How to Use Facebook

This article will help you learn how to use Facebook on computers and mobile devices.

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ using your computer’s browser or tap the Facebook icon if you’re using a mobile device. This will take you to the Facebook login page if you are not already logged into your account.

If you haven’t downloaded the Facebook app for your iPhone or Android device, you can do so for free.

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Create a Facebook account . This can be done on Facebook desktop and mobile versions.

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Visit the Facebook page. It’s slightly different depending on whether you’re using a computer or a mobile device (such as a smartphone):

Calculator – Click your name tag in the upper-right corner of the window.
Mobile devices – Tap ☰ in the lower or upper right corner of the screen, then tap your name above the search results.

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Add a profile picture. You can choose a photo of yourself (or any photo) as your profile picture so that other users can easily recognize you:

Computer – Click Add Photo in the top left corner of the Facebook page, click Upload Photo , select a photo on your computer and click Open .
Mobile devices – Tap the square profile picture icon at the top of the page, tap Select Profile Picture , select the photo you want to use, and select Use .
You can also add photos to the top of your Facebook page by clicking or tapping Add Cover Photo , clicking Upload Photo on your computer, or tapping Change Cover Photo . ) on a mobile device and select a photo on a computer or mobile device.

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Edit account information. If you haven’t added something while setting up your Facebook account (or you’d like to remove some previously added information), you can follow these steps on your profile:

Computer – Click About below the cover photo area, click a topic under the “About” heading on the left side of the page (such as Places You’ve Lived), scroll to Move the mouse pointer to an item and click Edit when you see it displayed, and edit the information.
Mobile – Scroll down and tap About above the “What’s on your mind?” field (What are you thinking?), tap the “Edit” pencil icon to the right of the information, tap the Edit option, and edit the information.

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Save changes. Click and tap Save on the page where you changed your information to save and update your profile. Now that you’ve set up your Facebook account, the next thing is to add friends.

Add friends

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Select the search bar. Click or tap the search bar at the top of the page or at the top of the screen. This places the mouse pointer in the search bar, and the screen immediately shows the keyboard if you’re using a mobile device.

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Enter your friend’s name. Type the name of the person you want to befriend on Facebook, and then click or tap the name you just entered when you see it displayed below the input field.

You can also press ↵ Enter or tap Search as soon as you finish entering the information.

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Choose friends. When you find the profile of the person you’re looking for, you’ll click on their profile picture to view their profile.

Skip this step on mobile devices.

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Click or tap Add Friend . It’s a choice at the top of the page (on desktop) or to the right of your friend’s name (on mobile). This will send a friend request to that person; If they accept the request, you can view their profile and Facebook posts.

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Use Facebook friend suggestions. This is the section that shows you the users suggested by Facebook. This information is most relevant once you’ve made several friends, but you can see friend suggestions at any time:

Computer – Click your name tag, click Friends below the cover photo, click ＋ Find Friends , and click Add Friend next to the person’s name. you want to add.
Mobile devices – Tap ☰ , tap Friends , tap the Suggestions tab, and select Add Friend next to each user you want to be friends with.

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Add more friends. Facebook works best when you’re already connected with several friends; so look for more friends. After making more friends, you can post articles.

Post articles on the computer

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Return to your profile page. Click the name tag in the upper-right corner of the Facebook window to do this.

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Click the status input box. This is a frame with the text “What’s on your mind?” (What are you thinking?) usually show up in the middle of the page, just below the cover photo and the list of tags. This opens the status input pane.

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Create articles. Text is the basic part of every status and is added by entering information in the status box, but you can also add other elements to the post:

Add a photo to your post by clicking Photo/Video below the text input box and selecting an image or video file on your computer.
To tag a friend in a post, type @ followed by the first few letters of their name, and then click the name shown in the menu.
You can also add a location by clicking Check in below the text input box and entering the address.

Change the privacy of the post if you want. By default, your posts are only visible to friends, but you can change this setting by clicking the Friends drop-down box to the left of the Post button and clicking a permission. other privacy.

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Click Post . It’s the button at the bottom of the status window. With this action, the post will be created and added to the profile.

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Comment on other people’s posts. If you’ve friended someone, you can click Comment below their post and enter a comment below the original post.

Any friends who can see your content will see this post on their News Feed page.

Create articles on mobile devices

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Return to personal page. Tap ☰ in the lower or upper-right corner of the screen, then tap your name above the search results.

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Swipe down and tap the status pane. This is the frame below the tag that shows up under your profile picture. The screen immediately shows the status input frame and the keyboard of the mobile device.

