{"id":134581,"date":"2023-10-13T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=134581"},"modified":"2023-10-13T00:01:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T04:01:11","slug":"how-to-change-paypal-account-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-change-paypal-account-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change PayPal Account Preferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-17097649\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>I use PayPal for my home business and the job I work during the day to pay the bills.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">This last week I was logged into my business PayPal account and while <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">I was looking around I got an idea for a How-To article that may help my readers out. On a PayPal business account, there is something called <strong>Account Preferences<\/strong>. In this section, you can change your Time Zone the Language of your account, and Add a Customer Service Message. All of these can be very helpful if you move or decide your account is easier for you in another language. Whatever the reason you want to do this, I&#8217;m going to go over the options you are given on the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Account Preferences<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> screen. Before we jump into this lesson, make sure you check out these other articles I have written about PayPal:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-manage-cookies-on-paypal\/\">How To Manage Cookies On PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-pay-a-paypal-invoice\/\">How To Pay A PayPal Invoice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-update-credit-card-on-paypal\/\">How To Update Credit Card On PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now that you have caught up, it is time to start learning something new.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Change PayPal Account Preferences<\/h2>\n<p>I will be showing you how to do this on my PayPal Business Account using the website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Head over to PayPal and log in to your account. The one I&#8217;m logging into is my business account.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2322671015\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PayPal-log-in-button.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-71323 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PayPal-log-in-button.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-log-in-button\" width=\"411\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PayPal-log-in-button.jpg 411w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PayPal-log-in-button-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/PayPal-log-in-button-350x278.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> After logging in, look to the top right and hover your mouse over your profile name. A menu will appear and you will need to click on <strong>Account Settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Settings-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134583 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Settings-Link.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-account-settings-link\" width=\"529\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Settings-Link.jpg 529w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Settings-Link-350x397.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Settings-Link-132x150.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> On the <strong>Account Settings<\/strong> screen, look to the left menu. Under<strong> Account &amp; Security<\/strong> find <strong>Account preferences<\/strong>. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134584 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Link.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-account-preferences-link\" width=\"491\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Link.jpg 491w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Link-327x400.jpg 327w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Link-123x150.jpg 123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Here is where you can change the language, manage the time zone, add a customer service message, and close your account. Let&#8217;s click on the update link to the right of <strong>Preferred Language<\/strong>. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134585 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Screen-640x359.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-account-preferences-screen\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Screen-640x359.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Screen-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Screen-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Account-Preferences-Screen.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> On the <strong>Update Language<\/strong> window that will appear, you are given a box to select a language. Click the arrow on the right of the box for options. Choose the one you want to use. Then click the Save button at the bottom. Now on to updating your time zone.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3895279703\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Language-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Language-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-update-language-screen\" width=\"600\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Language-Screen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Language-Screen-350x282.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Language-Screen-150x121.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> On the time zone window, you can click the arrow again here and they give you a list to choose from. I&#8217;m choosing the Pacific Time since that is where I&#8217;m at. As before, after selecting, all you need to do is click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button at the bottom. The last option I want to go over here is the Customer Service message.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Time-Zone-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134587 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Time-Zone-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-update-time-zone-screen\" width=\"476\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Time-Zone-Screen.jpg 476w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Time-Zone-Screen-272x400.jpg 272w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Update-Time-Zone-Screen-102x150.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> After clicking the update link to the right of this option you will be given some boxes to fill in. Here you can add a personalized message that will be displayed for your customers when they file a case with PayPal. Once you are done filling that in, move on down and you will see a few other options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Business Info (you can edit this by clicking on Edit to the right). This covers your business name and logo<\/li>\n<li>Below that is Choose the info you\u2019d like on display. We recommend both (Customer Service Phone and Customer Service email). Click on the boxes to the left to select them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to preview this before you save, click the <strong>preview button<\/strong> at the bottom. After you are done with the preview, scroll down to the bottom and click on the <strong>Close Preview<\/strong> button. Now it is time to click the <strong>Save and Close<\/strong> button at the bottom of the screen. Done!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Update-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Update-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-customer-service-message-update-screen\" width=\"504\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Update-Screen.jpg 504w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Update-Screen-288x400.jpg 288w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Update-Screen-108x150.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134589 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"paypal-customer-service-message-screen\" width=\"511\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Screen.jpg 511w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Screen-292x400.jpg 292w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PayPal-Customer-Service-Message-Screen-110x150.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That is what the <strong>Account Preferences<\/strong> on PayPal business account covers. Time to share your new knowledge with the world.<\/p><div id=\"daves-584357774\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-4202136855\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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