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    Tweeting on Twhirl

    With Twhirl appearing, behaving, and interfacing with Twitter.com the way we want it to, we are now ready to communicate with our network free of the confines of the homepage. From here, we can work as if we’re directly tweeting from our Twitter.com, but right away you should notice a dramatic difference. Now you have access to all the various options for Twitter in one compact user interface.

    1.
    At the bottom of Twhirl’s window is a blank input field, your tweet field. (If your tweet field is not visible, click on the speech bubble icon located on the bottom-left corner, to the left of the Home button.) Single-click inside this field to type in the following tweet:

    This is my first tweet from Twhirl. @ITStudios is right – this client is pretty sharp! #twitterin10

    As you type, a character countdown window keeps you updated on how many characters remain in your tweet.

    2.
    To send your tweet, simply press the Return or Enter key on your keyboard, or single-click the Send Update icon (the single check mark) found below the character countdown.

    Warning

    When you exceed Twitter’s 140-character limit, the tweet field turns red, and Twhirl’s counter goes into a negative number count, telling you how many characters you have exceeded. If you press Enter, Return, or the Send Update option, the tweet, stops at the 140-character point both in your Twitter archives and in other clients.

    3.
    Review your network’s tweets in Twhirl’s main window. When you find someone you want to reply to, roll your cursor over the user’s avatar. You will be offered four options:

    • Reply (@)

    • Direct Message (envelope)

    • Favorite (heart)

    • Retweet (>>)

    Click on the Reply icon. The user’s Twitter handle appears in the tweet field. Compose your reply and press Return, Enter, or the Send Update icon.


      

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