How to Send a Friend Request on Facebook

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Now that you have entered into the social world of Facebook, it's time to send some friend requests, and maybe even accept some pending ones. If you're new to Facebook, you probably have a list of people who are awaiting your friend request. Remember that as you type, Facebook tries to autocomplete what you're looking for, meaning search results will appear below the Search box as you type.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="236" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/96/390196.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-width:100%;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-height:auto!important" width="535"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> When you see the person you think you want to add, click on her face; this takes you to her Timeline. At the bottom-right corner of her cover photo is an Add Friend button. To add this person as a friend, all you need to do is click the Add Friend button. Clicking this button sends a Friend Request. When she accepts, you'll become friends.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="130" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/97/390197.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-width:100%;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-height:auto!important" width="535"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You won't be friends with someone until she confirms your Friend Request. After she confirms, you're notified by a red flag appearing above the notifications icon in the blue bar on top.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> So what does your potential friend see after you send a request? That depends on what you allow them to see.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You can always go back and change your privacy control settings as necessary, but consider what info you want your new friends to see about you before you send them a friend request.</p>

How to Send a Friend Request on Facebook

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What It Means to Be Friends on Facebook

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In many ways, a <i>Facebook Friend</i> is the same as a real-life friend. These are the people you hang out with, keep in touch with, care about, and want to publicly acknowledge as friends. These aren't people you met on Facebook. Rather, they're the people you call on the phone; stop and catch up with if you cross paths; or invite over for parties, dinners, and general social gatherings.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In real life, there are lots of shades of friendship — think of the differences between acquaintances, a friend from work, an activity buddy, and best friends. Facebook gives you a few tools for negotiating these levels of friendship. But by default, most friendships are lumped into a blanket category of "friend."</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Here are the basics of what it means to be friends with someone on Facebook, though you'll notice that each of them comes with a few caveats on how it can be adjusted by either person in the friendship.</p> <ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"> <b>They can see all the stuff on your Timeline (like your posts and other information) that you have set to be visible to Friends.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Remember, this is what happens by default. You can actually control which friends can see which posts more specifically by learning about your privacy options, and about Friend Lists.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"> <b>They see new posts you create in their News Feeds on their Home pages.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b></b>Again, the information your friends see in their News Feed depends on the audience you've chosen to share each post with. It may also depend on your friends' News Feed settings.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"><b>You can see their posts and other information on their Timelines.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <b></b>This, of course, depends on their own privacy settings, but in general, you'll be able to see more as a friend than you did before you became friends.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"> <b>You see new posts from them in your News Feed on your Home page.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b></b>This depends on your friend's sharing settings, but more importantly, you can control whose posts you see in your News Feed through managing your own News Feed settings and preferences.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"><b>You'll be listed as friends on one another's Timeline.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This is a small detail, but it's important in understanding the difference between becoming friends with someone and simply subscribing to someone's posts. Lots of people, especially public figures or people who have a business, allow you to subscribe to their posts without becoming friends. In these cases, you see their posts on your Home page, but they won't see your posts unless they choose to subscribe to you.</p> </li></ul>

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How to Send a Friend Request on Facebook

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Now that you have entered into the social world of Facebook, it's time to send some friend requests, and maybe even accept some pending ones. If you're new to Facebook, you probably have a list of people who are awaiting your friend request. Remember that as you type, Facebook tries to autocomplete what you're looking for, meaning search results will appear below the Search box as you type.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="236" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/96/390196.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-width:100%;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-height:auto!important" width="535"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> When you see the person you think you want to add, click on her face; this takes you to her Timeline. At the bottom-right corner of her cover photo is an Add Friend button. To add this person as a friend, all you need to do is click the Add Friend button. Clicking this button sends a Friend Request. When she accepts, you'll become friends.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="130" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/97/390197.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-width:100%;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-height:auto!important" width="535"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You won't be friends with someone until she confirms your Friend Request. After she confirms, you're notified by a red flag appearing above the notifications icon in the blue bar on top.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> So what does your potential friend see after you send a request? That depends on what you allow them to see.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You can always go back and change your privacy control settings as necessary, but consider what info you want your new friends to see about you before you send them a friend request.</p>

How to Send a Friend Request on Facebook

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What It Means to Be Friends on Facebook

