Why your email is your username
Say which address your accounts are filed under, and why keeping it matters.
Most sites use your email address as your username: the label on your drawer.
It is also where a reset link is sent, so it should be one you can still open.
Key points
- Your email address is usually the name your account is filed under
- Change it on your accounts before you close an old mailbox
What to remember
- Keep one address for accounts, and keep reading it.
- Change the address on your accounts before closing the mailbox.
Try this
Open account settings on one site and check the address it holds for you.
Practice: Why your email is your username. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.