How to send and recieve IOTA - Guide + (Giveaway)

You are completely new to Iota, and want to learn how to send and recieve transactions using the lightwallet?
Make sure to check out my previous guide first, where I explain how to set up the latest wallet release, version 2.3.1

https://github.com/iotaledger/wallet/releases

Lets assume you now have full access to your stylish wallet and want to recieve funds. You proceed by pressing the violet "attach to tangle" bar in the recieve section of the wallet. This succeesfully enables your lightnode access to the Tangle.

Next you click on the address in front of you. This will copy the latest address to your clipboard. You can now pass it on to anyone that wants to send you funds.

Important: Everytime you generate a fresh address, only use it once as this keeps you safe from brute force hack attempts.

In order to send funds, simply access the "send" field in the starting menu and insert the address that you want to give funds to. The recipient should always give you a fresh address. As previously mentioned, you may reuse an old address but I would not recommend that.

Select the amount you wish to transfer. One has the option to send funds in units of either iota, kiloiota, megaiota, gigaiota and terraiota.
Lastly you can optionally add a tag to your transaction. This may help you efficiently track the different recipients and be more proactive with your time.

Now hit the violet "send now" bar. After a short loading time, your bar will change to blue and show "transaction completed".

Helpfull Tips:

In the starting menu you see a "History" option. This field tracks your entire history of incoming and outgoing transactions. Sometimes transactios show up with a minor delay. To make sure they do show up, simply generate a couple of fresh addresses. This will rescan the tangle and approve outstanding addresses.

The "Balance" option in the starting menu can be fully shown by clicking on the number:)

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