you could use an email address/phone number or a Google account to create your account.

Mac and iOS users can also use theirApple ID/Apple Account.

Twitter

X displays the initial sign-up form.

The X sign-up page

Twitter

Enter yourname, phone number, email for verification, anddate of birth.

Customize your experience by opting into tracking X content across the web.

Check or uncheck the box and selectNext.

A Twitter user creates a new account

You are prompted to input your bio information.

you’ve got the option to selectSkip for now.

SelectAllow notificationsorSkip for now.

A X signup page where you can choose to track your X content across the web.

Select what topics you want to see.

Enter desired username and selectDone.

X sends a verification code to the phone number or email address you provided.

X sign up enter bio.

Retrieve the code and enter it in the space provided.

X prompts you to choose a password.

Choose astrong password, and selectNext.

X sign up import contacts

choose the profile picture icon, and choose a profile picture to upload.

Choose a clear picture of yourself without other people as a profile picture.

you might edit the profile picture that you uploaded.

X sign up choose interests.

After you align it the way you want, selectApply.

Your profile picture displays in a preview.

If you like the way it looks, selectNext.

X suggests followers to a new user.

Enter a short bio, and then selectNext.

X asks if you want to import your contacts.

That choice is entirely up to you.

X home.

To skip it, selectNot now.

Choose the interests that you want to see tweets about, or selectSkip for now.

When you’re done, your home page appears with your feed displayed down the middle.

The X main page with the More button highlighted.

Choose Your X Username

You may have noticed that X never asked you about yourusername.

That’s because it automatically creates one based on your name.

If you like what X gave you by default, great!

The X More menu options with Settings and Privacy highlighted.

There’s nothing you gotta do.

Otherwise, changing your username isn’t hard.

From your home screen, selectMore.

A X account information page with the Username field highlighted.

ChooseSettings and privacyfrom the menu.

X asks you to confirm your password to process.

Enter it and selectConfirm.

A Twitter account information page with the Username field highlighted

input your new username without the @.

If it’s available, the box around it stays blue.

SelectSaveto make the change official.

A X user changes their username.

Fill Out Your Profile

Your profile gives your followers a bit of information about yourself.

Here’s how to fill it out:

SelectProfileto the left of your feed on your home page.

On your profile page, selectEdit Profile.

A window appears that contains your profile info.

You already added some of the info, so there’s not much to do.

In the future, you could revamp your profile info here.

Select thecameraicon and choose a picture as your banner image.

This picture goes across the top of your profile.

Use a picture of something you tweet about or follow rather than a picture of yourself.

For example, if you tweet about travel, choose a picture of a place you visited.

X recommends 1500 x 500 picture images for the banner.

you’re able to be as specific or vague as you like.

you could even use a fictional place.

No one’s checking for accuracy.

Add aWebsite, if you have one.

Send Your First Tweet

After you finish your profile,send your first tweet.

The character count drops as you bang out.

If a minus sign appears, you’ve written too much.

Trim a few words, and then pick the Tweet button when you’re satisfied with your message.

Resist the urge (for now) to use strangeX language.

You’ll learn the lingo as you go.