# Account settings: what you can change, and where

Slaide Help · Account and billing · Last checked: 2026-10-11 · 6 min read
URL: https://help.slaide.de/account-settings

> Open the settings in Slaide with the round avatar at the top right of the library. There are six areas: Profile and Account for your name, language, email address, password and sign-in, Plan and Usage for credits and billing, Preferences for notifications and defaults, and Workspace for invitations. The table below shows where each task lives.

## How do I open the settings?

![The top bar of the Slaide library on the right: Recent, the credit balance, Pay-as-you-go and, at the far right, the round avatar with initials that opens the settings.](https://help.slaide.de/images/help/settings-open-en.webp)

1. **Open the library**. Sign in to Slaide. The library is the page you land on.
2. **Click your avatar**. The round avatar with your initials sits at the top right. A click opens **Settings**, on a phone as a sheet.
3. **Pick an area**. Choose an area in the list on the left, or in the dropdown at the top on a phone. **Help** at the bottom opens the support page.
   ![Slaide settings, Profile area: the list of areas on the left, the profile with display name and the EN and DE language switch on the right.](https://help.slaide.de/images/help/settings-profile-en.webp)

The areas are **Profile**, **Account**, **Plan**, **Usage**, **Preferences** and **Workspace**. [Open Settings](https://app.slaide.de/einstellungen) takes you there directly.

## Where do I go for what I want to do?

| I want to… | Go to… | Good to know |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change my name | **Profile** › Display name | Click **Save**. People you work with see this name. |
| Switch between English and German | **Profile** › Language | Changes the interface, not the language of a document. See [Change language and translate documents](https://help.slaide.de/languages-and-translation). |
| Change my email address | **Account** › Email address › **Change** | Active after you click the link sent to the new address. |
| Confirm my email address | **Account** › Verify email › **Resend link** | Shown only while the address is unconfirmed. |
| Change my password | **Account** › Password | At least 8 characters. Forgotten it? See [Sign-in help](https://help.slaide.de/cant-sign-in-to-slaide). |
| Add or remove Google or Apple sign-in | **Account** › Connected accounts | You can disconnect one while another sign-in method remains. |
| Sign out on all other devices | **Account** › Active sessions | This device stays signed in. |
| Disconnect ChatGPT, Claude or Grok | **Account** › AI assistants | [Use Slaide in AI assistants](https://help.slaide.de/use-slaide-in-ai-assistants) |
| Delete my account | **Account**, at the bottom | Permanent. See [Delete your account and data](https://help.slaide.de/delete-your-account-and-data). |
| Check my plan, credits and renewal date | **Plan** › Your plan | [Plans and pricing](https://help.slaide.de/plans-and-pricing) |
| Update my card or get invoices | **Plan** › Manage subscription | [Invoices and payment methods](https://help.slaide.de/invoices-and-payment-methods) |
| Cancel my subscription | **Plan** › Cancel subscription | [Cancel your subscription](https://help.slaide.de/cancel-your-subscription) |
| Pay for usage beyond my credits | **Plan** › Pay-as-you-go | [Pay-as-you-go](https://help.slaide.de/pay-as-you-go-billing) |
| Redeem a credit code | **Plan** › Redeem a code | Credit codes only. Discount codes for a subscription are entered at checkout. |
| See where my credits went | **Usage** | Per document and per movement, with **Export as CSV**. |
| Earn credits by inviting friends | **Plan** › Earn credits, or **Workspace** › Bring people in | [Invite friends and earn credits](https://help.slaide.de/invite-friends-and-earn-credits) |
| Turn the notification sound or email alert on or off | **Preferences** › Notifications | The sound is stored in this browser, the email alert in your account. |
| Set the default animation style | **Preferences** › Animation style | Keynote, Balanced or Minimalist, changeable per document. |
| Change brand colors, fonts or logo | **Preferences** › Brand › **Open brand** | [Brand kit](https://help.slaide.de/brand-kit) |
| Work on a document with someone | In the document: **Share** | Not a setting. See [Work on a document together with others](https://help.slaide.de/collaborate-with-others). |

## How do I change my name, language, email or password?

- **Name:** under **Profile**, type a new **Display name** (up to 80 characters) and click **Save**.
- **Language:** under **Profile**, choose **EN** or **DE** at **Language**. The interface changes, a document keeps the language of your request.
- **Email address:** under **Account**, click **Change**, enter the new address (and your password, if your account has one) and click **Send confirmation link**. The new address becomes active only after you click the link in the email sent to it.
- **Password:** under **Account**, click **Change password**. Enter your current password and a new one with at least 8 characters, then click **Save**. Accounts that sign in only with Google or Apple see **Set up password** instead.

> **Note:** Changing your password signs out every other device. This one stays signed in.

## How do I keep my account safe?

- **Connected accounts:** Google and Apple show as connected or not. **Disconnect** is offered only while another sign-in method remains. Otherwise you see **Your only sign-in method**.
- **Active sessions:** **Sign out on other devices** ends every session except this one. Slaide keeps no device list.
- **Email confirmation:** an unconfirmed address is marked **Unverified**. Use **Resend link** under **Verify email**, or **Confirm now** in the bar at the top of the library.

> **Careful:** Never send your password to anyone. Slaide never asks for it, not even in support.

## Where do I manage my plan, credits and invoices?

Everything about billing lives under **Plan**: your plan, your credits and when they refresh. **Manage subscription** opens Stripe's secure customer portal for your card, billing details and invoices, and **Cancel subscription** opens Stripe's cancellation page, where you confirm. Pay-as-you-go, credit codes, your invite link and the **Credit history** are on the same page. See [Plans and pricing](https://help.slaide.de/plans-and-pricing) for the plans.

> **Note:** **Usage** is hidden while a free account has no credits. It appears as soon as the account has credits, for example through an invitation or a paid plan.

## How do I delete my account?

![Slaide settings, Account area, further down: the red Delete account card with the Delete account button.](https://help.slaide.de/images/help/settings-delete-en.webp)

1. **Open Account**. In Settings, open **Account** and scroll to the end of the page.
2. **Click Delete account**. Click **Delete account** and type the email address of your account to confirm.
3. **Confirm**. Click **Delete permanently**. If a task is still running, Slaide stops it first and continues the deletion automatically.
   ![The confirmation when deleting the account: the field “Email to confirm” with the address entered and the buttons Cancel and Delete permanently.](https://help.slaide.de/images/help/settings-delete-confirm-en.webp)

> **Careful:** Deleting is permanent and cannot be undone. Slaide deletes your documents, uploads and folders, and an active subscription is cancelled as part of it. Export what you want to keep first. More in [Delete your account and data](https://help.slaide.de/delete-your-account-and-data).

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I upload a profile picture?

No. The round avatar shows the initials of your display name, or of your email address if you have not set a name.

### Why is Usage missing in my settings?

Usage is hidden while a free account has no credits to track. It appears as soon as the account has credits, for example through an invitation or a paid plan.

### Do my settings follow me to another device?

Your name, email address, password, plan and the email alert for finished tasks belong to your account. Language, notification sound, animation style and default quality are stored in the browser, so set them again in another browser.

### Does the language switch translate my documents?

No. It changes the interface only. A document is written in the language of your request, so an English request in the German interface still gives an English document.

### I need help with something that is not in the settings. Where do I turn?

Write to info@slaide.de and include the email address of your account, never your password. See [Contact Slaide support: address and what to send](https://help.slaide.de/contact-slaide-support).