My Facebook for Seniors

Michael Miller is a prolific and popular writer of more than 200 non-fiction books, known for his ability to explain complex topics to everyday readers. He writes about a variety of topics, including technology, business, and music. His best-selling books for Que include My Windows 10 Computer for Seniors, My Internet for Seniors, My Social Media for Seniors, My Samsung Galaxy S7 for Seniors, Easy Computer Basics, and Computer Basics: Absolute Beginner’s Guide. Worldwide, his books have sold more than 1 million copies. Find out more at the author’s website: www.millerwriter.com Follow the author on Twitter: molehillgroup

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 Update   67
Viewing Status Updates on the Facebook Website    68
Display the News Feed    68
Display Most Recent Posts   69
View a Status Update   70
View Links to Web Pages   71
View Photos   71
View Videos   72
Like an Update   73
Comment on an Update   74
Share an Update   74
Personalizing Your News Feed   75
Configure News Feed Preferences   76
Chapter 6  Exploring What Others Are Talking About   79
Posts with Photos   79
Memes   83
Surveys   86
Countdown Lists   87
Links to Other Web Pages   88
Games   89
Facebook-Generated Content   90
Trending Topics   92
Chapter 7  Updating Friends and Family on Your Activities   95
Updating Your Status   95
Post a Status Update from the Facebook Mobile App   96
  Post a Status Update on the Facebook Website   97
Post a Link to a Web Page   98
Post a Photograph or Video   99
Add Your Location to a Post   100
Tag a Friend in a Post   102
Tell Friends What You’re Doing—or How You’re Feeling   103
Determine Who Can—or Can’t—See a Status Update   104
Sharing Content from Other Websites   107
Post Content from Another Site   107
Chapter 8  What You Should—and Shouldn’t—Share on Facebook   111
What’s Good to Post on Facebook   111
Post Interesting Information   112
Post Important Information   113
What Not to Post on Facebook   114
Avoid Uninteresting or Unwise Posts   115
Avoid Posting Personal Information   116
Learning Facebook Etiquette   117
Carefully Compose Your Status Updates   117
Know the Shorthand   118
Chapter 9  Managing Your Privacy on Facebook   123
Determining Who Sees What You Post   124
Configure Facebook’s Default Privacy Settings   124
Select Who Can See (or Not See) Individual Posts   126
Limiting Contact from Other Members   128
Control Who Can Send You Friend Requests   128
Controlling Tagging   129
Restrict Who Sees Tag Suggestions in Photos That Look Like You   129
Limit Who Can See Posts You’re Tagged In   131
Approve Tags People Add to Your Posts   132
Controlling Who Sees What on Your Timeline   133
Control Who Sees Specific Information   133
Chapter 10  Viewing and Sharing Photos and Videos 135
Viewing Friends’ Photos and Videos   136
View Photos in Your News Feed   136
View a Video in Your News Feed   137
View a Friend’s Photo Albums   140
View All of a Friend’s Videos   141
Tag Yourself in a Friend’s Photo   142
Download a Photo   143
Sharing Your Photos and Videos with Friends   144
Share a Photo or Video in a Status Update on the Facebook Website   144
Share a Photo or Video from Your Mobile Phone   146
Upload Photos to a New Photo Album   147
Upload Photos to an Existing Photo Album   151
Delete a Photo   152
Delete a Photo Album   153
Share a YouTube Video   154
Chapter 11  Chatting in Real Time—via Text or Video 159
Exchanging Text Messages on the Facebook Website   159
Send a Text Message   160
Read a Message   161
View All Messages   162
Mobile Messaging with the Messenger App   163
Send and Receive Text Messages   163
Create a Group Conversation   166
Video Chatting on Facebook   168
Chat from the Messenger App   169
Chat from the Facebook Website   170
Chapter 12  Liking Pages from Companies and Public Figures 173
Finding and Following Companies and Public Figures   173
Search for Companies and Public Figures   174
View and Like a Facebook Page   175
View Page Posts in Your Pages Feed   176
Managing the Pages You Follow   178
View Your Favorite Pages   178
Unlike a Page   179
Chapter 13  Participating in Interesting Facebook Groups 181
Finding and Joining Facebook Groups   181
Search for Groups   182
Browse for Groups   183
Join a Group   185
Participating in Facebook Groups   186
Visit a Group Page   186
Read and Reply to Posts   187
Create a New Post   188
View Group Members   189
View Group Photos   190
Get Notified of Group Activity   190
Leave a Group   191
Using Groups to Reconnect with Old Friends   192
Chapter 14  Attending Events and Celebrating Birthdays   195
Dealing with Invitations to Events   196
Respond to an Event Invitation   196
View an Event Page   197
Scheduling a New Event   200
Create an Event   200
Invite Friends to Your Event   202
Edit or Cancel an Event   203
Celebrating Birthdays   204
View Upcoming Birthdays   204
Chapter 15  Playing Games   207
Discovering Facebook Games   207
Find Games on the Facebook Website   208
Play a Facebook Game   210
Managing and Deleting Facebook Games   211
Chapter 16  Keeping in Touch with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook   215
Are Kids Still Using Facebook?   215
How to Connect with Younger Users on Facebook   217
Make Friends with Your Kids and Grandkids   217
Put Your Family Members in a Special Friends List   219
Share Photos and Videos   222
Chat via Text and Video   222
Play Games Together   223
Five Things Not to Do with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook   223
Chapter 17  Managing Your Facebook Account—Even When You’re Gone   227
Changing Your Account Settings   227
Access Account Settings on the Facebook Website   228
Access Account Settings in the Facebook Mobile App   229
Configure Specific Settings   229
Leaving Facebook   234
Deactivate Your Account   234
Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account   236
Dealing with Death   238
Memorialize an Account   238
Name a Legacy Contact   240
Remove an Account   241
Download Content from a Deceased Person’s Account   243
Chapter 18  Discovering Facebook’s Other Apps   249
Using the Moments App   249
View and Share Suggested Moments   250
Create a New Moment   253
Request Photos from a Friend   255
Using Facebook’s Windows 10 App   255
Navigate Facebook’s Windows 10 App   256
Glossary   259
Index   265