Facebook
Basics
Manual
Facebook Basics Manual
Rev 2/2012 CPDBlue
Felix Reyes <[email protected]>
Facebook Basics
Contents
Description and Expectations................................................................................................................................................1
What is Facebook? How will it be useful? ......................................................................................................................... 2
Facebook: Creating an account ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Profile, Home & Account tabs ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Friend Requests, Messages & Notifications ...................................................................................................................... 4
Status Updates & Comments................................................................................................................................................. 4
Privacy Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Uploading Photos to Your Profile ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Deactivating Your Account .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Help Center .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Signing in to Library Computers
King County Library System provides computers for public use for activities such as using the web,
requesting library materials, communicating by email and performing word processing. Computer
use in the library requires a library card. For personal use, sign in using your library card bar code and
your PIN. In a computer class, use the codes below and be sure to choose Some Filtering (email OK):
627837
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Description and expectations
The Facebook Basics session will introduce you to the social networking site, Facebook. Learn how
Facebook is useful to people everywhere and how you can use it for your own needs. You will begin
by exploring the KCLS Facebook page, then creating a Facebook account of your own and discussing
privacy settings. Get ready to become a more dynamic user of the Web!
For this session you will need:
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A good understanding of Internet navigation.
A valid email address with correct login credentials.
Willingness to explore, discover and have fun.
If you do not currently have email or login information, you may follow along with the class and use
this manual to start a Facebook account at a later time. Consider taking an Email Level 1 class or Oneon-One Assistance for additional help with email and Facebook. Visit www.kcls.org/instruction or the
reference desk at your library for a schedule of upcoming classes.
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What is Facebook? How will it be useful? Facebook is a social networking website that allows you to share interests, information and photos
with networks of other users; Facebook.com says, “Facebook helps you connect and share with the
people in your life.” Social networking involves an online community of users sharing information
and interests on a website. Other examples of social networking sites include Twitter and LinkedIn.
Individuals, businesses, special entities or institutions use Facebook for a variety of reasons including
promoting their services, supporting a cause, or simply for entertainment. The King County Library
System has a Facebook page, for example, to update patrons on new services, free programs and
much more. Let’s visit the KCLS Facebook page to get acquainted with the Facebook interface:
1. Open your preferred Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.).
2. Click the address bar once (should be selected in blue).
3. Type www.facebook.com/kingcountylibrarysystem and hit the “enter” key.
Take a moment to get familiar with the layout. Of particular interest is the column that runs down the
left side beginning with a profile picture, links to other sections of the page (including the KCLS
catalog!), information about KCLS (page owner) and friends or other pages KCLS likes.
Down the center column you will find the stream of updates where
communications from KCLS display. It includes the profile picture and name of
the poster; the message, including a thumbnail and description view of any
attached link; and options for the reader to Like, Comment, or Share the
information on their own Facebook page. Herein lies the essence of social
networking! In order to actively participate on Facebook, like liking the KCLS
Facebook page, you must have an account and be logged in, so let’s create a
personal Facebook account and begin social networking!
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Facebook: Creating an account
Getting started on Facebook can be done in a few minutes; all
you need is an email address. Note: Although similar, there’s a
distinction between Facebook accounts intended for businesses,
organizations, public figures, community causes, etc., and
accounts for individuals. Institutional pages can only be liked but
not be made a friend whereas individuals can be friends but not
liked. However, status updates (posts) made by either account
type can be liked by readers. Also, a company or organization will
usually display their logo, while individuals will typically have a
photo of themselves as a profile picture. If you wish to create a
page, find the button with that phrase and click. In this class,
however, we will be creating an individual account:
1. Click Sign Up (top right column on the KCLS Facebook page).
2. To make it as easy as possible to connect with your
friends, fill in all the information truthfully. Also create
a password that is meaningful for you, but not easy for
someone else to guess.
Click the green Sign Up button.
3. In “Step 1” you can import your email contact list by
supplying your email password. You will have various
options to select contacts and importing them,
however, for the purposes of this session, please click
the “skip this step” button and add your friends later
in the process.
