here's how to use twitter
use the clickable sections below to skip
through different parts of this tutorial
go to twitter.com to set up an account
your twitter name is displayed on your
profile and used to help people find
your account
a twitter handle will be created for you
automatically
and will begin with the at symbol you'll
need to give this handle to others
if they want to mention you in tweets
each tweet is limited to 280 characters
this includes spaces so if you want to
write a lengthy tweet
choose your words carefully below you
can see a circle being filled up
as you type this indicates how many
characters you have left in your tweet
you can add media to make your tweets
more visually engaging
this won't use up any of your characters
you can add a picture
gif or a poll
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you can collect data and encourage
interaction from your followers using
polls
you'll need to write your question in
your tweet then you can list your
options
and choose how long you want the poll to
run for
you can add expressions to your tweets
with emojis
click on the emoji button and select one
you'd like to add
these will be included in your character
count
to add multiple tweets click on the plus
sign next to tweet
this is useful if you want to say
something more than 280 characters
click tweet to post
your tweet will now be on your profile
by following a twitter account that
accounts tweet will be shown on your
home page
so you can stay up to date with all
their latest posts
from the home page click on your profile
photo to get to your profile
page twitter will show you recommended
accounts for you to follow based on your
interests
to follow someone click follow
or show more if you want to see more
recommendations
to follow someone else click on the
search bar
and then type in their name to find them
you'll see different accounts listed
click follow on the account you want on
the home page
you'll now see their tweets listed too
to view your profile click on your
profile photo
or click profile on the left hand side
click edit profile to edit the visuals
of your page
you can change your profile photo or add
a banner photo here
click the camera icon to add a photo to
make your profile more visual
select the image you want to use and
then click
apply you can change your profile name
add a biography to describe yourself add
your location
a website and your birthday under the
date where you joined
you'll see the number of accounts you're
following and the number following you
click on these to see who they are
to change your twitter handle from the
home page click on the more icon
and select settings and privacy
go to your account and account
information
your current twitter handle will appear
next to your username
to change it highlight the text and type
in a new one
each twitter handle is original if your
username is already taken
it'll tell you below and you'll need to
try a different variation
click save to apply the changes to your
handle
reacting to tweets can help you to get
more followers
under each tweet you'll see a series of
different options
you can also react to your own tweet to
add more information to it
click on the speech bubble to reply
this will add a comment specifically to
that tweet
the account that posted the tweet will
be notified that you've replied to it
retweeting shares a tweet on your own
page
click on the two circling arrows icon to
retweet a post
if someone else retweets one of yours
all of their followers will then be able
to see your tweet on their page
you can also choose to retweet with
comment
this will also share the tweet on your
page with an accompanying note
click on the heart icon to like a tweet
you can see how popular someone's tweets
are
by looking at the number of hearts it
has
messages is the direct message platform
for twitter
you can privately send and receive
messages to twitter accounts
using this function from the home page
click on messages it may ask you to
verify your account with a phone number
to check your real person if prompted
for this
add a phone number and verify yourself
to access
message someone who follows you by
clicking start a conversation
and type in the name of the person you
can also message someone who isn't
following you
if they have enabled this function in
their privacy settings
click the name you want then type your
message here
you can add a photo gif or an emoji by
clicking these icons
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if you want to delete a tweet you can
click on the three dots here
and click delete
from the home page click on explore
the explore page allows you to browse
different tweets and accounts you may
not be following already
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type something in the search bar you're
interested in looking for
and various posts and accounts will
appear for you to browse
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bookmark store tweets so you can go back
to look at them later
from the home page click on the bookmark
tab
to add a tweet to your bookmarks select
the upload icon
and select add tweet to bookmarks
lists also help you to manage your
tweets and share ones you like with
others
click on the lists tab on the home page
at the top you'll see all your pinned
tweets
followed by any other lists you've
created or are a part of
create a new list by clicking create a
list
and then type in the name and
description you can choose if you want
it to be private
by clicking the box here click next then
add your members you want to share the
list with
and then click done
any members tweets will appear in the
list as well as any accounts you add to
your list
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if you want to unfollow an account click
on the three dots on one of their tweets
on your home page and then click
unfollow if you don't want to see their
tweets anymore but you still want to
follow them
select mute account their tweets will no
longer appear on your twitter feed
blocking an account will stop them from
being able to view your tweets
profile or direct message you
select block from the drop down to block
an account