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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
Download the sample pages (includes Chapter 3 and the Index.)
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
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