Posting on X
Posting on X
What's coming up?
Now that you've set up your X account, followed some interesting users and strengthened your privacy settings, you’re ready to make your first Post.
This activity will show you how you can post on X using a mobile device, but you can still follow along if you are using X on a computer.
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Creating a new post
Posts on X can be up to 280 characters long (including spaces and punctuation) and can include photos, links, GIFS and videos.
Creating a new post is simple and easy. From the Home screen, tap the Post icon in the bottom-right of screen. It looks like a + symbol inside a blue circle.
Composing a post
The new post screen appears, ready for you to compose your post. You can create a post by simply typing your text into the What’s happening? field. Tap into the field and the keyboard on your mobile device will appear.
Adding media to your post
In addition to text, you can include the following in your post:
- a live audio or video recording
- a photo or video that is saved on your device
- a GIF, which is a looped sequence of photos or snippet of a video
- a poll, where you ask your followers for feedback on a question with two possible answers
- your location.
Who can reply to your post?
The Who can reply option allows you to control who can reply to your post. There are four options you can select, the first two include:
- Everyone. This is the default setting and means that any other X user in the world can post a reply to your post
- Verified accounts. This allows only businesses and organisations that subscribe to X’s premium services to reply to your post.
Who can reply to your post? (cont'd)
The other two include:
- Accounts you follow. This allows only people who follow you to post a reply to your post
- Only accounts you mention. This allows only people you have mentioned in your post to reply to it.
eSafety Tip
To mention another X user in your post, type the @ symbol immediately followed by their X username, without any spaces in between.
Anyone you mention in a post can always reply to that post.
Making your post live
Now that you’ve composed your post and decided who can respond to it, you’re ready to post it for people to see! Carefully check the text and any photos or videos in your post and then tap Post in the top-right of the screen.
eSafety Tip
It’s important to remember that your post is live as soon as you tap Post. People will be able to read it, watch any videos and comment on it instantly.
Deleting posts
If you find that you’ve accidentally sent a post live before you intended to, it can always be deleted. To delete a post, follow these instructions:
- Navigate to your Profile page
- Locate the post you wish to delete
- Tap the three vertical dots next to the post
- Tap Delete Post.
Direct Messages
X allows you to send Direct Messages to other X users. These messages can only be seen by the person or select group of people you send it to, and are not visible to the other X users.
Direct Messages (cont'd)
To send a Direct Message:
- Tap the Envelope icon in the bottom-right of screen
- Enter the X username of the person you want to send the message to
- Type your message in the Start a message field
- Tap the Send icon, which looks like a right-pointing arrow.
Well done!
You’ve just completed the Posting on X activity and now know how to post content to your X account. Now, learn about some common scams on X in the Common X scams and how to protect yourself against them activity.