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In many ways, a <i>Facebook Friend</i> is the same as a real-life friend. These are the people you hang out with, keep in touch with, care about, and want to publicly acknowledge as friends. These aren't people you met on Facebook. Rather, they're the people you call on the phone; stop and catch up with if you cross paths; or invite over for parties, dinners, and general social gatherings.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">In real life, there are lots of shades of friendship — think of the differences between acquaintances, a friend from work, an activity buddy, and best friends. Facebook gives you a few tools for negotiating these levels of friendship. But by default, most friendships are lumped into a blanket category of "friend."</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Here are the basics of what it means to be friends with someone on Facebook, though you'll notice that each of them comes with a few caveats on how it can be adjusted by either person in the friendship.</p> <ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"> <b>They can see all the stuff on your Timeline (like your posts and other information) that you have set to be visible to Friends.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Remember, this is what happens by default. You can actually control which friends can see which posts more specifically by learning about your privacy options, and about Friend Lists.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"> <b>They see new posts you create in their News Feeds on their Home pages.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b></b>Again, the information your friends see in their News Feed depends on the audience you've chosen to share each post with. It may also depend on your friends' News Feed settings.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"><b>You can see their posts and other information on their Timelines.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <b></b>This, of course, depends on their own privacy settings, but in general, you'll be able to see more as a friend than you did before you became friends.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"> <b>You see new posts from them in your News Feed on your Home page.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b></b>This depends on your friend's sharing settings, but more importantly, you can control whose posts you see in your News Feed through managing your own News Feed settings and preferences.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:24px"><b>You'll be listed as friends on one another's Timeline.</b></p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This is a small detail, but it's important in understanding the difference between becoming friends with someone and simply subscribing to someone's posts. Lots of people, especially public figures or people who have a business, allow you to subscribe to their posts without becoming friends. In these cases, you see their posts on your Home page, but they won't see your posts unless they choose to subscribe to you.</p> </li></ul>

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How to Import an Address Book into Facebook

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Instead of creating a whole new address book for Facebook contacts, you can import an existing address book. If you're someone who uses a<i>desktop e-mail client</i> — a program on your local computer that manages your e-mail (such as Microsoft Outlook or Entourage), create a file of your contacts and import it so that Facebook can check it for friend matches.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The way to create your contact file depends on which e-mail client you use. Here's how to get the right instructions:</p> <ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> From the Friend Finder, select the Other Tools option.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">It's at the bottom of the list of Friend Finder options.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Upload Contact File, the first blue link.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> If you're using a Mac, you may see a blue button named Find my Mac Address Book Contacts. In addition, both Mac and PC users should see a blue Upload Contacts button below a gray Choose File button.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> At this point, unless you've already done so, you need to create a contact file. If you don't know how to do that, click the How to Create a Contact File link above the gray Choose File button. A list of different e-mail programs appears with instructions for most desktop e-mail programs, as well as a few websites.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Choose File.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A window appears allowing you to select the file from your computer's hard drive.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Select a file and click Open.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">The upload begins automatically. After your contacts are compared with Facebook's records, you'll be taken to Step 2 of the Friend Finder, Add Friends.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether to</p><ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <i>Add everyone as a friend.</i>Make sure the Select All Friends check box is selected, and click the Add Friends button.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <i>Not friend anyone.</i> Make sure the Select All Friends check box is deselected, and click the Skip button.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <i>Add specific people as friends.</i> Click the faces or select the boxes to the left of the names of the people you want to be friends with. Make sure the people you want to add have selected boxes next to their names and the people you don't want to add have deselected boxes next to their names. After you select all the people you want, click Add Friends.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Everyone you select receives a Friend Request from you.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> After you click either Add as Friends or Skip, you land on the Invite Friends portion of Friend Finder. Here you find a list of contact names and e-mail addresses. These e-mails or phone numbers are those that don't have matches on Facebook.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">(Optional) Invite people to join Facebook and become your friends.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Similar to adding friends, you can</p><ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Invite all these contacts.</i>Make sure the Select All/None box is selected and click Send Invites.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Invite none of these contacts.</i>Make sure the Select All/None box is deselected, and click Skip.</p></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Invite some of these contacts.</i> Select the Invite Some Friends option, and then use the check boxes to the left of their e-mail addresses to choose which ones you want to invite to join Facebook. Checked box = invite sent; unchecked box = no invite sent.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">After you make your selections, click Send Invites or Invite to Join. If you don't want to send any invitations, click Skip.</p> </li></ol>

How to Import an Address Book into Facebook

Instead of creating a whole new address book for Facebook contacts, you can import an existing address book. If you're someone who u...

