Your verification email
The code, how long it lasts, the one-click link, and what to do if the email did not arrive.
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Signing up sends one email to the address you typed. It carries an 8-digit code, and the account is not finished until that address is confirmed.
The code
The subject line is the code, so you can often read it from your inbox list without opening anything. Type it into the eight boxes on the verification screen and you are in.
It lasts 60 minutes. After that it stops working and you need a fresh one, which the same screen will send you.
Codes are single use. If you ask for a new one, the old one stops working straight away, so always use the newest email.
The one-click button
Below the code there is a button that confirms the address and signs you in without any typing. It works in any browser, so you can sign up on a laptop and press it on your phone.
Two things are worth knowing about it. Some company email systems open links in incoming mail to check them, which can use up the button before you get to it; if that happens the site says so and the code still works. And a used button stays used, so pressing it twice is harmless but only the first press does anything.
The code and the button do the same job. Use whichever is in front of you.
If the email did not arrive
Wait a minute first. Then, in order: