Pinterest - Pinboard-style photo-sharing

How To Use
Pinterest
A Basic Tutorial
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What is Pinterest?

Pinterest
is a sort of digital board

or simply
a virtual pinboard

It is about
collecting and
sharing

the different interesting things you
find on the web
the different
interesting things
you find on the web

Getting Started with
Pinterest

Go to
http://www.pinterest.com

Enter username, email
and password
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Click Create Account
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Create your first board
page will appear

Select a board
that interests you

Click Create Board
of your choice

Wait while it’s still creating

The Follow board
page will appear next

Choose one topic
that you like

click Follow button of 5
boards that you like

All circles will turn red when
you are done choosing 5 boards

Click Next after
choosing your 5 boards

You will then be redirected
to the Pinterest Homepage

You will see a “confirm your email” tab
on top of the Pinterest Homepage

Click tab to
confirm email address

Check your email’s inbox and
Click to confirm email address

Click Confirm Email
to complete the process

You will be redirected to the Pinterest
Homepage when the Sign up process is done

Profile & Privacy Settings
Note that the information on
your profile page is public. Be
cautious about sharing too
much personal information.

To modify your
personal
and
privacy settings

Click the profile icon in the
top-right corner of the page

Profile page will appear

Click Edit Profile button

Profile Setting page
will appear
top part of
the page

You can modify your public profile:
username, location and bio.
Profile picture will be
imported automatically from
facebook or twitter
You can upload a
different picture
if you prefer

Modify privacy settings
according to your preference
Bottom part of
the page

Click Save Profile
to confirm changes

Privacy settings are now saved.
Updated profile page will appear.

Finding and Inviting Friends
Pinterest is a way more
than just saving pins of
your own. It’s also about
sharing and interacting
with people you know.

To Find and Invite
Facebook Friends

Hover the mouse over the
profile icon then click Find Friends

The Find Friends page
will appear

Type a friend’s name

Click Invite

Send a Message
dialogue box will appear

Type your message

To invite Friends
via Email

Hover the mouse over the profile
icon then click Find Friends

Click Email in the
left-navigation menu

This will appear

Enter the email address of
the person you want to invite

Click Send Invites button

Invite sent successfully

Pinterest can also
find your friends
through Gmail
and Yahoo!Mail

Just connect it to
Pinterest,
and you are good to
go!

To Search For Friends
You can look for people you
know on Pinterest by using
the search bar

The Search Bar in the
upper-left corner

Type the name of the person
you want to find then click enter

By default, Pinterest will search for pins
that match your search terms.

Click Pinners to show only users
in your search results.

Any users who match your
search will appear.

Click Follow to start
following a user's pins.

Creating a Pinboard
A board can be created
on any topic

such as
Latest Styles,
Healthy Recipes ,
or
Favorite Places

You can add
as many pins
to a board
as you want.

To create a board,
click the Add button

The Add dialogue box
will appear

Click Create a Board

The Create a Board

Key in a Board Name

Choose a Board Category
from the drop-down list

If you prefer to keep your Board
private, turn the Secret button on…

…Otherwise, leave it Off

Pinners can also be added if you
want to collaborate with a friend.

Type the name or email
of a friend that you want to invite

Invite sent successfully.
The name of your friend will appear.
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Click Create Board
when you are all set

The new pinboard will appear.
You are now ready to save pins.

Saving Pins
The Bookmarklet
is the simplest way
to save things from
anywhere on the web…

…It is a bookmark
that you will need
to install
to your internet browser…

…It will let you save
a pin without leaving the
current page in your browser.

Let’s Install the
Bookmarklet,
also called as
“Pin It” button

Hover the mouse
over the About button

Click ”Pin It Button”

The Bookmarklet page
will appear

Click, hold and drag the Pin It button
to your browser's bookmark bar.

The Bookmarklet is
now installed.

Pinning
with the
Bookmarklet

When you see an image you want to
pin, click Pin It on your browser

All the images
that you can pin will appear.

Hover over the image you
want to pin and then click Pin it.

The Create a Pin

Click the drop-down arrow
to choose a pinboard

Choose the desired pinboard

Key in a
description of the pin

When you're ready to save
your pin, click Pin It.

The Success! dialog box
will appear.

Click See your Pin
to see the pin on its pinboard.

The pinboard will appear
with the newly added pin.

To Upload a Pin

Click Add button
at the homepage

The Add

Click Upload a Pin

The Upload a Pin
dialog box will appear.

Click choose file

The Open dialog box
will appear.

Select a photo
from your computer

Photo is now
uploaded to Pinterest

or create a new board

Enter a description of the pin

When all set, click Pin It

Viewing the newly
uploaded pin

To save a Pin
from a website

Click Add button at the
top of the Pinterest homepage

Click Add a Pin

The Add a Pin

Enter the web address
into the text box

Click Find Images

Choose the desired Pinboard
or Create a New Board

Choose an image from site;
click Prev or next

When you’re all set,
click Pin It

Note that you can
pin videos from
YouTube and Vimeo…

…this will let you watch
videos straight from your
pinboard!

To Repin a Pin
to repin is to save a pin from
another Pinterest user
into one of your pinboards

Hover the mouse over the pin

click the Repin button

The Repin

Then enter a description

When you are all set,
click Pin It

Repin successful!

To Like a Pin

Liking a pin
adds the image to your
profile’s Likes section

…the image does not get
added to one of your boards.

Hover the mouse
over the desired pin

click the Like button

To see the pins you've liked

Hover the mouse over the
profile icon then click Likes

Your Liked pins
will come into show

To Follow a Pinner

1. Click the Follow button in a
pin that you like

2. Click the Follow All button on
a pinner's profile page.

To Follow a Pinboard

While viewing a pin, locate the
Pinned onto the board section

Click the Follow button to start
following pins from this pinboard.

To Unfollow
a Pinner

Click your profile icon

Your Profile page will appear.

Click the Following button

A list of pinners and pinboards that
you are currently following will appear.

Click the Unfollow button to stop
following a pinner or a pinboard.

To Edit a Pin

A pinboard view

Hover the mouse over a pin

Click the Edit Button

The Edit Pin page will appear.

you can change the
description…

update the link…

choose its pinboard…

or even delete it.

Click Save Pin when you're
ready to save the changes.

Viewing the edited Pin

Note that you can add
a price tag to any pin
by typing $ followed by the
amount in the pin’s description.

To Edit a Pinboard

While viewing a pinboard,
click the Edit Board button

The Edit Board page
will appear.

You can change the Title

change the
pinboard's description…

choose a category…

add another pinner…

or delete it.

Click Save Settings
to save your changes.

Viewing the edited board

To set a Pinboard Cover

Board cover is the large
image that appears
at the top of each
pinboard…

…by default, the newest pin
in any pinboard
will become the cover.

Hover the mouse
over a pinboard

click Edit Board Cover

The Board Cover
dialog box will appear.

Click either of the arrows to preview
different pins from the pinboard.

Click Set Cover when you are
done choosing a cover image

Viewing the newly edited
Pinboard cover

To Browse Pinterest
by Category

You can explore
pins by topic…

You can also
browse videos,
popular pins
and gift ideas…

Hover over Categories
in the homepage

click the desired topic

Pins that match the
selected category will appear.

To Search Pinterest

You can use Search
when you are looking for
something more
specific.

Type a search term into
the search bar and press Enter

A series of pins that match
the search will appear.

Click Boards to see entire
pinboards that match the search.

A series of boards that
match the search will appear.

To Follow a Pin to its source

If you want to know where
a Pin was originally found,
just click the Pin…

…it will navigate you
to the source page. This is
practically helpful
if you are organizing things.

Click a pin
to open a larger view.

the larger view
of the pin will appear.

Click the pin again to navigate
to the original source link.

The original page will appear as
a new tab in your browser.

Review of the
Pinterest Interface
Pinterest Logo
Click this to return to
homepage at anytime
Search Bar
Add Button
Click this to add a pin,
upload a pin or create
a board

Review of the
Pinterest Interface
Recent Activity
You will see here
whoever likes,
repins or starts
following your
pins
Browsing Pinterest
button

Review of the
Pinterest Interface
The Profile Icon
Click this to navigate to
your profile page. You can
also use the drop down
menu to find friends, view
your pins and likes, and
modify your
profile settings.

Pinterest - Pinboard-style photo-sharing

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