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## Creating an account
To add a new person, click **Invite someone** in the upper right corner. You’ll be prompted to enter their first and last names and their email address.
To add a new person, click **Invite someone** in the upper right corner. You’ll be prompted to enter their email, and optionally their first and last names–only the email is required.
You can optionally add attributes to that user account, though you can add attributes to accounts at any time (as well as [via SSO](../people-and-groups/start.md#authentication)). Metabase uses attributes to create [data sandboxes](../permissions/data-sandboxes.md).
On some [paid plans](https://www.metabase.com/pricing), you can also add attributes to that user account. But you don't have to right away; you can add attributes to accounts at any time (as well as [via SSO](../people-and-groups/start.md#authentication)). Metabase uses attributes to create [data sandboxes](../permissions/data-sandboxes.md).
Click **Create** to activate an account. An account becomes active once you click **Create**, even if the person never signs into the account. The account remains active until you [deactivate the account](#deactivating-an-account). If you're on a paid Metabase plan, all active accounts will count toward your user account total. If one person has more than one account, each account will count toward the total (see [how billing works](https://www.metabase.com/pricing/how-billing-works)).
