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# Profile

## Overview

In **Account → Preferences → Profile**, you can personalize your zyme workspace.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/zyme-b6636c57/r6uaL967O4GSFv8J/images/profile.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=r6uaL967O4GSFv8J&q=85&s=cb07612c2054598ef024a22d1454431e" alt="User Profile" noZoom class="inline-block rounded-lg" width="1560" height="1554" data-path="images/profile.png" />

## Set your profile picture

The default avatar will be the first and last initials of your account.
To add a new photo, hover over the avatar until the edit pencil icon shows up, and click on it.
A pop-up folder will show up for you to select the photo you want to update.

## Name and username

Under **Account → Preferences**, members can choose to show full names or usernames.
You can also set how you’d like your name to appear to others.

## Email address

Your email address is your unique ID (User Account) for all workspaces you have created a User for. For example:

| Action                                                                                   | Result                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| You joined Workspace A using [jane.doe@email.com](mailto:jane.doe@email.com)             | A User Account was created under [jane.doe@gmail.com](mailto:jane.doe@gmail.com) and a User was created for Workspace A.                                                                       |
| You joined Workspace B.                                                                  | A User was created for Workspace B under your User Account [jane.doe@email.com](mailto:jane.doe@email.com).                                                                                    |
| You updated your email address in Workspace B to [jdoe@gmail.com](mailto:jdoe@gmail.com) | Your email address for your User Account, Workspace A, and Workspace B was updated to [jdoe@gmail.com](mailto:jdoe@gmail.com). [jane.doe@email.com](mailto:jane.doe@email.com) does not exist. |

### Change your email address⁠

To change your email address:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Go to Account → Profile">
    Open your account settings and navigate to the **Profile** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit your email">
    Hover over your current email address and click on the field to edit.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the change">
    A confirmation email will be sent to both your old and new email addresses.\
    You must click the link in **both emails** for the change to take effect.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Important note">
    Changing your email updates it across all workspaces linked to your previous address. If you only want to update one workspace, invite your new email as a separate member and then leave the workspace using your old account.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Account deletion

To delete your account, enter your username and click on the **Delete my account** button. Once deleted, you’ll no longer have access to your workspace.