you've got your Launchpad account set up, let's look at how you can [:YourAccount/AboutYou:tell other Launchpad users about yourself]. |
