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===Boost=== | ===Boost=== | ||
The next symbol is the boost button. Boosting is what retweeting, reblogging or sharing is on other platforms.<br> | |||
So if you click on the button the post will appear in your profile as well as in the home timelines of your followers.<br> | |||
The original author of the toot will be notified that you boosted it. | |||
===Like=== | ===Like=== | ||
Liking a post will also notify the author of the toot and - like boosting - the post will show a count of how many times it was liked.<br> | |||
Other than that it has a similar function as bookmarking the toot - you can see all the toots you liked in a separate view. | |||
===Expand this post=== | ===Expand this post=== | ||
The following functions can be found in the dropdown menu - the last symbol in the row.<br> | |||
Expanding a post will show it instead of the home timeline (different in extended interface) and display replies underneath it.<br> | |||
You can also get to the expanded view by simply clicking on the post - but make sure you don't click on a mention, hashtag or link. | |||
===Copy post url=== | ===Copy post url=== | ||
This function simply copies the direct url of the toot. You can use this to share the toot somewhere else - e.g. in a messenger. | |||
===Embed=== | ===Embed=== | ||
This function copies the html code that lets you embed the toot on a website. | |||
===Bookmark=== | ===Bookmark=== | ||
Bookmarking a toot is like liking it, except the author won't be notified and there is no count of how many times a post was bookmarked.<br> | |||
You can see your bookmarked toots in a separate view than your liked toots. | |||
===Mention=== | ===Mention=== | ||
This function starts a new post mentioning the author of the toot. This is not like replying as the post you start will not display underneath the authors post. | |||
===Direct message=== | ===Direct message=== | ||
This is like the mention function except the visibility of the started toot will be set to "direct". | |||
===Mute, block, report, block domain=== | ===Mute, block, report, block domain=== | ||
See [[#Mute| | See [[#Mute|further down]] | ||
==Notifications== | ==Notifications== | ||