Diaspora/Website
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The Services page shows your connected services (e.g. Twitter, Tumblr, WordPress) and allows you to connect new services to your diaspora* seed. See %{part_link} for more on connected services.
The Services page shows your connected services (e.g. Twitter, Tumblr, WordPress) and allows you to connect new services to your diaspora* seed. See %{part_link} for more on connected services.
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That’s all, folks! Thanks a lot for reading this getting started guide. We hope it has been useful to you and that you now feel comfortable using diaspora* as your new online home. If there’s anything else you want to know about any aspect of using diaspora*, try our in-app help section – go to your user menu in the header bar and select <span class="click">Help</span> from the drop-down menu.
That’s all, folks! Thanks a lot for reading this getting started guide. We hope it has been useful to you and that you now feel comfortable using diaspora* as your new online home. If there’s anything else you want to know about any aspect of using diaspora*, try our in-app help section – go to your user menu in the header bar and select
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If you have any questions that haven’t been answered, feel free to make a public post on diaspora* including the <span class="click">#help</span> and <span class="click">#question</span> tags so that other community members can try to help you. There’s a wonderful, generous community out there!
If you have any questions that haven’t been answered, feel free to make a public post on diaspora* including the
<span class="click">#help</span>and<span class="click">#question</span>tags so that other community members can try to help you. There’s a wonderful, generous community out there! -
Formatting text
Formatting text
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Formatting text
Formatting text
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On diaspora* it’s possible to format your text in status messages, comments and conversations using a simplified mark-up system called Markdown. This page gives an introduction to the codes used to create this formatting.
On diaspora* it’s possible to format your text in status messages, comments and conversations using a simplified mark-up system called Markdown. This page gives an introduction to the codes used to create this formatting.
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The first thing to note is that you must use two line breaks between paragraphs (except items in a list), otherwise the paragraps will run together. If you really want just one line break between two paragraphs, add two spaces at the end of the first paragraph.
The first thing to note is that you must use two line breaks between paragraphs (except items in a list), otherwise the paragraps will run together. If you really want just one line break between two paragraphs, add two spaces at the end of the first paragraph.
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This is where the <span class="click">Preview</span> button comes in really handy. Try some formatting, preview it, work out what isn’t right, fix it, and preview again, until you’re happy!
This is where the
<span class="click">Preview</span>button comes in really handy. Try some formatting, preview it, work out what isn’t right, fix it, and preview again, until you’re happy! -
In the examples below, you can copy the text in the grey areas and paste it into the publisher in diaspora* and use the <span class="click">Preview</span> button to try out some formatting.
In the examples below, you can copy the text in the grey areas and paste it into the publisher in diaspora* and use the
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Headings
Headings
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You can add first-, second- and third-level headings to your message by placing a hash symbol (#) at the start of a line, as follows:
You can add first-, second- and third-level headings to your message by placing a hash symbol (#) at the start of a line, as follows:
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An extremely large header
An extremely large header
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Half as big as the one above
Half as big as the one above
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Twice the size of normal text
Twice the size of normal text
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Make sure to leave a space between the hashes and your text, to avoid creating a #tag instead of a heading. The heading ends once you hit enter to proceed to the next line.
Make sure to leave a space between the hashes and your text, to avoid creating a #tag instead of a heading. The heading ends once you hit enter to proceed to the next line.
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Lists
Lists
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To create an bulleted list, place either *, + or - in front of each line you want as part of the list.
To create an bulleted list, place either *, + or - in front of each line you want as part of the list.
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It’s also possible to make numbered lists by placing “1.”, “2.”, etc. in front of the list items. To create a numbered list, the numbers must have periods/full stops after them.
It’s also possible to make numbered lists by placing “1.”, “2.”, etc. in front of the list items. To create a numbered list, the numbers must have periods/full stops after them.
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Again, make sure to leave a space between the “bullet” character and the text on each line, and to leave a line space between the list and any preceding/following text, otherwise it will not work.
Again, make sure to leave a space between the “bullet” character and the text on each line, and to leave a line space between the list and any preceding/following text, otherwise it will not work.
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This is how to create a bulleted list:
This is how to create a bulleted list: