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==Attachments== | ==Attachments== | ||
Click on the paperclip symbol to add an attachment. You can add up to 4 pictures, a video or an audio file. | Click on the paperclip symbol to add an attachment. You can add up to 4 pictures, a video or an audio file.<br> | ||
When you add a picture or video you can mark it as sensitive, so it will be blurred and people have to click on it to see the unblurred version. | |||
You can only add an attachment or a poll to a toot - not both. | |||
==Media descriptions== | ==Media descriptions== | ||
[[File:Mastodon media description.png|thumb]] | [[File:Mastodon media description.png|thumb]] | ||
Click on the edit button to add a media description. You usually have 1500 characters for your description, so more than for the toot itself. | |||
==Polls== | ==Polls== | ||
Click on the 3 bars besides the paperclip to add a poll. You can add up to 4 poll options or more if the Mastodon instance is modified. | |||
==Visibility== | ==Visibility== | ||
The next symbol in the row, a globe, lets you change the visibility of your post. | |||
* '''Public'''<br> Unless you changed it in the settings toots will be public by default. Public means everybody can see your toot on your profile, in public timelines and - if they follow you - in their home timeline. | |||
* '''Unlisted'''<br> When you post an unlisted toot everybody can see it on your profile and followers can see it in their home-timelines, but it won't be displayed on public timelines.<br>People can boost your toot, but the boosted toot will follow the same rules. | |||
* '''Followers-only'''<br> Only followers can see that toot on your profile and in their home timelines. The toot can not be boosted. | |||
* '''Direct''' <br> A direct message can only be seen by people who are mentioned in it. You can add more than one people to a direct message. If you later on add more people to a direct conversation, they will only see the new messages, since they are mentioned. | |||
==Content Warnings== | ==Content Warnings== | ||
The last symbol in the row - the cw - stands for content warning. When you click on it a smaller text field will appear above the larger text field.<br> | |||
When you post a toot with a CW people will at first only see what you have written in the smaller text field and have to click to see the larger text.<br> | |||
When you add a picture or video to a toot with a cw then the media will automatically be marked sensitive. You can however click on the checkbox to change that. <br> | |||
Besides warning people about possibly triggers CWs are sometimes also used for jokes - the punchline being hidden. | |||
= Basic interface = | = Basic interface = | ||
The basic interface is the default when you are new to Mastodon. You can switch to the advanced interface in the settings.<br> | |||
Below we'll describe all the functions present in the basic interface. | |||
==Search== | ==Search== | ||
You can search for people and hashtags and - on some instances - for posts.<br> | |||
You can find accounts either by searching for their profile name or their display name. To find an account that you have never seen before you have to add the whole handle (@profilename@instance.domain) or the url of the profile. | |||
When you search for a hashtag you'll be shown all hashtags that start with the search phrase you used. So e.g. if you search for "fridays" the results will include "FridaysForFuture", but if you search for "future" they won't. | |||
==Announcements== | |||
Continuing on the interface in clockwise direction the next function is the announcement display. It is hidden behind the megaphone symbol.<br> | |||
If the instance admin wrote an announcement it will be displayed here. If there is more than one announcement you can click the arrow symbols to see them all.<br> | |||
Once you read all announcements the blue dot on the megaphone symbol will disappear until a new announcement appears. | |||
==Home timeline settings== | |||
Right besides the megaphone symbol there is a settings symbol. Click on it to change what is displayed on your home timeline.<br> | |||
You can hide or show boosts and replies. By default boosts as well as replies will be displayed in your home timeline.<br> | |||
==Home timeline== | ==Home timeline== | ||