How to Use Facebook

Get a guided tour of the Facebook website and learn how to use it with this helpful tutorial video. We’ll show you how to add friends, post a status, share photos or videos, and more.

To add someone as a Facebook friend, click the search bar, then type in the person’s name. You’ll see a few results appear below the search bar, if their profile comes up, click on it. If not, click See All Results. Look through the results until you find your friend’s profile. To add them, click Add Friend to right of their name.

To see suggestions from Facebook of people you might know and want to add, click the Friend Requests button at the top of your screen. Here you’ll see a list of people who have requested to add you as a friend, as well as a list of people you may know. Click Add Friend beside the name of anyone you’d like to add.

To post a Facebook status, click the text box labelled “what’s on your mind?” and type in what you’d like to share. You can add a background by clicking on one of the colored dots at the bottom of the box. Add on photos or videos, your location, a fun sticker, your mood, or tag your friends. When you’re finished, click Post.

To share photos or videos on Facebook, click Photo/Video Album at the top of your screen. Locate the images, then click Open. Add a name for your album. To tag one of your friends in a photo, click on them in the photo they appear in, then type in their name. Click on their profile when it comes up to tag them. In the bottom left corner, select whether you want these images to be visible to the public, to your friends only, to specific friends, or only yourself. When you’re ready to share, click Post.

Check out posts from your friends on your Facebook newsfeed. If you see a post you enjoy, click the like button to let the poster know you liked it. If you hover your cursor over the Like button, you’ll see more reaction options. Click on whichever reaction you’d like to leave. If you have something to say about a post, click in the text box below it, labelled “write a comment.” Type in what you’d like to say. When you’re done, hit the enter key on your keyboard to post your comment.

There are even more fun things to do and see on Facebook. Check out the explore section of the left menu panel to find out more.
If you click “On this day” you’ll be taken to a page that shows you memories of things you’ve posted or been tagged in on this day in previous years – if you were on Facebook then.

Click the Events button to see if there are any fun things coming up that you could potentially attend. You’ll see a list of upcoming events your friends are interested in, as well as discover events coming up in your city. Click on a category on the right to see events in your area of that type.

Click Groups to check out Facebook groups you can join. No matter what your interests are, you can find a Facebook group to connect with other people who like the same things. Check out the different group categories to find one you’re interested in. Click the Join button if you’d like to join the group.

If you’d like to see a list of everyone you’re friends with on Facebook, click Friend Lists. You’ll be taken to a list of categories of your friends. If you have friends who went to your school, or work for the same company as you, they’ll be put into a category. To see a list of all your friends, click See All Friends. If you want to delete someone from Facebook, click the Friends button beside their name, then click Unfriend.

To access your Facebook profile, click your name at the top of your screen. Scroll down to see a timeline of your own posts, and posts your friends have tagged you in.

To change your Facebook profile picture, move your cursor over your current profile photo, then click Update Profile Picture. You can select a photo you’ve uploaded previously, or one you’ve been tagged in. Click on a photo to select it.. Click Upload Photo to add a new one. Locate the image on your computer, then click Open. When you’re done, click Save.

To update your personal information on Facebook, click Update Info. Select the category of information you’d like to make changes to. If you want to add information about something you haven’t yet put on your profile, click the Add button to add details about that topic to your profile. If you want to make changes to information that’s already on your profile, move your cursor over it, then click the Edit button that appears. Make any changes you’d like to, then click Save Changes.

[ThePowergoats]

This is Amazing! I volunteer teaching tech to seniors. Great video!

[michaeldietrick]

Excellent concise introduction to Facebook, especially for those of us who only want to know a little about FB.

[BarbaraSchiro]

I thoroughly enjoyed your explanations and moderate paced tutorial. Most tutorials are spoken too fast in my opinion. Thank you for a great tutorial for beginners.

[Musketeers.]

Very useful. I learned the following things that are new for me.
1. add background for your post.
2. tag friends
3. create an album and set the contributors.
4. Hover the cursor over the like button for more options
5. Explore----On this day, events, groups, friend lists/see all friends/unfriend.
6. update info

[donovenvarner]

I love how it's all us teenagers who dont know how to use it

[Tmeister]

This is great on the basics of using FB! Thanks!

[talesofblizzary]

Iam new to Facebook and this video helped me alot! Thank you so much :).

[kirk]

thanks fo rthis video. Im new to FB so I appreciate all I can learn.

[energeticfanboy]

Thanks, this tip really help, some tips end up not working well for me, and I think it's just because I kind of suck at them, not that I don't find them useful.

[c.calliecoleman]

I would just like to leave a comment here for our young generation, about 45 and younger, for all of the inspiration quotes, and prayers I have seen on Facebook accts, to any and all who sees it. This generation has shown more love, care, and sharing than any other generation, and I'm sure it will continue on with the next. I know we have lost a lot of this generation thru violence, and bullying, and my heart is always saddened by this, but the ones still here, try to show their love, to reach out to any in need. I know some older adults criticize the young generation too much, so I just want them to know that I appreciate them.They are a smarter generation so I try to encourage them in whatever they are good at. XXs OOs XXs OOs.

[c.h.]

Thank you Tech Boomers! You were the very easiest to follow. You are my 4th How to do FB today. Their little Arrows go zip here and zip there. They forgot, apparently, what info & skill they take for granted...Some of us are seeing for the first time. You did this very well. And, Yes, I know you can slow these things down. But you can't learn, what you can not see. Itty Bitty fast moving arrows suck! Thanks for your help!

[keaki]

Thanks for the easy to follow instructions.

[stuntmanloco]

Hi. When filming yourself using a website like in your video, do you have to ask permission from, for example, Facebook? I am asking because I want to make a similar type of video to yours, but with a different website. Thanks in advance.

[Hasibur]

Thankyou so much for in details overview. Tech boom 💣💥💣💥💣💥

[arrijackson]

i’m literally 17 years old trying to work this app for my colleges lol

[krisannecajano]

Thank you for your comprehensive overview with this. ..😄

[LifeWDeja]

Lmao “tech Boomers” I’m 16 amd don’t know how to use facebook😂

[abhijitsatpute]

thanks for this video it truly helped me using Facebook

[monstersince]

very helpful thank you.
( i still don't see the attraction :)

[chanze]

Thanks! I'm a millennial who never cared for social media, but I now I'm an in house web developer for a company and need some basic knowledge before I start the job. lol!