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| There's a copy-and-paste operation that's pretty clumsy from a smartphone, so we recommend linking your Telegram account to your desktop/laptop so you can take advantage of your computer's mouse. If you're deft at copying and pasting on your smartphone, you can skip this step, but this is pretty easy to do and having access from your desktop/laptop is useful in general. | There's a copy-and-paste operation that's pretty clumsy from a smartphone, so we recommend linking your Telegram account to your desktop/laptop so you can take advantage of your computer's mouse. If you're deft at copying and pasting on your smartphone, you can skip this step, but this is pretty easy to do and having access from your desktop/laptop is useful in general. | ||
| - | Start by going [[https://web.telegram.org|here]] on your desktop/laptop. It will ask you to input your phone number, and then it will guide you through the linking process. There's some QR code stuff, etc., and voila, you're accessing Telegram from your desktop/laptop. | + | Point your browser [[https://web.telegram.org|here]] on your desktop/laptop. It will ask you to input your phone number, and then it will guide you through the linking process. There's some QR code stuff, etc., and voila, you're accessing Telegram from your desktop/laptop. |
| ==== Create a new bot ==== | ==== Create a new bot ==== | ||
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| Paste the token that you copied in the previous step into the **Token** box and click on **Submit**. | Paste the token that you copied in the previous step into the **Token** box and click on **Submit**. | ||
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| If you're successful, you'll get a **Connected!** message. | If you're successful, you'll get a **Connected!** message. | ||
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| You just need to give them your bot's unique name. If you forgot it, go back to the BotFather conversation and it will be there in the exchange. | You just need to give them your bot's unique name. If you forgot it, go back to the BotFather conversation and it will be there in the exchange. | ||
| - | Tell them to bring up Telegram and search for ''@<your bot's unique name>'', connect, and then type in ''subscribe''. | + | Tell them to bring up Telegram and search for ''@<your bot's unique name>'', connect, and then type in ''subscribe''. Telegram also has a cool abbreviated domain, that allows you to use ''https://t.me/<your bot's unique name>'' to contact your Vizy. |
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| - | (Note, this is beta functionality. It works without any known issues when used via desktop/laptop, but there are some issues with mobile. (1) Video streaming has connection issues in iOS. (2) If you click on the link within the Telegram mobile app, it won't display the entire page. You can copy the URL to a browser (on your phone) and it will render without issues, however.) | + | (Note, this is beta functionality. There are no known issues when used via desktop/laptop, but there are some issues with mobile. (1) Video streaming has connection issues in iOS. (2) If you click on the link within the Telegram mobile app, it won't display the entire page. You can copy the URL to a browser (on your phone) and it will render without issues, however.) |
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