How to Tweet

On Desktop

1. Open Twitter. Go to https://www.twitter.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your Twitter feed if you're logged into your account.

   1. If you aren't logged into your account, enter your email address (or username) and password in the upper-right corner of the page, then click Log in.

2. Click Tweet. It's a button in the upper-right corner of the page. Doing so opens the Compose new Tweet box in the middle of the window.

3. Enter your tweet's text. Type in the message you want to tweet.

   1. You can type up to 280 characters' worth of text (including spaces) into the Compose new Tweet box.

4. Tag someone in your tweet if necessary. To tag another Twitter account, type the @ symbol and a few letters of their name or username; this will prompt a drop-down menu from which you can select the proper person.

   1. Tagging someone in a tweet will notify them once you post the tweet.

5. Use a hashtag. You can add a hashtag, which groups your tweet with other tweets that have used the same hashtag, by typing a pound (#) sign and then typing a word or phrase with no spaces or punctuation after the pound sign.

   1. For example, typing in "#yogurt" would add the "yogurt" hashtag to your tweet, allowing anyone who looks up the "yogurt" hashtag to potentially find your tweet.
   2. You can use as many different hashtags as your character limit will allow.

6. Add a visual to your tweet if you like. You can add photos, a video, or a GIF to your tweet:

   1. Photo or Video — Click the mountain-shaped icon in the bottom-left corner of the Compose new Tweet box, then select up to four photos or one video from your computer and click Open.
   2. GIF — Click GIF at the bottom of the Compose new Tweet box, select a category of GIF (or type a word into the search box), and click the GIF you want to use to add it to your tweet.

7. Add another tweet to create a thread if desired. If you run out of characters and want to add another tweet as an extension of your first one, click the ＋ icon in the lower-right corner of the Compose new Tweet box and then add your tweet's text, images, and tags as needed.

8. Click Tweet. It's in the bottom-right corner of the Compose new Tweet box. Doing so will post your tweet to your profile.

   1. You can pin the tweet to the top of your profile by clicking the
      icon in the top-right corner of the tweet and then clicking Pin to your profile page in the resulting drop-down menu.
   2. This button will say Tweet all if you're tweeting more than one post at once.

9. Tweet out a poll. If you want to create a poll to which your Twitter followers can respond, do the following:

   1. Click Tweet in the upper-right side of the page.
   2. Add your question to the tweet box's main text box.
   3. Click the bar graph-shaped "Poll" icon.
   4. Add poll choices in the "Choice 1" and "Choice 2" text fields. You can add more choices by clicking the Add a choice link.
   5. Set a time limit by clicking 1 day and then selecting your preferred time limit.
   6. Click Tweet.