Most of the time, people can use SooSL Web without logging in. However, there are two situations where you need to set up a user account in order to use SooSL Web:

• 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. If you want to read a private dictionary, you need a user account.
• Perhaps you have published a dictionary on SooSL Web. When you make a new version and are ready to publish 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. Click in the SooSL menu (top gray) bar. 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. Check the checkbox. Then, click .

To see private dictionaries, log in to your account on SooSL Web

After that, you can click to log in to your account from the SooSL menu bar. However, you won't see any private dictionaries immediately. Other things have to happen first:

• 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. 
• 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.

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.

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 the SooSL Web 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.

Change your user profile, password or log out

After you log in, you can change your user profile (user name, real name, email address) and password, or you can log out.

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.

If you are the owner of a dictionary on SooSL Web, you can also manage your dictionary.

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