the “Share Collection” button at the bottom-right of the page
[Image c]. Enter the person’s Flipboard username or email
address to share directly, or you can share via social media.
>> Click “The News Desk” in the Daily Edition to access the
News Desk main page. You can select “Follow” to include
the News Desk on the list of highlights on your Home Carousel.
>> If you prefer to use the app, type “Daily Edition” into the
search bar at the top-right of the screen. This then displays
varying results for the Daily Edition in different locations.5
smart magazInes
Smart Magazines form a core part of Flipboard. This
feature blends all your favorite pieces, such as leading
opinions, expert pieces, and recommended stories about a
particular topic, into a single digital magazine. You choose a
topic and select related content with the help of hashtags. All
your choices are then collated and presented as a custom-made
e-zine you can flip through.
>> On the webpage, go to “What’s your passion” at the top of the
screen. Click the topics that interest you most. These are added
to the top of your homepage. Each topic you choose populates
with the most up-to-date news information for that subject. You
can customize it even further by clicking the “(...)” beside the
topic name and selecting “Personalize.” You can then choose
subtopics to populate this magazine—for example, “World Trade
Organization” in “World Economy.”6
FlIpBoarD eDItor
The editor is an online web tool where you can create, edit,
and manage any or all of the magazines you create. In the
app, flick upward to scroll through your page. Each story you
click into shows a “+” beside the heading. When you select the “+”
a tab slides open from the right-hand side of the screen. It asks
you to “Flip this into...” with the option to “Create New Magazine”
underneath. You can then enter the name of your magazine,
the description, and the category that it falls under. You canDCalso uncheck the box if you don’t want it to be viewed
by everyone. You can create as many magazines as you
want. Articles can be added to your magazine by clicking
“+” then choosing the magazine you wish it to appear in,
and finally selecting the check button on the bottom-
right of the screen.7
the search Button
The search button is your gateway to all things
Flipboard. The search feature is available on both
the Flipboard website and the app, but the web version
has more options.
To get started, select the magnifying glass at the
top-right of the webpage. A drop-down menu now
appears [Image D], which displays a “Featured”
section, with items such as “Agriculture,” “Politics,”
and “#MagsWeLove.” It’s also where you can access
the Daily Edition, along with an “Explore” section. When
you click “Explore,” topics ranging from “News” to “City
Breaks” are displayed.
>> Entering a search term brings up a selection of
results, which range from the “Top Result” to “Results
of the Day,” magazines covering this suggestion, or
people who may be linked to this search topic.You can further personalize your Flipboard newsfeed by
using plugins. For instance, the Browser bookmarklet
plugin can be used to “flip” articles you view in your web
browser that you find interesting into magazines you’ve
created. This is extremely useful for research, because you
don’t need to leave your web browser to collate content.
Navigate to https://about.flipboard.com/tools/. To install
the Browser bookmarklet, scroll down to “Get Social
Plugins.” Select “Browser button,” then drag the “+Flipit”
button into your bookmarks.
From here, you will see plugins for “Follow” and “Share”
buttons. There is also a handy Magazine widget, which you
can choose to embed a thumbnail of your magazine on to
your website or blog to share with others. If you are using
Chrome, you can also add the Google Chrome Extension.
If you write website content yourself, such as a blog,
consider installing the Share plugin. You can embed this in
pages to make it easier for other Flipboard users to share
your content. You can also add the Follow plugin to allow
users to find and follow you on Flipboard more easily.bOOkmarklet
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