SQL Server service account password change

OK. I've read all kinds of stuff on the internet about changing the SQL
Server Service and SQL Server Agent Service account passwords. They all
say "use Enterprise Manager" because it performs additional tasks that
you would otherwise have to perform manually. I can dig that.

My problem is that I can't figure out *how* to change the password(s)
using EM. I have no problem seeing how to switch to a completely
different account: just type in the account and password and stop and
restart the service. But how do I change *just the password* in EM?
Maybe I'm confused. Does EM actually change the service account's
password in the domain, or do I need to do that elsewhere before I
change the password in EM?

On top of this, I'm doing this in a clustered environment, and I'm
pretty new to SQL Server clustering. Can someone please set me
straight?

Thanks,
Aaron

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