Tweet to a Person or Account Directly with Twitter Using Microsoft Lumia 535

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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. In this video, we are going to show you how you can tweet a person or account directly using the "@" symbol while using Twitter on a Microsoft Lumia 535.

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    Press the power button on the right hand side of the phone to bring up the lock screen
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    Swipe the lock screen up to access the home screen
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    On the home screen, find and press on the Twitter tile
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    It is a blue tile with a white bird on it.
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    If your Twitter tile is not pinned to the home screen, swipe left and find it in the applications menu
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    To start a tweet, press on the icon that looks like a blue circle with a paper and quill at the bottom of the screen
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    The "@" symbol allows you to tweet directly to an account. The tweet will still be visible to other people but it will be directed specifically to an account.
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    To write to Dale Winton, write the "@" symbol
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    To do this, you will have to press the "&123" button on the keyboard.
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    Press the "@" button to write it
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    Type the account name you are tweeting to; in this case, "dalewinton"
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    Press space followed by your message
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    Press the icon that looks like a blue circle with a bird and three lines to send the tweet
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    It is located at the bottom of the screen.
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    From the main page, swipe left until the head symbol is blue
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    All your tweets will be located here. The latest one can be seen at the top.
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    Pressing the latest tweet will open a new screen
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    The account name "@dalewinton" will be colored in blue. The blue color means that Twitter has acknowledged the fact that "@dalewinton" is a real account.
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    Press "@dalewinton" to open Dale Winton's account page
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    A direct tweet can be sent to any account as long as you know the account name
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    This concludes our tutorial on how to tweet a person or account directly by using the "@" symbol on twitter while using a Microsoft Lumia 535. If you have any questions or suggestions about this video or Twitter, then please leave them in the comment section below. You have been watching VisiHow, goodbye.
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