Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Facebook®

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Setting Up an Account

Introducing the Facebook Interface

Create an Account

Find Friends

Create a Profile

Add a Profile Picture

Validate Your E-Mail Address

Log into Your Account

Enter Your Basic Information

Add Friends and Family Information

Add Work and Education Information

Add Religious and Political Information

Add an E-Mail Account

Add Telephone Numbers and Address Information

Add Instant Messaging and Website Information

Set a Facebook Username

Chapter 2: Setting Security

Set a Security Question

Using Secure Browsing

Set Login Notifications

Set Login Approval

Set App Passwords

Edit and View Recognized Devices

View Your Active Sessions

Change Your Primary E-Mail

Change Your Password

Set Your Language

Link Your Accounts

Download Your Facebook Data

Deactivate Your Account

Chapter 3: Setting Privacy

Use the Audience Selector to Control Privacy

Create a Custom Privacy Setting

Set Default Privacy Levels

Control Your Profile’s Appearance in Search Engines

Control How You Connect with Others

Set Who Can See and Post on Your Timeline

Turn On Profile Review

Turn Off Tag Suggestions for Photos

Set Access Levels for Facebook Apps

Block Facebook Users

Limit the Audience for Past Posts

See What Your Timeline Looks Like to Other People

Chapter 4: Finding and Organizing Friends

Find Friends by Importing Contacts

Accept and Ignore Friend Requests

View Your Friends

Unfriend People on Facebook

Poke Friends

View Your Friendship with Others

View Suggested Friends

View Mutual Friends

Add Friends to Lists

Edit Work and Education Smart Lists

Edit Location-Based Smart Lists

Rename a Smart List

Manage and Edit Lists

Chapter 5: Setting Your Status

Update Your Status

Remove a Status Update

Edit a Status Update

Share Uploaded Photos and Videos

Share a Photo or Video from Your Webcam

Ask a Question

Browse Questions

Follow a Question

Answer a Question

Share a Link

Like Content

Like Content on the Web

Turn On Subscriptions

Subscribe to a Person

Find People to Subscribe to on Facebook

Unsubscribe from a Person

Chapter 6: Communicating with Friends

Send a Message

View Your Messages

Attach a File to a Message

Attach Photos and Videos to Messages

Chat with Friends

Chat with Multiple Friends

Set Who Can See You on Chat

Turn Chat Sounds On or Off

Send Messages Through Chat

Send Facebook E-Mail

Set Up Video Calling

Make a Video Call to a Friend

Chapter 7: Using Timeline and News Feed

Introducing the Facebook Timeline

Introducing the Facebook News Feed

Add a Cover from Your Photos

Upload a Cover Image

Share Stories

Add Life Events to Your Timeline

Add Photos to Your Map

Hide and Highlight Timeline Stories

Hide Stories on Your News Feed

Sort Stories on Your News Feed

Comment on a Story

Hide and Adjust the Ticker

Chapter 8: Using Groups and Events

Join a Group

Post to a Group

Create a Group

Search within a Group

Add Friends to a Group

View Your Event Invites

Search Your Events

Respond to an Event Invite

Export Events

Find Suggested Events

Invite Members of a Group to an Event

Add Hosts to Your Event

Add a Photo to an Event

Chat with a Group

Create an Event

Chapter 9: Sharing Photos, Video, and Music

Upload Photos to Facebook

Upload Videos to Facebook

Organize Your Albums

Tag Photos and Videos

Edit Uploaded Photos

View Photos Uploaded by Friends

Review Photos You Are Tagged In

Set an Album Cover Image

Set a Video Thumbnail

Listen to Music on Facebook

Listen to Music with Friends

Chapter 10: Using Apps

Find Apps

Install an App

Add Apps to Your Timeline

Control App Information Shared with Friends

Remove Apps

Add Bank Account Details

Buy Facebook Credits

Block an App

Use Facebook Social Plugins on External Sites

Use Instant Personalization on External Sites

Turn Off Apps

Chapter 11: Working with Notes

Create a Note

View Notes

Tag Notes

View Draft Notes

View Notes About You

Add a Photo to a Note

Preview a Note

Edit a Note

Set Note Privacy

Apply Formatting to a Note

Comment on a Note

Share a Note

Chapter 12: Using Search and Notifications

Search for People and Content

Filter Search Results

Find Friends Through Search

Search for Friends on Chat

View Recent Notifications

Set Facebook Notifications

Set App Notifications

Set Photo Notifications

Set List Notifications

Set Event Notifications

Set Individual Group E-Mail Notifications

Search for Multiple Criteria

Search Public Posts

Chapter 13: Accessing Facebook Mobile

Introducing Facebook Mobile

Access Facebook Mobile on an iPhone

Access Facebook Mobile on an iPad

Access Facebook Mobile on Android

Update Your Status via the Facebook iPad App

Take and Upload Photos with the Facebook App

Upload Photos on Your Device with the Facebook App

Use the Facebook Messenger App

Use the Facebook Camera App

Activate Facebook Text Messages

Upload Photos to Facebook via E-Mail

Access Your Mobile Timeline

Set Up Instagram to Post Facebook Photos

Chapter 14: Using Location Services on Facebook

Check In to a Location with the Facebook App

Add Your Location to a Facebook Post

Add Locations to Videos

Add Locations to Photos

Change or Update a Story Location

View the Page for a Location

Share a Location on Facebook

Add a Location to Your Map

Join a Network on Facebook

Chapter 15: Understanding Facebook Ads and Pages

Create a Facebook Page

Update Your Page Info

View Page Admin and Insights

Invite People to View Your Page via E-Mail

Invite Facebook Friends to View Your Page

Adjust Notification Settings for Your Page

Add a Featured Owner to Your Page

Like a Page on Facebook

Create a Facebook Ad to Promote Your Page

Hide Ads on Your News Feed

Add Page Likes to Improve Ads That You See

Manage Your Ad Campaigns

Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Facebook®

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About the Author

Ben Harvell is a freelance writer based in Bournemouth, U.K., writing for a range of international technology magazines including Macworld, Macformat, MacLife, and MacUser. He also provides scriptwriting for commercials and web videos to tech startups and other established brands.

Formerly the editor of iCreate Magazine, Ben is the author of several consumer technology books including Make Music with your iPad and is never far from the latest consumer tech or social media platforms.

When time allows he blogs at www.benharvell.com but is more often found on Twitter (@benharvell) and, of course, Facebook at www.facebook.com/benharvelldotcom.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I joined Facebook on January 23, 2007 on the advice of my sister (someone I rarely listen to), who claimed that it was “the next big thing.” Five years, several UI changes, privacy disputes, an IPO, and this book later, I have to admit — she was right. Congratulations, Amelia Harvell, you made it onto the Acknowledgments page.

I’d also like to thank Aaron Black and his excellent team at Wiley for continuing to make the books I write look and sound better than I could imagine. Special thanks go to Jade Williams for a steadfast dedication to quality and accuracy and the patience of a saint. Without her, this book would probably be called Teach Yourself Verbally: Freebook and be littered with my off-topic rambling. It’s rare the queen of England hands out knighthoods to those outside the commonwealth, but I’m adding Jade to the list. Dennis Cohen should also be highlighted, not only for having an incredible tech mind and providing eagle-eyed fact checking, but also for keeping me entertained and motivated during the long writing hours with exceptionally witty comments added to my copy.

To the behind the scenes crew, spotting my “Briticisms,” tweaking my spelling, and making sense of my screenshots, I salute you.

Finally, I suppose it’s only fitting to thank the team behind Facebook. Yes, you did introduce Timeline to the platform right in the middle of my book, but, throughout writing it, I have been constantly surprised and excited by the many great features and slick technology that Facebook offers. The world would be a different place, for good and for bad, without it and that’s the kind of dent in history that I like to see made.

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Chapter 1

Setting Up an Account

You get started on Facebook by creating a new account, building your profile, and finding friends to add to your network. This includes adding details about your job, religious beliefs, and activities you enjoy. You can also add contact information to help friends get in touch, and add a profile picture so you are more easily recognizable on Facebook.

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