How to Edit Your Facebook Timeline Sections

<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">You can decide which compilation boxes appear on your FacebookTimeline as well as the order they appear as you scroll down. To edit which sections appear and how they show up, hover your mouse over any of the Interest boxes in the left column; then click the blue pencil icon that appears in the upper-right corner of that box.</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">Say that you do this with the Movies box. In that case, you'll see this menu of options:</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>Edit Sections:</b> Select this to view a list of all the possible sections you could have on your Timeline. Deselect the ones you don't want appearing, and click and drag the various sections to change the order of how they appear.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Make sure you click Save when you're done.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <b>Hide Section:</b> Select this if you want to hide the Movies section from appearing on your Timeline.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Activity Log:</b> Click this to be taken to Activity Log and see all activity related to movies that could appear in the Movies box.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Edit Privacy:</b> Click this to edit who can see all the movies you have liked on Facebook. The privacy options are the same as for yourposts: Public, Friends, Friends Except Acquaintances, Only Me, or a Custom set of people.</p> </li></ul>

How to Edit Your Facebook Timeline Sections

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How to Create a Facebook Group Event

<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">Your group may be based around an activity, so Facebook makes it easy for people to plan events for group members, whether it's a game of pick-up or a family reunion. To create an event, 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 Events tab (it's next to the Members tab underneath the member photos).</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">This takes you to the group's Event Calendar, which displays any upcoming group events.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the Create Event button.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This opens the Create New Event pop-up window.</p><img alt="image0.jpg" height="294" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/36/390236.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="510"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Fill out the event details.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This includes the event's name, location, date, and time.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Notice that the privacy of the event is prefilled as the group name. If you want to change the privacy, you can do so by clicking the group name. Because chances are that you're creating an event from the group because it's a group event, consider leaving the Privacy setting alone. By default, that means that only group members will be able to see the event and RSVP to it.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether you want to invite all group members by selecting or not selecting the Invite All Members check box.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Regardless of what you choose, all members will be able to view the event and RSVP. However, if you leave the Invite All Members box selected, when group members are notified about the event, they will be told that you were the one who invited them.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Create.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This brings you to the event's page, where you can add an event photo and keep track of RSVPs. As the event creator, you're automatically listed as attending. The post appears in the group's recent posts and in members' News Feeds.</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">To RSVP to a group event, 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 event's name in the Recent Posts section of the group.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This takes you to the Event Home page, which shows you more information about the event, including who has already RSVPed.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Choose Join, Maybe, or Decline.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">All these options are big blue buttons on the right side of the page.</p></li></ol>

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How to Use the Facebook Group Share Box

