Cephable: Learning Discord

Presenter: Julia Franklin, Chief Learning Officer

Goal: Take users who are new to the Discord platform on a tour of the Cephable Community page.

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What is Discord? 

Discord is a free communication app that is available in all the major app stores. You can download it as a mobile app, as a desktop app, or even just open it in your browser. In Discord you can connect with others via voice, video or text. 

A visual reference map of the homepage of Cephable

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Home Screen

Here is an image of what Discord’s home screen looks like in the browser.

A visual reference map of the homepage of Cephable

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Servers

 -On the far left side, you will see a list of circular icons that show what servers you have joined. These are basically different spaces on Discord that connect you to different communities and friend groups. In this image, 2 servers are in this account. 

-You can add a new server by pressing the green plus icon and searching by category or name of what community you are looking for. 

-We included a direct link to our Cephable Community with this tutorial. 

A visual reference map of the homepage of Cephable

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Channels

-Make sure you click on the Cephable Logo to view our online community. You will then see a list of all of our channels in the next column.  

-A channel on Discord is either a text or a voice channel. Each channel is dedicated to a specific topic and may have different rules connected to it. You can do things like post public messages/questions, upload files, share images, or voice chat etc. 

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Channels Continued

For example, click on the channel “control-profiles” You will see that different team members and users post links to control profiles that they use. You can click the links and add them directly to your Cephable account.

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Now it’s Time to Explore!

Explore all the channels and connect with others who use Cephable. You can suggest a feature, ask for help, or come to find out the latest news! Don’t forget to wave and say hi!

Thanks for connecting with us!

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