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Create articles. Text is the basic part of every status and is added by entering information in the status box, but you can also add other elements to the post:

Add a photo to your post by clicking Photo/Video below the text input box and selecting an image or video file on your computer.
To tag a friend in a post, type @ , followed by the first few letters of their name, and then click the name shown in the menu.
You can also add a location by clicking Check in below the text input box and entering the address.

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Change the privacy of the post if you want. By default, your posts are only visible to your friends, but you can change this setting by clicking the Friends drop-down box in the upper-left corner of the entry and tapping new privacy settings (such as Public or Only me ) and select Done .

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Tap Share . This is the option in the upper right corner of the screen. This will create and add the post to your profile.

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Comment on other people’s posts. If you’ve friended someone, you can click Comment below their post and enter a comment below the original post.

Any friends who can see your content will see this post on their News Feed page.

Post photos and videos on your computer

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Go to the News Feed page. Click the f icon in the upper left corner of the Facebook page to do this.

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Click Photo/Video . You’ll see this green and white icon near the top of the News Feed page.

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Select a photo or video on your computer. In an open File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window, you need to go to the folder where the image you want to post is saved and then click on it.

Select multiple photos or videos at once, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or ⌘ Command (Mac) while clicking each photo/video you want to upload.

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Click Open . This is the option in the lower right corner of the window. Your photos and/or videos will be uploaded to Facebook.

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Add content to the post if you like. While not required, you can add content to your post by clicking the “Say something about…” box above the photo/video and entering your information.

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Click Post . This is the option below the status pane. This will create and add the post to your profile.

Any friends who can see your content will see this post on their News Feed page.

Download photos and videos on mobile devices

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Visit the News Feed page. Double-tap the “News Feed” square icon in the bottom left corner of the iPhone screen or in the upper left corner of the Android screen.

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Tap Photo . This option is at the top of the News Feed page. You’ll see a list of your phone (or tablet’s) photos and videos.

On Android, select Photo in the upper right corner of the News Feed page.

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Select a photo or video. Tap the content you want to upload to Facebook to do this.

To select multiple photos or videos at once, you’ll tap each photo/video to upload.

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Tap Done . This is the option in the upper right corner of the screen. Your photo/video will be uploaded to Facebook.

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Add content to the post if you like. Although not necessary, you can add content to your post by tapping the box above the photo and entering information.

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Tap Share . This option is in the upper right corner of the screen.

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Tap the “News Feed” box. You will see this option in the window that appears at the bottom of the screen. This is to ensure the article will be published on your personal page and News Feed.

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Tap Share Now at the bottom of the screen. This will create and add the post to your profile.

Any friends who can see your content will see this post on their News Feed page.

Do other actions on Facebook

Like your friends’ posts. “Like” a post is a way to interact with your friends’ content to show your appreciation. You can express many other emotions besides Facebook’s familiar “thumbs up” symbol.

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Add GIFs to Facebook. These are animations that you can add to your Facebook posts and comments.

Facebook has a source of GIFs with rich emotions for the comment section.

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Chat with friends. Facebook has a built-in chat feature so you can stay in touch with your friends on this social network.

You can also install the Facebook Messenger app for iPhone or Android if you want to chat with your Facebook friends on your mobile device.

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Be kind to others and protect yourself. Do not give out personal information to strangers, and make sure you are polite and respectful to others at all times.

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Create a Facebook page . These are non-personal pages dedicated to a topic, place, or idea. You can use your Facebook page for anything from showing your fan base for your artist to doing business, and you’re free to create many for free.

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Get more fans for your business Facebook page. If you have a Facebook page for your business, organization, art, or whatever, there are a few ways you can engage your fans and gain popularity.

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Advertising on Facebook . Facebook is an effective tool that you can use to advertise your business to millions of potential customers, and the first step to doing this is to create a series of ads.

However, you should note that advertising on Facebook is not as popular as it used to be; if you can advertise on another platform maybe it would be better to post there.

Prevent Facebook tracking. You’re not the only one worried that Facebook is tracking your activities. Fortunately, you can erase the amount of personal data Facebook holds to limit tracking.

Advice

You can permanently delete your Facebook account at any time that you feel it is no longer appropriate to use Facebook.
Facebook allows you to reset your password when needed.
You can easily update your Facebook email address when you switch to a different email address.
If you want to customize your photo before you post it, you can use the photo editing feature while you post it.

Warning

Use common sense principles in life when using Facebook: avoid interacting with strangers, do not reveal personal information and do not bully others.

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