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#* Click `Create`

# Make a note of the `Username` - for example <code>Bob@AWB</code>

## First part of this new username is your current/actual username, followed by <code>@</code> which is followed by bot name that we created in step 2..

# Tick the '''firstthese four''' check boxes under `Granted` - you can select more here but most editors don't need to (you can change these whenever you need to without changing the bot password)

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-basic}} (always checked)

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-highvolume}}

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-editpage}}

#* {{MediaWiki:grant-editprotected}}

# Click `Create`

# Take note of the password - for example you'll see <code>The new password to log in with Bob@AWB is <'''randomly generated password'''>. Please record this for future reference.</code>