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3. Install Discord

In this chapter, we install Discord

Smiley with a bowtie With Discord, we can talk to one another online

3.1 Exercise 1

Go to the Discord homepage at https://discord.com/download

Discord homepage

The Discord homepage

Smiley with a bowtie Discord is used mostly by games and Twitch streamers

3.2 Exercise 2

At the Discord homepage, click in 'Install' to install Discord.

Smiley Installing Discord is easy

3.3 Exercise 3

Start Discord. You will see the Discord dashboard:

The Discord dashboard

The Discord dashboard

Smiley with sunglasses After a while, you have many cool Discord servers here
Smiley with a bowtie Discord is big, take your time to look around

3.4 Exercise 4

Time to add a Discord friend.

Click on 'Add Friend' and fill in a username from someone you know, for example richelbilderbeek#9002.

Smiley Hopefully, you have picked a good Discord username yourself

3.5 Exercise 5

Time to go to our Discord server.

Ask your Discord friend to invite you to the Discord server.

You will get a PM with an Invite link. Click that link.

Smiley with a bowtie One can also use a direct Invite link to the server

3.6 Final exercise

On our Discord server, say something at 'The Big Table' channel.

Our Discord server

Our Discord server

Smiley with a bowtie A Discord server can do many things, take your time to look around
Smiley with sunglasses Of course, I will say the coolest thing!