Diaspora/Website
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We have now covered most of the main features on diaspora*. The last part of this tutorial series deals with the last few bits and pieces you’ll need to know about.
We have now covered most of the main features on diaspora*. The last part of this tutorial series deals with the last few bits and pieces you’ll need to know about.
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To connect to another service, click <span class="click">Connect services</span> in the sidebar of the stream, and then click the relevant icon. If you’re already logged in to your account on that service in the same browser, it should recognise you automatically. If you’re not currently logged in to that service, it’ll ask you to log in now. Once you’re logged in, it will ask for authorisation to publish to your account in that service. Accept this, and you’re ready to post directly from your diaspora* seed to that service!
To connect to another service, click
<span class="click">
Connect services</span>
in the sidebar of the stream, and then click the relevant icon. If you’re already logged in to your account on that service in the same browser, it should recognise you automatically. If you’re not currently logged in to that service, it’ll ask you to log in now. Once you’re logged in, it will ask for authorisation to publish to your account in that service. Accept this, and you’re ready to post directly from your diaspora* seed to that service! -
When you next click in the publisher, you’ll see the icon for that service under the publisher. Click this icon to activate it, and your post will also appear in your stream on that service. Pretty nifty, eh? See %{part_link} for more information on posting to connected services.
When you next click in the publisher, you’ll see the icon for that service under the publisher. Click this icon to activate it, and your post will also appear in your stream on that service. Pretty nifty, eh? See %{part_link} for more information on posting to connected services.
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The final thing we need to look at to get you started is the user settings page. To reach it, get to you user menu and, from the drop-down menu, choose <span class="click">Settings</span>. Here you will find an overview of account options.
The final thing we need to look at to get you started is the user settings page. To reach it, get to you user menu and, from the drop-down menu, choose
<span class="click">
Settings</span>
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Here you can: change your email address and password, set your language, choose from one of our color themes, set the default visibility of your posts, pick your email notification preferences and download your data or close your seed.
Here you can: change your email address and password, set your language, choose from one of our color themes, set the default visibility of your posts, pick your email notification preferences and download your data or close your seed.
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If you want, you can set your seed to automatically start sharing with anyone who starts sharing with you. You can also re-enable the “getting started” hints that appeared when you first opened your account.
If you want, you can set your seed to automatically start sharing with anyone who starts sharing with you. You can also re-enable the “getting started” hints that appeared when you first opened your account.
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This is a list of users you are ignoring. You can remove them from this list if you want to start seeing posts from them again. See %{part_link} for more on ignoring people.
This is a list of users you are ignoring. You can remove them from this list if you want to start seeing posts from them again. See %{part_link} for more on ignoring people.
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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
<span class="click">
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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! -
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
<span class="click">
Preview</span>
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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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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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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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If you are a developer you may be interested in code blocks. To create a code block, start your text/code with four backticks ( ` ` ` ` ). To return to normal text, close the code block with another four.
If you are a developer you may be interested in code blocks. To create a code block, start your text/code with four backticks ( ` ` ` ` ). To return to normal text, close the code block with another four.
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It’s also possible to display code inline, by marking the start and end of the snippet with a single backtick.
It’s also possible to display code inline, by marking the start and end of the snippet with a single backtick.
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To create a horizontal line, use at least three - - -, _ _ _ or * * * on a separate line. Any number above three will do the same thing and spaces between the characters do not matter.
To create a horizontal line, use at least three - - -, _ _ _ or * * * on a separate line. Any number above three will do the same thing and spaces between the characters do not matter.