<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">Posting to the Facebook group works the same way as posting from a Timeline or the News Feed. There is a Share box at the top of the Recent Posts section of the page. A few sections of the Share box appear for groups that <i>don't</i> appear on Timelines or in News Feeds: Ask Question and Add File.</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 important thing to remember is that when you share something from a group, you're sharing it only with the members of that group. And if you're a member of a group, you also need to remember that you may not be friends with everyone in the group. In a big group, you may actually be sharing with many people who typically couldn't see the things you post.</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 the Share box works almost the same way across Facebook, all the options are briefly explained here within the context of groups.</p> <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Write a Group Post</h2><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"> <i>Posts</i> are basically like status updates that you share only with the members of a group (unless the group is open, in which case anyone can see your post). You might post an update just to say "Hi" or to start a discussion with group members. To write a post, 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 in the Share box (where it says Write Something at the top of the group page).</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">After you click in the box, the Post button appears below the text box along with buttons to indicate where you are and which other Facebook members are with you.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type whatever you want to say in the box.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> For the Dummies group, this might be something like "What do people think of the new groups?" or "Does anyone know how I can start group chat?" You can also post a link to a relevant article or website in this space.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="293" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/31/390231.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="535"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">(Optional) Add location information or tags to the post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Clicking the person icon in the lower-left corner of the Share box allows you to add a tag to others when you write a post. Clicking the location icon allows you to add information about where you are when you write the post.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Your post appears in the group, and group members may see it in their notifications and News Feeds.</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 want to share a link, usually some sort of article, video, or other online content that you want the group to see, simply type or paste the complete link to whatever you want to share, along with your thoughts or opinions, in the Share box.</p> <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">How to Add a Photo/Video</h2><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"> Sometimes, writing a post won't do for the current circumstances. A picture can be worth a thousand words To post a photo to a group, 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 Add Photo/Video at the top of the Share box at the top of the group page.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The photo options appear.</p><img alt="image1.jpg" height="153" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/32/390232.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="535"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether you want to upload photos or a video or create an entirely new album.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Clicking either option expands an interface for selecting photos from your computer's hard drive. When you choose to upload photos, thumbnails are displayed in the Share box, and you can write one post to describe the collection of photos. When you choose to create an album, you're taken to the Create Photo Album interface, where you can add tags and captions to individual photos.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The post appears in the group, and all members (depending on notification settings) are notified about your post. They can thencomment and like what you're sharing.</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 want to upload a video, choose Upload Photos/Video and then select the video file from your computer's hard drive.</p><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> How to ask a Group Question</h2><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">One of the added features of Groups is the Ask Question feature. Questions allow group members to gather information in a more efficient way than using a post and sorting through the comments for the answers. The Ask Question feature mostly works by creating a poll that members can vote on from the Recent Posts section of the group. To ask a question and poll your group, 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 Ask Question in the Share box at the top of the group page.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type your question in the Ask Something box.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the Add Poll Options link beneath the text box.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This expands the poll options.</p><img alt="image2.jpg" height="205" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/33/390233.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="535"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type your first option into the first Add an Option section.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Add more options until you're finished.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Facebook keeps adding more boxes as you fill up these first few, so just stop when you're ready.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Choose whether people can add more options.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The Allow Anyone to Add Options check box controls this setting. Allowing this options means people can add more answers to a poll. For example, if before people could choose only Dog or Cat, group members may be able to add Hedgehog as an option. Depending on how big your group is, this choice may or may not be significant.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The question then appears in the group and in members' notifications and News Feeds. They will be able to vote, like, or comment on the question.</p></li></ol><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> How to add a Group File</h2><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">Adding files is part of the Files and Docs feature of groups. If you're part of a group that has real-world things to accomplish — for example, a wedding welcome letter to create with your family — you can add files to help you collaborate on these documents. From the Share box, you can upload files from your computer or, if you use Dropbox, from your Dropbox.</p>

How to Use the Facebook Group Share Box

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How to Edit Your Facebook Timeline Sections

<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">You can decide which compilation boxes appear on your FacebookTimeline as well as the order they appear as you scroll down. To edit which sections appear and how they show up, hover your mouse over any of the Interest boxes in the left column; then click the blue pencil icon that appears in the upper-right corner of that box.</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">Say that you do this with the Movies box. In that case, you'll see this menu of options:</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>Edit Sections:</b> Select this to view a list of all the possible sections you could have on your Timeline. Deselect the ones you don't want appearing, and click and drag the various sections to change the order of how they appear.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Make sure you click Save when you're done.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> <b>Hide Section:</b> Select this if you want to hide the Movies section from appearing on your Timeline.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Activity Log:</b> Click this to be taken to Activity Log and see all activity related to movies that could appear in the Movies box.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><b>Edit Privacy:</b> Click this to edit who can see all the movies you have liked on Facebook. The privacy options are the same as for yourposts: Public, Friends, Friends Except Acquaintances, Only Me, or a Custom set of people.</p> </li></ul>

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How to Create a Facebook Group Event

