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Personalize or no? You can check or uncheck a box that
says “Let Pinterest personalize your experience based on other
sites you visit.” If you check yes, Pinterest will use cookies to
record where you go when you browse the Internet and will
then use what it knows about you to suggest pins you might
be interested in. To learn more about cookies, read our tech
tip about protecting your online privacy
Check your email Look for a registration confirma-
tion email from Pinterest in your inbox and click “Confirm
Email.” This verifies that you are in fact the person who cre-
ated your account.
Once you get past the first registration step, Pinterest
will give you tips on finding your way around the site.
2. Find Pins You Might Like Through Pinterest
One way to find pins is by searching the ones that people
have shared on the network. Most people’s boards are en-
tirely public, which means anyone can access them and repin,
or share things on their own boards.
How to search At the top left, you’ll see a search
bar. If you start typing a topic you’re interested in, Pinterest
will suggest some more specific terms that might help you
narrow down your search. Move your cursor down the list to
select any of the suggestions.
How to get past the image to the information
Now you’ll be taken to a page with a collection of pins relat-
ing to the category you searched for. The images represent
articles, recipes and other online content. Scroll down and
see if anything interests you. If you see something interesting,
click on the image; you’ll be taken to the board where it is
pinned. Click on the image again and it should take you to the
original source. (Sometimes, if a pin has been “repinned” many
times, you’ll have to click through to several people’s boards
before you get back to the original source, where all the rel-
evant information is.
If you chose a broad topic as I did – gardening ideas
– you may never reach the bottom of the page as you scroll
down. If you’ve been scrolling for a while and want to return
to the top of the page, look for this small “Scroll to Top” icon
in the bottom right of your browser.
How to save a pin to your board Say you’ve found
something you like and want to pin it to your own board.
When you click on the photo, it enlarges. Since you’re new to
the site, Pinterest is kind enough to tell you what to do next.
As you become more familiar with the site, these suggestions
will disappear.
How to make a board Before you can pin this im-
age, you need to create a board to put it on. Once you create
boards, you can select from a list of them each time you pin
something new.
Name this particular board. If you’re stuck, Pinterest
has some suggestions of what you could call your board, such
as “Places to Visit,” “Projects to Try,” or “Ideas for the House.”
Once you type or select a name, click the Create button.
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