# Managing Accounts

If you have more than one Aktify login — for example, separate accounts for different companies — you can add them all to the Portal and switch between them without logging out and back in. Your accounts are remembered on the device and browser you add them on.

## The account switcher

At the bottom of the left navigation menu is a card showing your current account's name and email. Click it to open the **account switcher**.

From the switcher you can:

- Switch to another account you've added.
- Add a new account.
- Rename an account.
- Remove an account.

When you have more than one account, they are listed under a **Switch account** heading. The account you're currently using is marked with a red bar on the left.

## Switching accounts

Open the account switcher and click any account in the list. The Portal reloads and signs you in as that account, taking you to its home page.

:::note
Different account types see different pages, so switching always returns you to the home page rather than the page you were on.
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## Adding an account

1. Open the account switcher and click **Add account**.
2. If your current account hasn't been named yet, you'll first be asked to **Name your current account** so you can tell your accounts apart later.
3. You'll be taken to the login screen. Sign in with the other account's credentials.
4. After signing in, you'll be prompted to **Name this account**. Enter a name (or keep the suggested one) and click **Save**.

The new account is added to your switcher and becomes the active account. You can add as many accounts as you need.

:::note
Account names must be unique. If you enter a name that's already in use, you'll be asked to choose a different one.
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## Renaming an account

1. Open the account switcher.
2. Hover over the account you want to rename and click the **pencil** icon.
3. Type the new name and press **Enter** to save, or **Escape** to cancel.

## Removing an account

1. Open the account switcher.
2. Hover over the account you want to remove and click the **trash** icon.
3. Confirm in the dialog by clicking **Remove**.

Removing an account signs you out of it and takes it off the switcher on this device. What happens next depends on which account you remove:

- **Another account:** it's removed and you stay signed in to your current account.
- **The account you're currently using**, when you have others: you're switched to one of your remaining accounts.
- **The account you're currently using**, when it's your only one: your session ends and you're returned to the login screen.

## Logging out

The **Log Out** row near the bottom of the left navigation menu ends your current session and clears every account from the switcher on this device. To sign out of just one account while keeping the others, remove that account instead.