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title: 'Bank accounts'
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This page explains how to manage Bank Accounts within your Actual instance.

## Adding a new account

You can add an account to your budget at any time, however when you first install Actual you can use the `Add Account` button in the middle of the screen. 

![](/img/AddAccount.png)

You can also add an account using the `+` button next to the account list, as shown in the above image.

![](/img/AddAccountSidebar.png)

A box will appear asking you to fill in a few options

* Give your account a name
* Decide what type your account is
* Is the account on or off budget
* The current account balance

:::note
Off budget means that the balance is not reflected when you assign money to categories in your budget register
:::

![](/img/CreateAccount.png)

Here you can see how that looks when the options are completed.

![](/img/NewBudget.png)

You can now see the account in the sidebar of Actual

## Renaming an existing account

Click the account name in the sidebar of Actual

![](/img/SidebarAccountList.png)

Click the account name at the top of the page

![](/img/NewBudget.png)

You can now rename the Account to something else. Press `Enter` when you are complete to save the new name.

![](/img/AccountNameEdit.png)
