HOW TO USE IFTTT - by cathymorido

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IFTTT

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IFTTTAND AUTOMATE ALMOST EVERYTHING!

H O W T O U S E

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WHAT IS IFTTT?

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IFFFT is a web service that automates a lot of your web function to make life easier!

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How does it work?

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In this tutorial I will teach you what IFTTT is all about.

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READY?

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IFTTT

I N T R O D U C I N G . . .

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Let’s start this step by step

guide on how to use this!

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In your URL, type this

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Or you can go to your favorite browser and type

IFTTT.

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Type IFTTTby cathymorido@gmail.com 01.28.2016

Select IFTTT

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You’ll be directed here…

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This will appear….

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Type the necessary details here

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Click Create account

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This will appear….

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Then Click on this

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A sample “TRIGGER” will appear.

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Then Click on that

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A sample “ACTION” will appear.

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Click continue

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This will appear…by cathymorido@gmail.com 01.28.2016

Click continue

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This will appear.

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It will ask you to select for 3 more channels.

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Let’s choose Facebook, Instagram & Gmail.

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This will appear.

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Click Continue

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This will appear.

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This new window will appear.

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You can also confirm your account via your email.

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Here’s the email…

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Click Confirm your account

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Congratulations! Your account now has been

confirmed!

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But wait…

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For this tutorial, we will discuss one by one the different tools and try to apply it as we go along.

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PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!

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Let’s start using IFTTT!

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There are 4 tabs located at the upper right corner of the

IFTTT homepage.

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You will see this.

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CLICK ON RECIPE.

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What is a “RECIPE”?

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RECIPETriggers = this

Action = that

This are the formulas you set up deciding which triggers will

prompt with actions.

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3 Parts of Recipe.

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RECOMMENDED

RECIPEThis are the recipe created by others users and is much easier than using

your own.

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This are the recipe that enables you to create your personalized button, camera &

notepad. This are available on IOS and android only.

DO RECIPE

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This are the recipe that creates powerful connection with one simple statement – if

this then that.

IF RECIPE

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Click Browse.

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You will find recommended or pre-defined recipes to certain platform.

BROWSE TAB

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Click Channels.

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Then this will appear…

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Now, what is a CHANNEL???

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CHANNEL = SERVICES

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There over 100+ channels to choose

from and the list are always increasing!

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Click your account.

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You will see this.

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HOW DO I MAKE RECIPE?

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2 OPTIONS :

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OPTION 1:

Do your own recipe.

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OPTION 2:

Use Pre-made recipes.(Recommended, IF & DO recipe)

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Let’s try option#1

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Do your own recipe.

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Click to your account.

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Click Create.

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Click on this

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It will ask you to choose a trigger channel.

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For this, we will use Facebook as a trigger

channel.

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Type in facebook.

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Click on the icon.

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Click Connect.

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IFTTT will connect you to Facebook.

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Please note that every time you will try to connect IFTTT

to other networks,

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You’ll be asked to log-in to your network account to

authorize IFTTT to use your account.

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Enter details here.

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Click on Log In.

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Facebook will notify/ask permission on you for the

following actions..

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Click Okay.

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Click Okay.

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Click Okay.

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Click Done.

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Click continue .

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This will appear.

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(What do you want facebook to do for you?”

Choose a trigger!

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Click on your chosen trigger!

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Create Trigger!

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This will appear.

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Now click on that.

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This will appear.

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(What other network I want it to be linked with?)

Choose action channel!

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Type in action channel.

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..or scroll down to search.

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Click on Twitter icon.

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Click on connect.

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IFTTT will connect you now with twitter.

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Enter details here.

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Click authorize app.

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This will appear.

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Click continue.

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This will appear.

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(What do you want twitter to do for you?”

Choose an action!

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Click on your chosen action!

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Create a tweet text...

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That what IFTTT is going to

post on twitter…

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..whenever you have a status update on Facebook.

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Create action!

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Create Recipe!

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To check the recipe we created…

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This should appear!

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What else can we do for the recipe we created?

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To edit or erase the recipe…

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Click on the recipe icon…

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..or click the pencil icon

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TURN OFF..When you want to stop from using it.

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PUBLISH..To publicize and allow others to use it.

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CHECK NOW..To check on recipes created.

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LOG..To check on recipes logs.

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DELETE..To simply delete recipe.

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Let’s now try to post a status on Facebook.

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Then let’s check on my Twitter account.

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Immediately right after I posted on my facebook

account, a tweet text was sent on my tweeter account.

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“It is vain to do with

more what can be

done with less.“

-William of Occam, originator of Occam’s Razor

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Now go and try it for yourself!

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