User Manual

Pro Tools Reference Guide152
Signing In and Out of Your
Avid Master Account
To be able to create or open a project, you must first
be signed in to your Avid Master Account. You will
have already created your Avid Master Account
when you registered Pro Tools. Once you are signed
in and have created or opened a project, you can
choose to work online or offline.
To sign in to your Avid Master Account from
Pro Tools:
1 Do one of the following:
• If the Dashboard is not open, choose
File > Sign In.
• In the Dashboard window, click Sign In.
• In the Dashboard window, press Command+S
(Mac) or Control+S (Windows).
2 Enter your email and password for your Avid
Master Account.
3 Click Sign In.
To sign out of your Avid Master Account, do one of
the following:
 If the Dashboard is not open, choose File > Sign
Out (<username>)
.
 In the Dashboard window, click Sign Out.
 In the Dashboard window, press Command+S
(Mac) or Control+S (Windows).
Dashboard Window
Pro Tools presents the Dashboard window on
launch. The Dashboard lets you quickly and easily
create a new session or project, or open an existing
one. You can choose to show or hide the Dash-
board on launch in the Pro Tools Display Prefer-
ences (
Settings > Preferences > Display).
Sign In link in the Dashboard
Avid Master Account sign in
Dashboard window