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How to Import an Address Book into Facebook

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br></h1> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Instead of creating a whole new address book for Facebook contacts, you can import an existing address book. If you're someone who uses a<i>desktop e-mail client</i> — a program on your local computer that manages your e-mail (such as Microsoft Outlook or Entourage), create a file of your contacts and import it so that Facebook can check it for friend matches.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The way to create your contact file depends on which e-mail client you use. Here's how to get the right instructions:</p> <ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> From the Friend Finder, select the Other Tools option.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">It's at the bottom of the list of Friend Finder options.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Upload Contact File, the first blue link.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> If you're using a Mac, you may see a blue button named Find my Mac Address Book Contacts. In addition, both Mac and PC users should see a blue Upload Contacts button below a gray Choose File button.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> At this point, unless you've already done so, you need to create a contact file. If you don't know how to do that, click the How to Create a Contact File link above the gray Choose File button. A list of different e-mail programs appears with instructions for most desktop e-mail programs, as well as a few websites.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Choose File.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A window appears allowing you to select the file from your computer's hard drive.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Select a file and click Open.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">The upload begins automatically. After your contacts are compared with Facebook's records, you'll be taken to Step 2 of the Friend Finder, Add Friends.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether to</p><ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <i>Add everyone as a friend.</i>Make sure the Select All Friends check box is selected, and click the Add Friends button.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <i>Not friend anyone.</i> Make sure the Select All Friends check box is deselected, and click the Skip button.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <i>Add specific people as friends.</i> Click the faces or select the boxes to the left of the names of the people you want to be friends with. Make sure the people you want to add have selected boxes next to their names and the people you don't want to add have deselected boxes next to their names. After you select all the people you want, click Add Friends.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Everyone you select receives a Friend Request from you.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> After you click either Add as Friends or Skip, you land on the Invite Friends portion of Friend Finder. Here you find a list of contact names and e-mail addresses. These e-mails or phone numbers are those that don't have matches on Facebook.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">(Optional) Invite people to join Facebook and become your friends.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Similar to adding friends, you can</p><ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Invite all these contacts.</i>Make sure the Select All/None box is selected and click Send Invites.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Invite none of these contacts.</i>Make sure the Select All/None box is deselected, and click Skip.</p></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Invite some of these contacts.</i> Select the Invite Some Friends option, and then use the check boxes to the left of their e-mail addresses to choose which ones you want to invite to join Facebook. Checked box = invite sent; unchecked box = no invite sent.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">After you make your selections, click Send Invites or Invite to Join. If you don't want to send any invitations, click Skip.</p> </li></ol>

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It may be people you're already friends with and you just want to go to their Timelines. Sometimes it will be people you aren't friends with yet but whom you want to find.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Basic Search can be a little confusing because Facebook autocompletes the names that you type and assumes you're trying to get to your friends' Timelines. If you're the type of person who is used to pressing the Enter key to begin a search, this can lead you landing on friends' Timelines when you meant to search for someone<i>else</i> named James.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You'll wind up using Search two basic ways. The first way is if the name of the person you're looking for (or at least someone with the same name) appears in the autocomplete menu. You can accomplish that sort of search following these steps:</p> <ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Begin typing the name you're looking for in the Search box.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Pay attention to the people who appear in the autocomplete menu. Facebook displays first your friends and then friends of friends. There's a good chance that you may find the person you're looking for in this menu.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">If you see the name in the autocomplete menu, use your mouse or arrow keys to highlight the person you're looking for.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the name or press Enter.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This brings you to the person's Timeline, where you can verify that you know the person and add him as a friend.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> If you don't see the person you're looking for, don't despair; you can get more results:</p><ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type the person's full name in the search box.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Click See More at the bottom of the search menu.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">The search menu expands to reveal new options for search. So, if you type Jane Smith and then click See More, you can now either search People Named Jane Smith, Pages Named Jane Smith, or Places Named Jane Smith.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the People Named <b><i><Friend's Name></i></b> option.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A blue friend icon is next to this option. A search results page appears with larger previews of people's profile pictures and Timeline info. The right side of the page also has options for narrowing your search using fields such as Gender, Employer, Current City, and so on.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Use the fields on the right side of the page to zero in on your actual friend.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This might be information like where your friend works or where she's from.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">When you find the person you're looking for, add her as a friend.</p> </li></ol>

