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# Customer account
Customer account settings control how shoppers reach their account from your storefront. You choose which menu item acts as the account entry point, and whether tapping it opens a popup on the current page or sends the customer to the account page. Turning accounts on lets customers log in, see their order history and reorder, which is useful for stores with returning buyers. Legacy customer accounts are not supported, so your store needs to be on the new customer accounts.
### Where to find these settings
Go to **Online Store > Themes > Customize > Theme settings > Customer account**.
### Settings
| Settings | Description |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Menu** | The menu item customers use to open their account. Pick the menu that already holds your account link. |
| **Open as** | How the account opens when a customer clicks that item. Choose **Popup** to open it over the current page, or **Link** to send the customer to the account page. |
The image below shows the two available settings of the Customer account section, Menu and Open as.
### What customers see
Customers reach their account through the menu item you selected, so the wording of that menu item is what they see on the storefront. With **Popup**, the login form opens over the page they are already on and they keep their place after logging in, which suits stores where customers log in mid browse. With **Link**, they leave the current page and land on the Shopify account page instead. Because legacy accounts are not supported, customers sign in using the new customer accounts flow.
### Related pages
* [Header](/velare/set-up-your-store/header-group/header.md): where the account entry point sits in the header
* [Layout](/velare/set-up-your-store/layout.md): global page width and corner radius applied to the account popup and forms
* [Colors](/velare/set-up-your-store/colors.md): color schemes used by the account popup and its buttons
* [Vélare Intro](/velare/readme.md): overview of the theme and where to start
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