My Facebook for Seniors, 3rd Edition

Description

The perfect book to help anyone 50+ learn Facebook--in full color!

Whether you are new to Facebook or would like to explore more of its features, My Facebook for Seniors makes learning to use the world’s most popular social media site simple and fun. The full-color, step-by-step instructions make it easy to connect with family, friends, and colleagues; share digital photos; play social games on Facebook; and much more.

Veteran author Michael Miller has written more than 100 nonfiction books and is known for his ability to explain complex topics to everyday readers. Michael wrote this book from the 50+ point of view, using relevant examples and covering all the most popular tasks.

Here are just a few things you will learn how to do in this top-selling book:

• Sign up for Facebook (it’s free!) and create a new account
• Use Facebook on your computer, smartphone, or tablet
• Configure Facebook’s privacy settings to keep your personal information private
• Find old friends who are also on Facebook
• Use the News Feed to discover what your friends are up to
• Discover how best to use Facebook to keep in touch with your kids and grandkids
• Update your friends and family on your current activities
• Use the Facebook Messenger app to text your Facebook friends
• View your friends’ digital photos—and share your photos with friends and family
• Personalize the Timeline page that your friends see
• Use Facebook to schedule and manage real-world events—including birthdays
• Chat privately with friends and family—via text or video
• Find and follow pages from your favorite public figures and companies
• Discover interesting topic-specific groups
• Find out what you should—and shouldn’t—share on Facebook

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1  Getting to Know Facebook on the Web     3
Understanding Social Networking     3
Signing Up for Facebook from Your Computer     4
    Create a New Facebook Account     5
Signing In—and Out—of the Facebook Website     8
    Log On to the Facebook Site     8
    Log Out of Your Facebook Account     9
Finding Your Way Around the Facebook Website     10
    Navigate Facebook’s Home Page     10
    Use the Facebook Toolbar     11
    Navigate with the Left Side Menu     12
    Use the Right Side Menu     14
Chapter 2  Getting to Know Facebook’s Mobile App     17
Using Facebook’s iPhone App     17
    Navigate Facebook’s iPhone App     18
Using Facebook’s iPad App     22
    Navigate Facebook’s iPad App     22
Using Facebook’s Android App     25
    Navigate Facebook’s Android App     26
Chapter 3  Finding Friends on Facebook     31
Finding Facebook Friends     32
    Find Friends in the Facebook Mobile App     32
    Find Friends on the Facebook Website     35
Look for Friends of Friends     39
Accepting or Declining Friend Requests     41
    Accept or Decline a Friend Request in the Facebook Mobile App     41
    Accept or Decline a Friend Request on the Facebook Website     42
    Unfriend a Friend     42
Chapter 4  Personalizing Your Profile and Timeline     45
Viewing Your Timeline     45
    Access Your Timeline in the Facebook Mobile App     46
    Access Your Timeline on the Facebook Website     47
Changing the Look and Feel of Your Timeline     47
    Change Your Profile Picture from the Facebook Mobile App     47
    Change Your Profile Picture from the Facebook Website     50
    Add a Cover Image from the Facebook Mobile App     52
    Add a Cover Image on the Facebook Website     53
Editing the Contents of Your Timeline     54
    Update Your Profile Information     54
    Hide and Delete Status Updates     57
    View and Edit Your Facebook Activity     58
Chapter 5  Discovering What Your Friends and Family Are Up To     61
Viewing Status Updates in the Facebook Mobile App     61
    Display the Newsfeed     62
    View a Status Update     63
    View Links to Web Pages     64
    View Photos     64
    View Videos     65
    Like an Update     66
    Comment on an Update     67
    Share an

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