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Merge pull request #121 from tootsuite/wxcafe-patch-1

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Adds guide on how to use private mode
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@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ To allow you more control over who can see your toots, Mastodon supports "privat
![Screenshot of the "Private Account" setting](screenshots/private.png) ![Screenshot of the "Private Account" setting](screenshots/private.png)
You can then see follow requests in the Getting started menu
![Screenshot of the "Follow requests" menu](screenshots/follow_requests_menu.png)
and approve or reject the individual requests
![Screenshot of the approval/denial menu](screenshots/follow_requests.png)
#### Toot Privacy #### Toot Privacy
Toot privacy is handled independently of account privacy, and individually for each toot. The four tiers of visibility for toots are Public (default), Unlisted, Private, and Direct. In order to select your privacy level, click the ![Globe icon](screenshots/compose-privacy.png) globe icon. Changes to this setting are remembered between posts, i.e. if you make one private toot, each toot you make will be private until you change it back to public. You can change your default post privacy under preferences. Toot privacy is handled independently of account privacy, and individually for each toot. The four tiers of visibility for toots are Public (default), Unlisted, Private, and Direct. In order to select your privacy level, click the ![Globe icon](screenshots/compose-privacy.png) globe icon. Changes to this setting are remembered between posts, i.e. if you make one private toot, each toot you make will be private until you change it back to public. You can change your default post privacy under preferences.

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