# Sigh. Another computer question: how do I change the password on my gmail accounts and my chromebook?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902 "2023-07-11T16:13:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/1 "2023-07-11T16:13:20Z")

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I have another probably simple computer question.

Our home e-mail, from a internet service provider, got hacked. Somehow a spoof account was set up, linked somehow to the gmail account which I access on my acer chromebook.

So I want to change my password, but all I can find searching is the screen access to my chromebook. Is that the same as my gmail password?

I am so confused.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/2 "2023-07-11T16:17:05Z")

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Go into Gmail.  
Click the Gear symbol ⚙ usually in the upper Right Corner.  
Under Quick Settings choose See all settings  
On the menu line of settings click **Accounts and Import**.  
Now you should see **Change Password** and **Change Password recovery options**.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/3 "2023-07-11T16:53:28Z")

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Thanks! That worked. I never would have found it.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/4 "2023-07-11T16:58:41Z")

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Your Welcome.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/5 "2023-07-11T19:57:47Z")

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Cool is the 'Dope.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/6 "2023-07-11T20:01:39Z")

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The Chromebook is great for my needs, mainly textual stuff, not videos or games, but its controls are very non-intuitive, to my techno-peasant mind. I poked around and googled for help for about half an hour before starting this thread, and @What_Exit pointed me to the answer in under 5 minutes.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/7 "2023-07-11T21:06:22Z")

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Thanks for the reminder to do some password changing. I should do it more often.

mmm

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-another-computer-question-how-do-i-change-the-password-on-my-gmail-accounts-and-my-chromebook/986902/8 "2023-07-12T00:00:30Z")

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Also updated my 2-factor authentication on different accounts, including bank accounts.