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Let's go through every Mastodon feature... | Let's go through every Mastodon feature... | ||
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=Register for an account= | |||
[[File:Mastodon instance screenshot.png|thumb]] | [[File:Mastodon instance screenshot.png|thumb]] | ||
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Check your spam folder if you don't get the email. | Check your spam folder if you don't get the email. | ||
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=What Mastodon looks like for new users= | |||
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Below we'll describe all the functions present in the basic interface. | Below we'll describe all the functions present in the basic interface. | ||
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==Toots== | |||
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In the screenshot you can see that 5000 characters are left, because the screenshot was taken on an instance with a modified character limit. | In the screenshot you can see that 5000 characters are left, because the screenshot was taken on an instance with a modified character limit. | ||
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Click on the laughing emoji in the top right of the text field to add | Click on the laughing emoji in the top right of the text field to add emojis.<br> | ||
Besides all the known | Besides all the known emojis instance admins can add custom emojis. You can request new custom emojis by contacting your instance admin. | ||
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You can only add an attachment or a poll to a toot - not both. | You can only add an attachment or a poll to a toot - not both. | ||
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===Media descriptions=== | |||
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Next is your profile description or bio. Here you can write something about you. You can include | Next is your profile description or bio. Here you can write something about you. You can include emojis, links and hashtags. | ||
You can write the bio in the [[#Bio|settings]] | You can write the bio in the [[#Bio|settings]] | ||
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This deletes the post - all boosts, likes and replies will be gone - and you can edit it to post again. | This deletes the post - all boosts, likes and replies will be gone - and you can edit it to post again. | ||
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==Someone else's profile== | |||
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Here you can choose the name that will display prominently on your profile and your posts.<br> | Here you can choose the name that will display prominently on your profile and your posts.<br> | ||
A display name can contain spaces and | A display name can contain spaces and emojis.<br> | ||
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This option is only displayed if your admin allows you to invite people and it only really makes | This option is only displayed if your admin allows you to invite people and it only really makes sense if the instance you're on is closed.<br> | ||
You can generate invite links to share with people who can use them to create an account on the same instance.<br> | You can generate invite links to share with people who can use them to create an account on the same instance.<br> | ||
If you want you can select an option to let everybody who uses your links automatically follow you. | If you want you can select an option to let everybody who uses your links automatically follow you. | ||
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{{Getting started links}} | |||
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{{Category |category=Mastodon}} {{category |category=Beginners guides}} | |||
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