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 [email protected] 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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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 done.by [email protected] 01.28.2016
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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Check the Recipe Title.by [email protected] 01.28.2016
To check the recipe we created…
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There should be
Recipe ID.by [email protected] 01.28.2016
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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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