<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">Your group may be based around an activity, so Facebook makes it easy for people to plan events for group members, whether it's a game of pick-up or a family reunion. To create an event, 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 Events tab (it's next to the Members tab underneath the member photos).</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">This takes you to the group's Event Calendar, which displays any upcoming group events.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the Create Event button.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This opens the Create New Event pop-up window.</p><img alt="image0.jpg" height="294" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/36/390236.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="510"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Fill out the event details.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This includes the event's name, location, date, and time.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Notice that the privacy of the event is prefilled as the group name. If you want to change the privacy, you can do so by clicking the group name. Because chances are that you're creating an event from the group because it's a group event, consider leaving the Privacy setting alone. By default, that means that only group members will be able to see the event and RSVP to it.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether you want to invite all group members by selecting or not selecting the Invite All Members check box.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Regardless of what you choose, all members will be able to view the event and RSVP. However, if you leave the Invite All Members box selected, when group members are notified about the event, they will be told that you were the one who invited them.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Create.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This brings you to the event's page, where you can add an event photo and keep track of RSVPs. As the event creator, you're automatically listed as attending. The post appears in the group's recent posts and in members' News Feeds.</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">To RSVP to a group event, 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 event's name in the Recent Posts section of the group.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This takes you to the Event Home page, which shows you more information about the event, including who has already RSVPed.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Choose Join, Maybe, or Decline.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">All these options are big blue buttons on the right side of the page.</p></li></ol>

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How to Use the Facebook Group Share Box

<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">Posting to the Facebook group works the same way as posting from a Timeline or the News Feed. There is a Share box at the top of the Recent Posts section of the page. A few sections of the Share box appear for groups that <i>don't</i> appear on Timelines or in News Feeds: Ask Question and Add File.</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 important thing to remember is that when you share something from a group, you're sharing it only with the members of that group. And if you're a member of a group, you also need to remember that you may not be friends with everyone in the group. In a big group, you may actually be sharing with many people who typically couldn't see the things you post.</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 the Share box works almost the same way across Facebook, all the options are briefly explained here within the context of groups.</p> <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Write a Group Post</h2><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"> <i>Posts</i> are basically like status updates that you share only with the members of a group (unless the group is open, in which case anyone can see your post). You might post an update just to say "Hi" or to start a discussion with group members. To write a post, 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 in the Share box (where it says Write Something at the top of the group page).</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">After you click in the box, the Post button appears below the text box along with buttons to indicate where you are and which other Facebook members are with you.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type whatever you want to say in the box.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> For the Dummies group, this might be something like "What do people think of the new groups?" or "Does anyone know how I can start group chat?" You can also post a link to a relevant article or website in this space.</p> <img alt="image0.jpg" height="293" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/31/390231.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="535"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">(Optional) Add location information or tags to the post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Clicking the person icon in the lower-left corner of the Share box allows you to add a tag to others when you write a post. Clicking the location icon allows you to add information about where you are when you write the post.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Your post appears in the group, and group members may see it in their notifications and News Feeds.</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 want to share a link, usually some sort of article, video, or other online content that you want the group to see, simply type or paste the complete link to whatever you want to share, along with your thoughts or opinions, in the Share box.</p> <h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">How to Add a Photo/Video</h2><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"> Sometimes, writing a post won't do for the current circumstances. A picture can be worth a thousand words To post a photo to a group, 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 Add Photo/Video at the top of the Share box at the top of the group page.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The photo options appear.</p><img alt="image1.jpg" height="153" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/32/390232.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="535"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Decide whether you want to upload photos or a video or create an entirely new album.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Clicking either option expands an interface for selecting photos from your computer's hard drive. When you choose to upload photos, thumbnails are displayed in the Share box, and you can write one post to describe the collection of photos. When you choose to create an album, you're taken to the Create Photo Album interface, where you can add tags and captions to individual photos.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The post appears in the group, and all members (depending on notification settings) are notified about your post. They can thencomment and like what you're sharing.</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 want to upload a video, choose Upload Photos/Video and then select the video file from your computer's hard drive.</p><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> How to ask a Group Question</h2><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">One of the added features of Groups is the Ask Question feature. Questions allow group members to gather information in a more efficient way than using a post and sorting through the comments for the answers. The Ask Question feature mostly works by creating a poll that members can vote on from the Recent Posts section of the group. To ask a question and poll your group, 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 Ask Question in the Share box at the top of the group page.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type your question in the Ask Something box.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the Add Poll Options link beneath the text box.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> This expands the poll options.</p><img alt="image2.jpg" height="205" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/33/390233.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align:bottom;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;max-width:100%;min-height:auto!important" width="535"></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Type your first option into the first Add an Option section.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Add more options until you're finished.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Facebook keeps adding more boxes as you fill up these first few, so just stop when you're ready.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Choose whether people can add more options.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The Allow Anyone to Add Options check box controls this setting. Allowing this options means people can add more answers to a poll. For example, if before people could choose only Dog or Cat, group members may be able to add Hedgehog as an option. Depending on how big your group is, this choice may or may not be significant.</p> </li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click Post.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> The question then appears in the group and in members' notifications and News Feeds. They will be able to vote, like, or comment on the question.</p></li></ol><h2 style="margin:0.25rem 0px 1.25rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> How to add a Group File</h2><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">Adding files is part of the Files and Docs feature of groups. If you're part of a group that has real-world things to accomplish — for example, a wedding welcome letter to create with your family — you can add files to help you collaborate on these documents. From the Share box, you can upload files from your computer or, if you use Dropbox, from your Dropbox.</p>

