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<\/p>\nFor those that have the old Facebook layout and have not been switched to the new Graph Search your Search bar will look like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"search-function-facebook-old\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/search-function-facebook-old.png\")
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Friend Request, Messages, Notifications…oh My!!!<\/h3>\n
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Friend Request Icon<\/strong>: This is where you can view your friend request. These are people who have requested your friendship on FB. You will see that FB looks at who your friends are and will suggest people that you may know also. If you see someone you know on this list and want to request them as a friend then click the icon Add Friend and a request will be sent to them.<\/p>\n![\"red-number-2\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/red-number-2.png\")
Messages<\/strong>: Right here is where you can send and receive PRIVATE messages from friends. When you send a message the only person that will see this message is the person you sent it to or If you receive a message from someone then you are the only one that can see it\u2026unless the message was sent to a group of people on FB.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"red-number-3\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/red-number-3.png\")
Notifications<\/strong>: This is where you will find your notifications. Notifications let you know when people take actions on Facebook related to you. Some notifications can be people liking, commenting or sharing your post, pictures or videos. Whenever you see a Red square with a number in it, that is letting you know that you have that many notifications ready for you to view.<\/p>\nLet\u2019s head over here to the left hand side of your page. This gives you a quick way to jump to your news feed, any messages you may have, your photos and anything you have chosen to be a favorite, which is basically things you visit the most.<\/p>\n
Below your Favorites you\u2019ll see any Pages that you administer or have created, then groups you are a part of, Friends and any list you have put them on, Apps you have on Facebook and more.<\/p>\n
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Facebook’s News Feed and what you can expect to find there<\/h3>\n
Now let\u2019s get into the News Feed. The News Feed, which is the center column of your home page\u2014is a constantly updating list of stories from people and Pages that you follow on Facebook. News feed stories include status updates, photos, videos, links, app activity and likes.<\/p>\n
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From your news feed you are able to like, comment or share whatever you choose. Keep in mind, that when you take one of these actions on a status update, photo or video, depending on what they had the privacy settings set at, your friends will be able to see what action you took.<\/p>\n
For instance, if you were to \u201clike\u201d an image you saw in your News Feed then it will show up in your friends ticker located to the right and they will see what action you took.<\/p>\n
Speaking of the Ticker, it shows you the things you can already see on Facebook, but in real time. It allows you to<\/p>\n
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\n- Keep up with the latest news as it happens<\/li>\n
- Listen to music with your friends<\/li>\n
- Or you can click or hover over a story to join in the conversation or take an action on the story like so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also, you have the ability to hide or show the ticker by clicking on this little icon.<\/p>\n
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SIDE NOTE:<\/span><\/strong> According to Facebook, the Ticker only shows up for people with a certain level of account activity. So if you do not have a ticker it’s probably because you are not connected to people or Pages that use Facebook a lot, so there’s not enough activity to make ticker useful to you. Also,\u00a0Facebook does have an updated news feed coming out very soon, some of you may already have it, but from what I understand the Ticker is going away so this may be obsolete in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\nYour Facebook Timeline<\/h3>\n
Okay now on to YOUR Timeline.<\/p>\n
To get to your Timeline simply click on your picture located at the top right.<\/p>\n
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Your timeline is all about you. It is your collection of the photos, stories, and experiences that tell your story. Some of the things you can do on your timeline:<\/p>\n
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Add a cover photo and profile photo – A cover photo is the larger photo at the top of your timeline, right above your profile picture. Like your profile picture, cover images are\u00a0public, which means anyone visiting your timeline will be able to see them.<\/p>\n
You can edit your basic information (ex: contact info, relationships, work and education) by clicking\u00a0Update Info<\/b>\u00a0then clicking on any Edit button<\/b>\u00a0in the top right of each section, enter your new info and click\u00a0Save<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Jump to stories from your past – by scrolling through your\u00a0timeline, or use the menu of dates on the right side of your timeline to jump from year to year. Just click a year to see what was going on in your life during that time.<\/p>\n
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View a log of your Facebook activity – Your\u00a0activity log\u00a0is a tool that lets you review and manage what you share on Facebook. If you liked a status or photo last week you can go to your Activity log and find it there. Keep in mind that only you can see your activity log.<\/p>\n
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Update your status –<\/strong> By updating your status you’re basically sending out a message to all your friends letting them know what you are up to. Pick what type of story you want to share (ex:\u00a0\u00a0Status,\u00a0\u00a0Photo)<\/p>\n\n- Type in any details you want to add<\/li>\n
- You can\u00a0tag friends,\u00a0pick a date for the story, add a location or tell people what you\u2019re doing or how you\u2019re feeling.<\/li>\n
- Select an\u00a0audience\u00a0for your post and<\/li>\n
- Click\u00a0Post<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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You can view your photos that others tagged you in or view all the photos you have uploaded. From here you can also view any albums that you have created. This is where you can add more photos, albums and any videos that you want to share with others.<\/p>\n
Every timeline is set up the same way<\/strong>. So if you wanted to visit your friends Timeline you will be able to find out all about them (well the parts they want to share with you lol), by clicking on their About tab. You can also view mutual friends you may have, their photos and other topics of interest as well.<\/p>\nPrivate Messaging – Who can see what?<\/h3>\n
To send them a PRIVATE message click on message. This box pops up and you are able to send a file or an image. Write your message then click on Send. This message will not be seen by anyone other than the person you messaged.<\/p>\n
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Posting on your friends timeline will be seen by others.<\/h3>\n
When you post on your friends timeline others will be able to view what you have written or shared. For example, my sister has a friend of hers, which I am not friends of, share a post on her timeline that I was able to see. So keep in mind when writing or sharing with a friend on their timeline, others will be able to see it.<\/strong><\/p>\nThere you have it. A quick overview of Facebook and what each component is. I know there is so much more to Facebook so I will be putting together more videos and tutorials to get you up to speed.<\/p>\n
If you would like to watch me walk through this tutorial you can view my YouTube video that as of today (2\/19\/14) has almost 28,000 views.<\/p>\n
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