How to Use Facebook: Part 1: Getting Started

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What is Facebook?

Facebook is a social networking service that allows its users to share photos,

videos, links, thoughts, and other related content.

1. Finding Friends:

Finding friends on Facebook allows you to establish a network of peers to

communicate content to (messages, photos, links, thoughts, videos, etc).

Find friends by visiting: https://www.facebook.com/find-friends/. On this page you

can find friends by importing your contacts from your email hosting provider.

2. Creating Friends Lists:

Friends lists allow you to organize your Facebook

friends into separate categories to help you better

navigate their content.

You can add friends to the existing standard lists or

create your own lists. Add friends to lists by visiting

their Facebook page, hovering over the “Friends”

button and selecting the appropriate list to add them

to.

You can create and organize friends lists based on

family, close friends, co-workers, classmates, etc.

3. Friend Requests:

Friend requests are invitations to connect and interact with someone on

Facebook. You can send a friend request by selecting the “Add Friend” button on

the person’s page you would like to befriend. You can add a friend from someone

who’s requested your friendship by selecting the “Confirm” button.

4. Notifications:

Notifications keep you updated with

the latest activity that involves you.

Notification alerts can be found by

clicking the image icon of the Earth

next to the Facebook logo.

You can change your notification settings by visiting this page:

https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=notifications.

5. Messaging:

Messages allow you to contact or

be contacted by a Facebook user

privately. You can send a message

by navigating to the message icon

next to the Facebook logo and click

the “Send a New Message” button.

Navigating to the message icon will also display messages you’ve received.

6. Cover:

Your cover photo is the large photo

above your profile picture. Ideally,

this photo should represent a

picture/image of something that is

important or related to your persona.

Cover Dimensions: 850 px Width | 315 px Height

7. Uploading Pictures:

Uploading pictures to your Facebook

account gives your profile substance

and encourages others to follow you.

Upload pictures to your Facebook page by clicking the “Upload Photos” button on

this page: https://www.facebook.com/media/myuploads/