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Chapter 1: How Do I Get Started with Twitter?
Fortunately, changing the password for your Twitter account isn’t much harder than what you had
to go through in the first place:
1. Sign in to your Twitter account.
2. Click Settings. The Settings page appears.
3. Click the Password tab.
4. Use the Current Password text box to type your existing Twitter password.
5. Type your new password in the New Password and Verify New Password text boxes.
6. Click Change. Twitter updates your account with the new password.
Resetting Your Twitter Password
Okay, so you’ve been on vacation for a couple of weeks, or your nose has been grindstone-bound
while you finish off a few projects, and you’ve been away from the Twitterverse for a bit. It happens
even to the most dedicated Twitterers. You return to the login screen and, doh!, you’ve forgotten
your password. You try all your old favorites, but no joy. You’re locked out of your Twitter account!
Fortunately, all is not lost. You can ask the kind folks at Twitter to reset your password, which will
get you back up and tweeting in just a few minutes. Here’s what you do:
1. Send your Web browser to https://twitter.com/account/resend_password. The
Forgot your password? page appears.
2. Type your Twitter username in the text box. You can also type the e-mail address that
you associated with your Twitter account.
3. Click Send instructions. Twitter ships you an e-mail message (Subject line: “Reset your
Twitter password”) that includes a link to a password reset page.
4. When you get the message, click the link. Your default Web browser pops up and
takes you to the password reset page.
5. Type your new password in the New Password and Verify New Password text boxes.
6. Click Change. Twitter resets your account with the new password.
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