4. “Step 2” is associating with your high school, college,
and current or past company. None of these are
required, but if you would like to find past friends from
any of these areas it can make the process easier and
quicker. Once you are done, hit the “save and continue”
button.
5. The next page provides a list of people you might know
based on the lists you provided in the previous step (if
you see people you know, click on “add as friend”). You
can “skip this step,” too.
6. The final step of the account creation involves taking a
picture. If you have a photograph of yourself convenient,
you can upload it now, otherwise hit the “skip” button
and you can choose a picture later.
7. You are almost there! To activate the account, check the
email address you entered and follow the instructions in
the email to verify the account.
Congratulations! You now own a Facebook account! You
can now go back and like the KCLS Facebook Page!
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Profile, Home & Account tabs
In the top right corner of your page you will find many
options to view and edit your profile, friends, account
and privacy settings and much more. View your Profile
by clicking on the account name or picture; your profile
page is where friends will learn about what matters to
you via your stream of updates. The Find Friends link
will help you do just that. Home links you to your main
Facebook view where you see the activity (stream of
updates) of your friends, or people in your network(s).
Clicking the small white arrow displays options to
adjust settings, access the Help Center and Log Out.
Friend Requests, Messages & Notifications
You may receive new friend requests, messages and notifications
in the upper left corner. Friend Requests indicate someone
wants to add you to his or her network. You can confirm or ignore;
they will not receive a notification if you deny the request.
Messages are private communications, like an email.
Notifications are public comments on your profile page. Click the
appropriate icon to view.
Status Updates & Comments
Status updates are quick phrases that indicate
what a user is doing, feeling, thinking, etc. They
are visible to other friends and users, depending
on your privacy settings. For example, “David is
teaching class today,” or “Angela ate the best
cheese burger ever!” When you click the “What’s
on your mind?” text box, you can type your
status, add a photo or video link and click post.
Other users can make comments or “Like” your
updates, photos, and shared links. Remember,
this isn’t email, so everyone can see what you type
in these areas. Privacy Settings
You will want to check the Privacy Settings on your Facebook account so you know who can see your
information. The main options include Public (everyone), Friends or Custom where you pick which
friends can see your photos, status, etc. To view privacy settings:
1. Click on the drop down menu arrow in the upper right of the page and click Privacy Settings.
2. You can control your default privacy by selecting Public, Friends or Custom.
3. Customize settings allows you to choose who can see your posts and things you share.
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Uploading Photos to Your Profile
Uploading photos is kind of like sending an attachment in email. There are a couple of ways you can
do it, here’s one:
1. Click Photos on upper left side of your page.
2. Click Upload Photos.
3. Click Select Photos.
4. A window will pop up to browse files on your
computer or removable storage device.
Deactivating Your Account
Facebook writes, “Deactivating your account will disable your profile and remove your name and
picture from anything you've shared on Facebook.” In other words, your account will be invisible but
it will remain on the Facebook server for a few months. If you log back in, it reactivates your account.
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Click on the drop down menu arrow in the upper right of the page and click Account Settings.
Click on Security in navigation panel at left and then Deactivate your account at bottom.
Check the appropriate box for “why you are leaving” or choose other.
Confirm.
To permanently delete your account (all information will be purged), visit the Facebook Help Center
and search for “delete my account.” Or, visit this address: http://goo.gl/ErNEr. Help Center
The help center works like a search engine, meaning it searches different topics by keyword or
question. To access:
1. Click on Account (drop down menu arrow) in the upper right corner.
2. Click on Help, then Go To Help Center.
3. Type in a question or keywords into the search box, or choose one of the main categories down
the middle of the page.
Please keep in mind that the Internet,
including Facebook, is generally a
positive place, but it is not without
hazards. Therefore, it is strongly
suggested you click on Safety Center
and learn about various Facebook
Safety, Security and Privacy pages.
http://www.facebook.com/help/safety
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