how to use ifttt - elizabeth cabilan - virtual superstar.m4v


Hi!

This is a tutorial

about…


What is IFTTT for?


is used to automate

social media postings

selectively


Now, how to use it?


Let’s start by

Selecting browser


On the Start Menu, click

on Google Chrome


You can also

choose other

browser you want


Now, go to


Type google.com

on the address bar

then hit


Now, on the Google’s

search box, type IFTTT


Done typing? Press


Click the first link on the

list of results


Can you see this on

your screen?


Moving on …


Since we are new to

IFTTT, we’ll create our

account


To create our IFTTT

account, click on

Sign Up


Let’s fill up the

textboxes!


Enter your email address

in the “Your Email” textbox


And your password in

the “Choose a

Password” textbox


Great! Now, click

the blue button


Welcome to IFTTT !


Always remember

the phrase


IFTTT will provide

an example with

the following steps


Let us continue

learning !


First, click on the word

this as stated


It will roll down list and

choose one for you


For this tutorial, it chose

about the weather


This part is what IFTTT

called as the Trigger

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Notice that the word that

in the phrase turned that


Try clicking it


It will choose Send me an

Email


This part is what

IFTTT called as the

Action Channel


Let’s see what is the

purpose of those

channels


Now, click the blue

button Continue


Now, on this page,

click Continue


You will now receive

an email from IFTTT

if…


…it will rain

on your area

the next day


Are you on this page?


Select at least 3 channels

where to send the

notifications


Just click on the

channels provided


For this tutorial, the

following social

media is selected


After choosing

channels, click


Already on this page?


Can you see those

3 tabs?


Try to select a

recipe from the

Recommended tab


Select recipe you think

can help you with

something important


Let’s try this one


See this on your screen?


Let’s connect first

these channels to

IFTTT


To connect your Google

to IFTTT, click


Now, sign in to your

Google account first



Then hit Next

Click the blue button

to allow


Great!


Your Google Calendar is

now connected to IFTTT.



Click Done

Let us now

connect your

Facebook

account to IFTTT


Click on the blue button

Connect



This privacy confirmation

will show on your screen

Simply click on the blue

button Okay to connect


Click Okay again


Do you have pages in

your Facebook

account?


If your answer is yes,

click Okay


Alright ! Your

Facebook account is

now connected to

IFTTT



Click Done

Now, for the next step..


On this part of the screen,


Write keyword which

you want to display on

your message


Now, click ADD


GREAT ! Your recipe is

finished / created


Click DONE

on this page


Yay! You created your

first recipe in IFTTT


Let’s try another recipe,


Let’s add this one to

our recipes


Click the blue button ADD


Great ! It is now created

as one of our recipes


Click DONE


Scroll down to

change and update

the recipe’s settings


You can change the

keyword and action

in this option


Edit the text to change the

trigger or keyword


Change the settings of the

action you want.


Don’t forget to hit the

blue button


…to save your changes



Have a great

learning day


Thank you

and

always remember,

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