Changing Account Settings
Your .Mac account has a wide range of settings that you can only change online. If you want to make changes to your personal information, credit card information, password, e-mail settings—or if you want to purchase additional iDisk space—you need to first log in to your .Mac account settings using a Web browser.
To log in to your .Mac account
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Type www.mac.com in your Web browser.
The .Mac Web page opens (
Figure 1.5
).
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In the lower left corner of the .Mac page, click Account to select it (
Figure 1.6
).
Your .Mac login page opens.
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In the Member Name field, type your member
name
(
Figure 1.7
).
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In the Password field, type your password.
Your .Mac Account Settings page opens, and you can now make changes to your account (
Figure 1.8
).
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Tip
To change your personal information
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Log in to your .Mac account settings.
The Account Settings page opens.
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On the Account Settings page, click the Personal
Info
button as shown in Figure 1.8.
Your Personal Info page opens (
Figure 1.9
).
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On the Personal Info page,
do any of the following:
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In the First Name field, change your first name.
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In the Last Name field, change your last name.
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In the Alternate Email Address field, change or edit your alternate e-mail address (where you can be contacted regarding .Mac, in case your .Mac address isn't available for some reason).
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In the Preferred Language pop-up menu, select your preferred language in which to view .Mac (currently the only two options are either English or Japanese).
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In the News and Info section, click the check box to change your opt-in e-mail setting (when checked, this
tells
Apple that you wouldn't mind being sent the .Mac newsletter and other .Mac communications).
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In the lower right corner of the Personal Info page, click the Submit button.
Apple applies the changes you made to your .Mac account's personal information settings.
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Although it's a good idea to be careful with your e-mail address—after all, one slip-up and you'll be getting more spam than you do now—subscribing to the .Mac newsletter is a pretty good idea.
This newsletter contains special information and offers for .Mac
members
that can help you take full advantage of your .Mac account. And don't worry about being bombarded by too much e-mail—the frequency of these communiqus wouldn't bury
anyone
.
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Changing credit card information
.Mac is built around an annual subscription, and therefore it keeps your credit card information on file (just in case you want to sign up for the optional automatic renewal). Of course, as soon as you get that new card with 0 percent interest until 2006 on all balance transfers
and
new purchases, you'll probably want to change the credit card information stored in your .Mac account.
To change your credit card information
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Log in to your .Mac account settings.
The Account Settings page opens.
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On the Account Settings page, click the Credit Card Info button as shown in Figure 1.8.
The Credit Card Info page opens (
Figure 1.10
).
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On the Credit Card Info page,
do any of the following:
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Change your credit card number and billing information.
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Check the Auto-Renew box to set your .Mac membership to automatically renew.
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If the Auto-Renew check box is already selected and you don't want your .Mac membership to automatically renew, click the check box to
deselect
it.
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Click Submit.
Apple applies the changes you made to your .Mac account's credit card settings.
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Tip
Changing password settings
When logged in to your .Mac account settings, you can also change your .Mac password and your .Mac password verification, including your birthday, password question, and password answer.
To change your password settings
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Log in to your .Mac Account Settings.
The Account Settings page opens.
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On the Account Settings page, click the Password Settings button as shown in Figure 1.8.
Your Password Settings page opens (
Figure 1.11
).
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On the Password Settings page,
do any of the following:
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In the Password field, type a new password.
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From the Date of Birth pop-up
menus
, change your birth date.
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In the Password Question field, type in a new password question.
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In the Password Answer field, type in a new answer to your password question.
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Click Submit.
Apple applies the changes you made to your .Mac account's password settings.
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The Account Settings page also covers settings that relate to your .Mac e-mail account and your iDisk. These settings let you do the following:
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Change e-mail account settings. (For more information, see Chapter 2, "Sending Mail.")
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Manage and buy more e-mail accounts. (For more information, see Chapter 2, "Sending Mail.")
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Check iDisk usage via a Web browser. (For more information, see Chapter 3, "Using iDisk.")
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Buy more online storage. (For more information, see Chapter 3, "Using iDisk.")
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