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How to Add a Facebook Event Photo

<h1 style="margin-top: 0.25rem; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">Al</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: normal; ">though not required, adding an event photo to your Facebook event helps make the invitation feel a bit more official. Although it's not quite the same thing as sending out letter-pressed, hand-addressed invitations, it's the next best thing.</span><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">To add an event photo, 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">From the event's page, click the Add Event Photo button in the top-right corner.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A menu with two options appears: You can either select from photos you have already added to Facebook or you can choose a photo from your computer's hard drive. Either option opens an interface for browsing photos.</p></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Select a photo from your hard drive or from Facebook.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> After selecting a photo from your hard drive, you may need to click Open. After you select your photo, it should appear at the top of the event with white text that reads Drag to Reposition Event Photo.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Use your mouse to drag the photo in order to position it properly on the screen.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the Save Changes button.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">After you add your event photo, the Add Event Photo button is replaced with a Change Event Photo button that appears when you hover your mouse over the photo. Click this button to choose a new photo, reposition the existing photo, or remove the existing photo entirely.</p> </li></ol>

How to Add a Facebook Event Photo

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How to Add a Facebook Event Photo

<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">Although not required, adding an event photo to your Facebook event helps make the invitation feel a bit more official. Although it's not quite the same thing as sending out letter-pressed, hand-addressed invitations, it's the next best thing.</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">To add an event photo, 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">From the event's page, click the Add Event Photo button in the top-right corner.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> A menu with two options appears: You can either select from photos you have already added to Facebook or you can choose a photo from your computer's hard drive. Either option opens an interface for browsing photos.</p></li> <li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Select a photo from your hard drive or from Facebook.</p><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> After selecting a photo from your hard drive, you may need to click Open. After you select your photo, it should appear at the top of the event with white text that reads Drag to Reposition Event Photo.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"> Use your mouse to drag the photo in order to position it properly on the screen.</p></li><li><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Click the Save Changes button.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">After you add your event photo, the Add Event Photo button is replaced with a Change Event Photo button that appears when you hover your mouse over the photo. Click this button to choose a new photo, reposition the existing photo, or remove the existing photo entirely.</p> </li></ol>

How to Add a Facebook Event Photo

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What It Means to Be Friends on Facebook

<h1 style="margin-top: 0.25rem; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.5rem; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px; font-weight: normal; ">n 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.</span><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 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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