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If you want to add this account into a mobile app, you can click the QR icon at top right corner of the entry to show the QR code for this account.</p> <h2 id="add-an-account-manually">Add an Account Manually</h2> <ol> <li> <p>Click Authenticator Extension鈥檚 icon in your browser</p> </li> <li> <p>Click the pencil icon at the top right corner of the window. <img src="/web/20240517082001im_/https://authenticator.cc/assets/quickstart/click-edit.png" alt="manual entry"/></p> </li> <li> <p>Click the plus button at the top right corner of the window. Select <strong>Manual Entry</strong>. <img src="/web/20240517082001im_/https://authenticator.cc/assets/quickstart/click-add.png" alt="manual entry"/></p> </li> <li> <p>Input the name of the website that this account is associated with in <strong>Issuer</strong> field, the account secret given to you in the <strong>Secret</strong> field, and finally click <strong>Ok</strong>. <img src="/web/20240517082001im_/https://authenticator.cc/assets/quickstart/add-account.png" alt="add account"/></p> </li> <li> <p>After the new account is added, you will see a new entry in the window. <img src="/web/20240517082001im_/https://authenticator.cc/assets/quickstart/example-entry.png" alt="entry"/></p> </li> </ol> <hr>  <div class="float-right"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240517082001/https://crowdin.com/project/authenticator-docs/" type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Translate</a> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240517082001/https://github.com/Authenticator-Extension/authenticator.cc/tree/master/docs/en/quickstart.md" type="button" class="btn btn-secondary">Edit</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br> <script src="/web/20240517082001js_/https://authenticator.cc/js/langnotice.js"></script>  <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240517082001js_/https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" integrity="" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240517082001js_/https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.7/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240517082001js_/https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> </body> <style> img, video { max-width: 100%; } </style> </html>

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