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Personal Channel

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This tutorial is intended to be followed in sequence as if you were setting up a +channel for the first time. It introduces some of the tools and features related +to a personal channel in a natural way.

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Create a new channel

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When you log in for the first time after registering, you must create a channel. +(Alternatively you can load https://grid.reticu.li/new_channel)

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Enter your name and a nickname for the channel address, and select a "role". +Typically if this is a personal channel that represents you, select a Social role +with a level of default privacy that you are comfortable with. If you are unsure, +select Social - Restricted.

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Configure your channel features

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When your new channel is created you are directed to the channel settings page. +Take the time to look around at all the settings pages to familiarize yourself with +your options, even if you don't understand everything you see right now.

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Navigate to the Additional Features settings and follow the screenshots below to +enable various features. Remember to press the Submit button when you are done with +your selections.

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Add a profile photo

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Navigate to your channel home by clicking the "Home" icon on the left side of the +navbar, and then select the About tab to view your profile.

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Press the Edit button on the right to edit your profile information.

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From the Profile Tools dropdown menu, select the Change profile photo

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Upload your photo and size as necessary using the image editor.

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When you press Submit you will be redirected back to the profile editor. +(You might need to clear your browser cache if you have trouble seeing the new photo.)

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Returning to your channel home page you will see that a post notifying others of your new +profile pic has been automatically posted.

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Compose a post

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Go to your channel home and open the post editor by pressing the Share textbox +at the top of the channel "wall". Enter a message, and then drag-and-drop an image +file into the post editor text area (alternatively you can use the Attach file +tool at the bottom).

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Your image file will be automatically uploaded and stored in your cloud files, and +a link will appear in the post window. Pressing the post preview button will allow you to preview your post before publishing it.

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Pressing the lock button near the Submit button will open the Access Control List +so you can specify exactly who can access this post.

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Use an uploaded image as a channel cover photo

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One way to add some pizzazz your channel is to add a cover photo that visitors will +see when they load your channel page. Hubzilla's integrated cloud file system +allows you to choose an existing photo for this purpose.

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Visit your photos in the Photos app

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Select the photo you wish to use and select Use as cover photo from the Photo Tools +dropdown menu.

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Crop the image using the photo editor and save your changes.

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When you load your channel home page, you will first see the cover photo, and your +channel page will fade in as you scroll down.

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Make a connection

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Making connections between channels to share things is what Hubzilla is all about. +Making a connection is simple. If you do not already know how to reach a channel's home +page, you might try a directory search by opening the Directory link on the right +side of the top navbar.

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You can connect directly from the directory entry using the Connect button there, +or you can open the channel page first and press the Connect button below the +profile photo.

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After you connect you are immediately taken to the connection editor page, where +you make some important decisions about what you plan to share with this channel.

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The individual permissions are mostly straightforward, but they can be slightly +unclear at first. For example, Can view my file storage and photos does not +mean that the connected channel will be able to view all of your photos and files! +It means that you will have the option to share photos and files with that +channel. It is perfectly possible for you to allow someone to read your posts but +disallow them from seeing photos in that post. This kind of unusual situation is, +as they say, not a bug; it is a feature.

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Privacy groups allow you to conveniently share items with groups of people. You can +create whatever groups fit your needs by opening the Add privacy group link.

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In this editor, you can switch between the existing privacy groups and see at a +glance what channels are and are not members of the group. Selecting the icon of +a channel in either box will move it to the in or out of the group.

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When editing an individual channel's settings, you can set their privacy group +membership using the widget on the left:

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Connections are a mutual engagement. The channel you connect can choose to approve your +connection. They will receive a notification that you connected

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which takes them to their Connections editor page where +they can choose to approve the connection or not.

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After you approve a connection, it is a good idea to open the individual connection +editor by pressing the edit button beside the Delete button.

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