This is a simple online application based on the principle of simpler cause and effect. If This Then That connects your online tasks with actions. If all this sounds simple, trust me and in this article we will look at how you can use one web application and apply its functionality to another web application’s functionality. By the time we’ve finished explaining how to set up this task management feature, you’ll appreciate that the automated actions set up by ifttt just boost your productivity.
Ifttt works with “channels”. Channels are nothing but web services that we use every day like Facebook, email, Twitter, etc.
Tasks are automatic predefined actions that we want the channel to perform for us. For instance, you might want to share your Facebook status updates with Twitter.
The trigger is what will trigger the action we want ifttt to perform. For example, posting a status update on Facebook is the trigger for the action we want to perform.
Actions are the final part of the equation completing the task you’ve set out. For instance, Twitter accepts your Facebook status message and posts it on the timeline.
The words – If This Then That – clearly explain the process of auto-triggering the task, but let’s look at it with an illustration.
1. We start with the first web application i.e. channels. Ifttt supports 35 different web applications. Activated channels have color, while deactivated channels have grayscale icons. You can drill down into a channel and activate it by clicking the large Activate button. Logging into Facebook and allowing ifttt access to my profile information will activate the channel. You can turn it off at any time.
2. Click Edit Channel to see all the Triggers available for Facebook.
3. Select the trigger to create the action for Facebook. Click the big button “Create a task with this trigger”.
4. In the next screen, ifttt will show you how to create a task step by step. It started with choosing a trigger…my Facebook status update notification in this case.
5. As in the screen below, we choose an Action Channel and then the specific action. This will be Twitter because I want to post my Facebook status update there.
6. You can use default settings. If you want to adjust the action, plug-in formats are available. For example, you can add a date or a name. In the end, all you have to do is trigger the action.
7. That’s it! My task is ready to go automatically behind the scenes as soon as I post a Facebook status update.
You can view Recipes which are basically automated tasks created and shared by other users for convenience. It also serves as a template for many of the things you can do with ifttt.
Ifttt is still in beta, but it has all the outstanding features that make your life a lot easier with tasks that automatically run in the background. Try it out and let us know the ‘recipes’ you’ve cooked.
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