Prepositions In/On for internet accounts

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murat_turkey

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Are the below sentences correct.


  1. I think you can update the email address in/on your Netflix/Bank/Google account.
  2. My son knows how to insert an image in Microsoft word.


When it comes to internet accounts, do we use preposition in or on?
 
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I prefer "in", but you hear/read either.
 

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In #2 in seems perfect. In #1 I think in/on both work. My personal choice would be in.
 
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Are the [STRIKE]below[/STRIKE] following sentences correct?


  1. I think you can update the email address in/on your Netflix/bank/Google account.
  2. My son knows how to insert an image in Microsoft Word.


When it comes to internet accounts, do we use the preposition 'in' or 'on'?
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