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title: Activating your PlanGuru Account
description: 1) Find the Your PlanGuru Downloads &amp; Licenses email sent from orders@planguru.com when you first subscribed to PlanGuru.  2) In this email you will find a Manage your account section where you should
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# Activating your PlanGuru Account

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1\) Find the ***Your PlanGuru Downloads & Licenses*** email sent from orders@planguru.com when you first subscribed to PlanGuru. 

2\) In this email you will find a **Manage your account** section where you should click on the Click here to activate your account link

![](https://help.planguru.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/planguru.zendesk.comattachmentstokenVjVFmUg5Nso1DLcVpJJ7RgbK4.jpeg)

 

3\) Enter the Temporary Password located within your email, and then enter a new Username and Password (and new Password Confirmation) and click the RESET button.

**Please note:** This Username and Password will also be used for your main Admin Login for PlanGuru Analytics, so if you are sharing with others please do not use a personal password.

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4\) Once submitted, you will be redirected back to the login page. Please then try to login with the new Username and Password to confirm your account is set up properly:

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