How To : Changing your Preferences

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You can change your user settings from the Preferences tab in the Builder. The following can be changed:

  • Username
  • Nickname
  • Email Address
  • Contact Preference
  • Email Format
  • Time Zone
  • Postal Code

You can also change your email address status from Unconfirmed to Confirmed in the Preference dialog box.

[edit] Prerequisites

Creating a Bungee Development Account
Understanding Preferences

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To change your preferences:

  1. On the main Bungee Builder page, click the Preferences tab.
  2. Next to Preferences, click Edit. The Builder displays the Preference dialog box (see above).
  3. To make changes, type the new information in the text box or select from the drop-down menu:
    1. Username—This is the name you use to log in. By default, the username is your email address. You can change the username to anything you like but the system requires that the username be unique.
    2. Nickname—Your nickname identifies you in the forums and in the wiki (your nickname is used as the author name if you create or change any wiki pages).
    3. Email Address—This is the email address by which Bungee will contact you, as per the Contact Preference, below.
    4. Contact Preference—Select the circumstances under which Bungee should contact you. Choose between All Bungee updates, Urgent updates only, and Only if there is a problem with my account.
    5. Email Format—Select the format of email received from Bungee. Choose between HTML and Plaintext only.
    6. Time Zone—Select the time zone from where you work with Bungee the majority of the time.
    7. Postal Code—This is the zip code/postal code of where you work with Bungee the majority of the time.

To change your email address status from Unconfirmed to Confirmed:

  1. On the main Bungee Builder page, click the Preferences tab.
  2. Next to Preferences, click Edit. The Builder displays the Preference dialog box (see above).
  3. To change your email address status, click Get Code.
  4. When you receive your code (via email), type the code in the text box and click Submit Code.
  5. After the code is validated, your email address status is updated to Confirmed.

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