Most of the time, people can use SooSL Web without logging in. However, there are two extra things that you might want to do; you need to have a user account to do them:

• If you want to read a private dictionary: Some dictionaries on the SooSL website are public; anyone can use them. Other dictionaries are private; only certain people can use them. Private dictionaries are normally hidden. Perhaps someone has published a private dictionary and invited you to use it. Then you need to set up a user account.
• If you want to upload a dictionary: Perhaps you have published a dictionary on SooSL Web. When you make a new version and are ready to upload it, you can do so yourself using SooSL Desktop. To do this, you need a user account.

Here is how to sign up for a user account on SooSL Web. First, go to the SooSL Web site. Find in the SooSL menu (top gray) bar and click on it. You will then see the Sign Up form.

We ask you to make a username and password, and to tell us your real name, an email address where we can contact you, and what dictionary or dictionaries you want to use. We need to know your real name and email address so we can know whether you have permission to see a private dictionary or to upload a new version of a dictionary. 

You also have to accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Click the checkbox next to "Accept Terms & Conditions". 

Then, click .

After you have created your SooSL account, then you can log in to the account. On SooSL Web (https://web.soosl.net), find on the SooSL menu (top gray) bar and click on it. 

However, you won't see any private dictionaries or be able to upload immediately. Other things have to happen first:

• We will send you an email to confirm your email address. You must click the link in the email to confirm your address before you can see any private dictionaries or upload a dictionary.
• If you want to see a private dictionary, we will check with each dictionary creator to see if they will allow you to see their dictionary. After the creator approves, when you log in to your account, you will see their private dictionary on the list on the main screen. Private dictionaries have the word "[private]" after their name. In some cases, there may be both a public and a private version of the same dictionary. Usually the private version is newer.

To upload a dictionary, log in through SooSL Desktop

If you want to upload a new version of dictionary, and you are not the dictionary creator, we will check with the creator to see if they will let you upload a new version. Then we will set up your SooSL account so you can upload. You also need to verify your email address, the same as for viewing private dictionaries (above). After these things are done, you can log in through SooSL Desktop to upload a new version of the dictionary to SooSL Web. See the instructions here.

Manage your SooSL account (the user options menu)

You can do several things to manage your SooSL account:

• Change your real name, email address, user name and password
• See who has access to your dictionaries (if you own any)
• Manage upload sessions

In a browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, etc.), go to SooSL Web at https://web.soosl.net. 

If you haven't logged in yet, find on the SooSL menu (top gray) bar and click on it. (On a smartphone or other narrow screen, it is in the menu.) Log in with your user name and password.

Then open the user options menu. You do this differently on a wide or narrow screen:

• To change your user name, real name or email address, choose "Your profile" from the menu. If you change your email address, we will send you a new verification email. You need to verify the email address (see above) before you can see private dictionaries or upload.
• To change your password, choose "Change password" from the menu.
• If you are the owner of a dictionary on SooSL Web, you can also see who has access to your dictionary. Choose "Your dictionaries", then see this topic for more details.
• If you have permission to upload a dictionary, you will also see a choice to "Manage upload sessions". See this topic for more details.
• To log out, choose "Logout". SooSL Web will then show you only public dictionaries that are available to everyone.

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