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description: To sync prospects to person accounts instead of leads, enable a setting on the Salesforce connector.
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# Enable Person Account Syncing

To sync prospects to person accounts instead of leads, enable a setting on the Salesforce connector.

### Required Editions

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d98288e56 ">To enable Person Account Syncing:</td>

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              <span>Account Engagement Administrator role</span>
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Before you can enable syncing with person accounts, your Salesforce connector must be verified and Person Accounts must be enabled in Salesforce.

![Warning](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-pardot-264-0-0-production-enus/5fef4d4f-9a34-45c6-8cd3-e3200b9eeba8/images/icon_warning.png)

Warning This change is irreversible. After Person Account Syncing is enabled, it can’t be disabled.

1. Open the Salesforce Connector page.
    - In Account Engagement, select **Admin** and then select **Connectors**. Click ![gear icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-pardot-264-0-0-production-enus/5fef4d4f-9a34-45c6-8cd3-e3200b9eeba8/pardot/images/pardot_settings_icon.png) next to the Salesforce Connector, and select **Edit**.
    - In the Lightning app, select **Account Engagement Settings** and then **Connectors**. Click ![gear icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-pardot-264-0-0-production-enus/5fef4d4f-9a34-45c6-8cd3-e3200b9eeba8/pardot/images/pardot_settings_icon.png) next to the Salesforce connector, and select **Edit Settings**.
2. Select **Sync Prospects with Person Accounts**.
3. Review the prompt, then click **Enable**.
4. Save your changes.

Add Account Engagement data fields to your Person Account page layouts. If you don’t use leads in Salesforce, or if you want to sync prospects to person accounts instead of leads, enable **Create Person Accounts Instead of Leads**.

#### See Also

- [Create a Person Account](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_sf_connector_person_account_reverse_syncing_enable.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "If you don’t use leads in Salesforce, or if you want to sync prospects to person accounts instead of leads, set up a person account.")
- [Add Account Engagement Data to Person Account Layouts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_sf_connector_person_add_to_layouts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To use person accounts with Account Engagement, add a few components to your person account page layouts.")
- [Add the Send to Account Engagement Button to Person Account Records](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_sf_connector_person_account_send_to_pardot.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Send to Account Engagement button makes it easy to sync person account records with Account Engagement prospects. After the custom button is created, add it to account page layouts in Salesforce.")
- [Create the Send Account Engagement Email Button for Person Accounts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.pardot_sf_connector_person_account_add_send_email.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "The Send Account Engagement Email button makes it easy to email prospects from Salesforce. Create the custom button, and then add it to account page layouts. Don’t add this button if your layout already has the Send Engage Email button.")