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title: Email Addresses in Boardable
description: Learn which email addresses can be used for login, which receive meeting invites, which receive other notification types, & how to edit each
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# Email Addresses in Boardable

## Learn which email addresses can be used for login, which receive meeting invites, which receive other notification types, & how to edit each

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### TABLE OF CONTENTS

#### I. [Login Address](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#login)

#### II. [View Own Login Address](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#view-own-login)

#### III. [Admins: View Users' Login Addresses](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#view-users-logihn)

#### IV. [Update Login Address](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#update-login)

#### V. [Additional Notification Addresses](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#additional-notification)

#### VI. [Contact Address](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#contact)

#### VII. [2FA Address](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#two-fa)

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### I. Login Address

The login address can be used to access the account. This same address receives all email notifications.

This is the only email address which receives meeting invite email notifications, and meeting update email notifications.

This address can only be edited by each user themself. Admins cannot edit this on their users' behalf.

### II. View Own Login Address

Members and observers can view only their own login addresses.

This is possible on the web app via the following steps:

1. Click the gray silhouette or profile picture at the top right side of the page
2. Click **User Settings**

   ![Email Addresses in Boardable](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable.png?width=302&height=271&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable.png)
3. Click **Login and Password**

   ![Email Addresses in Boardable 1](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%201.png?width=655&height=304&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%201.png)

The email address listed in the *Login email address* text box is the login address.

This field cannot be viewed on the mobile app.

### III. Admins: View Users' Login Addresses

Admins can view the login address(es) of others via the following steps:

1. Click **People** on the leftmost menu

     1. The names of all admins, members, and observers are listed

        ![Email Addresses in Boardable 2](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%202.png?width=323&height=513&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%202.png)
2. Click a person's name, opening their profile page
3. The login address is listed beside the text *Login address*

   ![Email Addresses in Boardable 3](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%203.png?width=655&height=223&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%203.png)

The login address is *not* visible or editable in the **User settings \> Settings** menu, where additional notification addresses can be set.

![Email Addresses in Boardable 4](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%204.webp?width=573&height=450&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%204.webp)

The login address is *not* visible or editable in the **User Settings \> Profile \> Contact Info** menu, where contact addresses can be set.

![Email Addresses in Boardable 5](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%205.webp?width=626&height=450&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%205.webp)

The login address is *not* visible from the page that opens after clicking *People* on the leftmost menu; this field displays the contact address only.

![Email Addresses in Boardable 6](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%206.webp?width=688&height=82&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%206.webp)

The login address is *not* visible from the menu that pops out after clicking a name in a group's members list; this field displays the contact address only.

![Email Addresses in Boardable 7](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%207.webp?width=688&height=259&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%207.webp)

The addresses listed in these fields cannot be used for login or receipt of meeting invites unless they match the login address.

### IV. Update Login Address

Each user can update their own login address. Admins cannot update this on the behalf of others.

To update your own login address on the web app:

1. Log in to Boardable
2. Click the profile picture or gray silhouette from the top right side of the screen

     1. Click **User Settings**

        ![Email Addresses in Boardable-1](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable-1.png?width=302&height=271&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable-1.png)
     2. *Settings* menu opens
3. Click **Login and Password**
4. Delete old email address from the Login email address text box
5. Type new email address
6. Click **Save**

   ![Email Addresses in Boardable 8 ](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1%20Knowledge%20Base/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%208%20.png?width=655&height=417&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%208%20.png)

This cannot be done on the mobile app.

### V. Additional Notification Address

Additional Notification Addresses can receive notifications for the following items:

- Signature requests
- Comments (on meetings, polls, tasks, goals, and discussions)
- Group membership
- New discussions
- Poll assignments
- Task assignments
- Goal assignments

This address *cannot* receive meeting invite notifications, or meeting update notifications.

Matching this address to the login address causes notification duplicates. For the best possible experience, please only use an address other than the login address as the additional notification location.

To learn how to view and edit this field in user settings, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#related).

### VI. Contact Address

The contact address, if added, is displayed to all users in the organization. This is designed to facilitate communication between board members.

This address *cannot* be used for login unless it matches the login address. It *cannot* receive meeting invite notifications, or meeting update notifications unless it matches the login address.

To learn how to view and edit this field in user settings, please see [Related Articles](https://docs.boardable.com/knowledge/email-addresses-in-boardable#related).

The contact address is displayed in the following locations:

- In the People directory
- In the user profile
- In the menu that pops out when hovering over a user's name from a group member list

### VII. 2FA Address

A 2FA email address can be used to receive codes for two-factor authentication completion.

This address *cannot* be used for login unless it matches the login address. It *cannot* receive meeting invite notifications, or meeting update notifications unless it matches the login address.

Editing the login address does not automatically edit the 2FA address.

To edit a 2FA address:

1. Click the gray silhouette or profile picture in the top right corner of the screen
2. Click **User Settings**
3. Click **Disable** beneath *Two-factor authentication* heading
4. Click **Enable Two Factor Authentication**
5. Click **Use Email Instead**

     1. *Enable two factor authentication email* menu opens

        ![Email Addresses in Boardable 9](https://docs.boardable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%209.png?width=622&height=173&name=Email%20Addresses%20in%20Boardable%209.png)
6. Delete old email address from text box this opens
7. Type new email address
8. Click **Send verification code**

     1. Verification code is sent to address listed during step 8
     2. Verification code menu opens
9. Copy code received to email mailbox
10. Paste this in the verification code menu
11. Click **Confirm**

      1. *All set* message displays
      2. To return to Boardable interface, click **Go to Boardable**

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