# Account and User Settings

## Account Settings

In account settings users can change their profile picture, name and passwords, along with creating and updating their API tokens.

Users can select their Profile in the top right, and select **Settings** to open Account Settings

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### Profile Picture and Name

Users can change their profile pictures by clicking **Change Profile Picture** and selecting a new photo to upload.

They can also change their name by editing it directly in the textbox.

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### Changing the Password

For users using a username and password to login, they can change their password on the same screen by clicking **Change Password** and entering their old and new password.

## User Settings

User settings lets users control their notification and application settings.

### Notification Settings

Users are notified on assets that they own and that they favorite. Here, users can configure how they want to receive notifications, and what they want to be notified about.

By default, most notifications are enabled, and users will receive notifications for the following:

* Metadata changes
  * You are added as an [Owner](/data-management/data-ownership.md) to a data asset.
  * Someone [comments](/features/discussion.md) on a data asset you own.
  * Someone modifies the description or tags on a data asset you own
* Schema changes
  * There is a schema change in an object that you own.
* Mentions
  * Someone replies to a comment you posted, or mentions you in a comment.

<figure><img src="/files/WTcXuSfTGIUbGNsEjcij" alt=""><figcaption><p>Customize notification settings in User Settings</p></figcaption></figure>

The following notifications are disabled by default:

* Owner notifications for users with the Viewer role
* Discussion notifications for favorited assets

### App Settings

Here users can set application defaults for their account to customize the experience to their liking.

1. Set the order in Select Star for database table columns
2. Set the default tab shown when navigating to a table or dashboard

<figure><img src="/files/9xYYN3iVgo4DIZFuPePf" alt=""><figcaption><p>Customize appliation settings for a user's account</p></figcaption></figure>


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