Be a new face on Facebook

If you're new to the Facebook user community, don't be shy: you're joining around 2.7 billion users (roughly two-and-a-half Chinas) worldwide, so you'll want to make sure you're being as sociable as possible. And with more functionality and ways to say hello--like 3-D photos and Video Chat rooms--than ever before, Facebook For Dummies is the perfect, informative companion to get and new and inexperienced users acquainted with the main features of the platform and comfortable with sharing posts, pictures (or whatever else you find interesting) with friends, family, and the world beyond

In a chatty, straightforward style, your friendly hosts, Carolyn Abram and Amy Karasavas--both former Facebook employees--help you get settled in with the basics, like setting up your profile and adding content, as well as protecting your privacy when you want to decide who can and can't see your posts. They then show you how to get involved as you add new friends, toggle your newsfeed, shape your timeline story, join groups, and more. They even let you in on ways to go pro and use Facebook for work, such as building a promo page and showing off your business to the world. Once you come out of your virtual shell, there'll be no stopping you

• Build your profile and start adding friends
• Send private messages and instant notes
• Share your memories
• Tell stories about your day
• Set your privacy and curate your news feed

Don't be a wallflower: with this book you have the ideal icebreaker to get the party started so you can join in with all the fun

Author: Carolyn Abram, Amy Karasavas
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Published: 05/04/2021
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781119782100
8th Edition

About the Author

Carolyn Abram was a Facebook employee when the site was young. Her work explaining how to use Facebook began then and has continued ever since. She is also a fiction writer.

Amy Karasavas is a former Facebook employee who helped launch app directories, developers' resources, and user testing tools. She currently works as a sommelier.