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Sams Teach Yourself Facebook in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily get up to speed with Facebook.
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
Introduction 1
About This Book . .1
Who This Book Is For . .2
What Do I Need to Use This Book?. .2
Conventions Used in This Book . .3
Screen Captures . . .3
1 Introduction to Facebook 5
What Is Facebook? .. .5
Facebook History . .6
Facebook Uses. .. .7
Looking at Facebook Pages ..8
Summary . .11
2 Setting Up a Profile 13
Signing Up for an Account ..13
Building Your Profile..18
Viewing Your Wall . .25
Accessing Your Account Info. . .27
Summary .28
3 Connecting with Friends 29
Finding Friends ..29
Viewing and Editing Friends. .36
Summary . .40
4 Finding Help with Facebook Services and Etiquette 41
Understanding Facebook’s Terms of Service.41
Facebook Etiquette . .44
Finding Help with the Help Center. .46
Summary . .48
5 Guarding Your Privacy 49
Understanding Privacy and Security Settings on Facebook . .49
Controlling Account Access ..51
Customizing Your Privacy Settings 52
Reporting Abuse .. .63
Summary ..64
6 Tracking Wall Postings, News Feeds, and Notifications 65
Understanding Facebook Information Flow . .65
Managing Your Wall .66
Tracking News Feeds . .73
Managing Notifications. . .75
Summary ..77
7 Communicating Through Facebook 79
How to Communicate on Facebook ..79
Sending and Receiving Messages. .80
Sharing Links .. .86
Sending Actions and Gifts. . .88
Blogging with Notes . .90
Chatting with Friends . .92
Summary . .94
8 Sharing Photos 95
Sharing Photos on Facebook . 95
Viewing the Photos Application Page .97
Adding Your Own Photos . .101
Tagging People in Photos ..109
Organizing and Editing Your Photos 111
Summary..112
9 Sharing Videos 113
Sharing Videos on Facebook .. .113
Adding a Video . 114
Viewing Videos .. .117
Editing Your Videos. . .119
Recording a New Video ..120
Summary. .124
10 Joining Groups 125
Socializing with Facebook Groups. .125
Finding a Group ..127
Joining a Group . .130
Viewing Your Groups . 134
Starting Your Own Group .135
Managing Your Group. . .140
Summary. .142
11 Tracking Events 143
Events Overview .143
Finding Events .. .145
Creating Your Own Events . .150
Managing Your Events .154
Summary. .156
12 Adding Applications 157
Applications Overview ..157
Finding Apps. .162
Managing Applications . .167
Summary. 170
13 The Professional Side of Facebook: Pages 171
Understanding Facebook Pages ..171
Finding and Following Pages. . .176
Setting Up a Facebook Page. .178
Managing and Editing a Page . .185
Summary. 188
14 The Facebook Marketplace 189
What Is the Facebook Marketplace? .189
Navigating Around the Marketplace . .191
Looking at Listings . .193
Adding Your Own Listing . . .196
Summary.198
15 Making Facebook Mobile 199
Facebook’s Mobile Features Overview . .199
Activating Facebook Mobile for Text Messages .200
Sending Text Messages from a Mobile Device . .205
Surfing Facebook with a Mobile Browser..205
Uploading Photos or Videos . .206
Summary. ..206
Index 209