# Receiving TWINS

When you want to receive TWINS or look up your addresses, click on the Receive tab on the left side of the wallet.

![Overview of the Receive tab](https://1656297259-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXpIa_undrOYkGQm38v%2F-LY6u4KHXuDBj3DUJT-z%2F-LY6uslffCXApsIKbPyV%2Fwallet%20receive%20tab.png?alt=media\&token=6e35ab5d-eb06-407a-aea8-abe6aff07f07)

To receive funds you must provide the sender with the receiving address to send it to. Receiving addresses are generated by the wallet itself.

When you want to receive a payment, all you have to do is **generate a receiving address**:

Click on the “*Receiving Addresses*” button on the right side of the Receive tab.

A pop-up window will appear where you can generate receiving addresses:

![Receiving address generation window](https://1656297259-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXpIa_undrOYkGQm38v%2F-LY6u4KHXuDBj3DUJT-z%2F-LY6vaJT-SkO_bwtayaF%2Freceive%20address%20generation.png?alt=media\&token=a3e83738-2c6e-479f-9d5b-ac95346d0b66)

You can also access the window by going to File > Receiving addresses.

Click on the “*New*” button to generate a new receiving address. Filling in the “*Label*” field is optional but a good idea to keep your wallet organized. The address is generated automatically:

![](https://1656297259-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXpIa_undrOYkGQm38v%2F-LY6u4KHXuDBj3DUJT-z%2F-LY6vmcmxUSVVKMLlzIW%2Freceive%20address%20generation%202.png?alt=media\&token=e3b74ce3-fcff-4c04-a37a-ef9fc08d4143)

Click “*OK*” after you are done and you will be returned to the previous window with a newly generated receiving address.

To copy the address into the clipboard you have to select it by clicking on it once and selecting the “*Copy*” button, or right-clicking it and choosing the “*Copy Address*” option.

Share this address with whomever you want to receive a payment from.

Once you receive a payment to one of your addresses, it will immediately appear in the Transactions tab:

![The Transactions tab with the receiving transaction highlighted](https://1656297259-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LXpIa_undrOYkGQm38v%2F-LY6u4KHXuDBj3DUJT-z%2F-LY6wIoZD_dJCfEsV59d%2Freceive%20history.png?alt=media\&token=d335e89e-b145-474e-8de7-c010fad921aa)

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**You must back up your wallet file EVERY TIME you create a new receiving address, or you risk losing the funds received to that address.**
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