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You can accomplish that sort of search following these steps:</p> <ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Begin typing the name you're looking for in the Search box.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Pay attention to the people who appear in the autocomplete menu. Facebook displays first your friends and then friends of friends. There's a good chance that you may find the person you're looking for in this menu.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">If you see the name in the autocomplete menu, use your mouse or arrow keys to highlight the person you're looking for.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the name or press Enter.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This brings you to the person's Timeline, where you can verify that you know the person and add him as a friend.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> If you don't see the person you're looking for, don't despair; you can get more results:</p><ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type the person's full name in the search box.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Click See More at the bottom of the search menu.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">The search menu expands to reveal new options for search. So, if you type Jane Smith and then click See More, you can now either search People Named Jane Smith, Pages Named Jane Smith, or Places Named Jane Smith.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the People Named <b><i><Friend's Name></i></b> option.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A blue friend icon is next to this option. A search results page appears with larger previews of people's profile pictures and Timeline info. The right side of the page also has options for narrowing your search using fields such as Gender, Employer, Current City, and so on.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Use the fields on the right side of the page to zero in on your actual friend.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This might be information like where your friend works or where she's from.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">When you find the person you're looking for, add her as a friend.</p> </li></ol>

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Some pieces of the group will look familiar — for example, the Share box and the recent postsfrom group members in the center of the page. Other parts are unique to groups, such as the photos at the top of the page and the tabs for different sections of the groups.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="269" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/15/390315.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-width:100%;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-height:auto!important" width="535"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> You can get to any particular group from your Home page by clicking its name in the left sidebar. Groups you look at frequently should be in the top section; you may have to click the See More link to see a full list of your groups. Click the name of the group you want to visit.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">When you first visit a group, before doing anything else, make sure you want to be a part of that group.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Although your notification may explain that you were invited to join the group, these invitations work by adding you to the group until you decide to leave it. It's sort of like saying "RSVP regrets only" on an invitation to a party.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The first thing you should look at when you join a group is the name of the group and who added you. Often, that is enough to determine if you want to stick around. If you're unsure about wanting to be a part of a group, check out the recent posts in the center of the page. These posts are ones that group members have shared directly with this group.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Looking at the recent posts tells you a lot about what to expect from a group in the future. Are posts relevant to the group or not? Is there a lot of discussion or not? Are you interested in the posts you're seeing?</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If the group was created only recently, you may not find very many posts yet. You can still learn a bit about the group by checking out the About section. On the right side of the group's page (next to the recent posts) is a box labeled About.</p> <img alt="image1.jpg" height="186" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/16/390316.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);max-width:100%;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;min-height:auto!important" width="347"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> The About section shows you some of the basics of the group to help you understand what it's for and how it will work:</p><ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Privacy:</b> At the top of the About section is information about the privacy of the group. There are three types of groups:</p> <ul style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Open: </i>Open groups are publicly visible and available for anyone to join. In other words, anyone who uses Facebook will be able to see the posts and the members of that group.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Closed: </i>Closed groups are only partially visible. Anyone on Facebook can see the name of the group and its members but won't be able to see the posts until becoming a member of the group. People are added to closed groups by other members, or they can request to join it.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><i>Secret: </i>Secret groups are the most private groups. No one other than those who have been added to it can see that it exists, who its members are, and the posts that have been made. If you're invited to join a secret group and you choose to leave it, you won't be able to add yourself again later on, because you won't be able to find it.</p> </li></ul></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Info:</b> Any information the group creator enters will appear in the Info section of the group. Usually people use the space to describe what the group is about and how people ought to use it.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Members:</b> Next to the word About is the member count. You can click it to be taken to the Members tab and peruse who belongs to the group. If it's a big group that's open and united around a big topic like a political cause, you may not know many members. If it's a smaller group united around a local activity, chances are you know more of them.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">After you acquaint yourself with the group, you can decide whether you want to remain a member or leave the group. If you decide you want to leave, follow these steps:</p> <ol style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Click the gear icon.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">It's located on the right side of the page, across from all the different tabs for the group. When you click it, a drop-down menu appears.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Select Leave Group from the drop-down menu.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A pop-up window opens, asking if you are sure that you want to leave the group.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether you want to prevent members of the group from adding you again by selecting or deselecting the Prevent Other Members of This Group from Re-adding You check box.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">You can leave this check box selected, which means you'll never be able to be added to the group again; or if you think maybe in the future you might want to be part of the group, deselect this check box.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Leave Group.</p></li></ol><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> More often than not, however, you'll usually decide to stay in the group, which actually brings you to the point of sharing and communicating with fellow group members.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> If you're considering leaving a group because you're being inundated by notifications about new posts, you can instead just turn off notifications from that group. From the group, click the Notifications button at the top of the page. You can then select whether you want all notifications, notifications about friends' posts, or no notifications.</p>

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