Chapter 1 Getting to Know Facebook on Your Computer Understanding Social Networking Signing Up for Facebook from Your Computer     Create a New Facebook Account Signing In–and Out–of the Facebook Website     Log On to the Facebook Site     Log Out of Your Facebook Account Finding Your Way Around the Facebook Website     Navigate Facebook’s Home Page     Use the Facebook Toolbar     Navigate with the Left Side Menu     Use the Right Side Menu Chapter 2 Getting to Know Facebook on Your Mobile Device Using Facebook’s iPhone App     Navigate Facebook’s iPhone App Using Facebook’s iPad App     Navigate Facebook’s iPad App Using Facebook’s Android App     Navigate Facebook’s Android App Chapter 3 Finding Friends on Facebook Finding Facebook Friends     Find Friends in the Facebook Mobile App     Find Friends on the Facebook Website     Look for Friends of Friends Accepting or Declining Friend Requests     Accept or Decline a Friend Request in the Facebook Mobile App     Accept or Decline a Friend Request on the Facebook Website Controlling What You See from Your Friends     Control Your News Feed     Unfriend a Friend Chapter 4 Personalizing Your Profile Viewing Your Profile     Access Your Profile in the Facebook Mobile App     Access Your Profile on the Facebook Website Changing the Look and Feel of Your Profile     Change Your Profile Picture from the Facebook Mobile App     Add a Frame     Change Your Profile Picture from the Facebook Website     Add a Profile Video     Add a Cover Image from the Facebook Mobile App     Take a 360-Degree Cover Photo     Add a Cover Image on the Facebook Website Editing the Contents of Your Profile     Update Your Profile Information     Hide and Delete a Status Update     View and Edit All Your Facebook Activity Chapter 5 Discovering What Your Friends and Family Are Up To Viewing Status Updates in the Facebook Mobile App     Display the Newsfeed     View a Status Update     View a Link to a Web Page     View a Photo     View a Video     Like an Update     Comment on an Update     Share an Update Viewing Status Updates on the Facebook Website     Display the News Feed     View a Status Update     View a Link to a Web Page     View a Photo     View a Video     Like an Update     Comment on an Update     Share an Update Personalizing Your News Feed     Display Most Recent Posts     Hide Posts You Don’t Like     Follow a Specific Post     Configure News Feed Preferences Exploring What Others Are Talking About Viewing Your Friends’ Stories     Play a Story Viewing a Friend’s Profile     Explore a Profile Chapter 6 Updating Friends and Family on Your Activities Updating Your Status     Post a Status Update     Post a Link to a Web Page     Post a Photo or Video     Add Your Location to a Post     Tag a Friend in a Post     Tell Friends What You’re Doing–or How You’re Feeling     Insert an Emoji     Add a GIF     Add a Sticker     Ask for Recommendations     Start a Poll     Post a List     Support a Nonprofit     Determine Who Can–or Can’t–See a Status Update Posting Content from Other Websites     Share Content from Another Site Chapter 7 What to Post–and What Not to Post–on Facebook What’s Good to Post on Facebook     Post Interesting Information     Post Important Information What Not to Post on Facebook     Avoid Uninteresting or Unwise Posts     Avoid Posting Personal Information Learning Facebook Etiquette     Carefully Compose Your Status Updates     Know the Shorthand Chapter 8 Dealing with Fake News and Other Questionable Stuff Understanding Fake News     A Few Examples…     And a Few More… Recognizing Different Types of Fake News     Fake News     Alternative Facts     Conspiracy Theories     Propaganda     Biased News     Opinions     Satire Some Fake News Is Real News How Fake News Is Distributed on Facebook     Phony Facebook Accounts     Facebook Ads     Sharing Fake Stories Why Some People Believe Fake News     Confirmation Bias     Intuition Over Fact     Hope     Echo Chamber Effect How to Tell Real News from Fake News     See If Facebook Flags It     Consider the Source     Verify with Multiple Sources     Consider What Is Being Said     Check with the Fact Checkers     If a Politician Says It’s Fake, It’s Probably Real How Not to Spread Fake News     Read It Before You Share It     Check It Out Before You Share It     If Someone Questions It, Remove It Chapter 9 Managing Your Privacy on Facebook What Facebook Tracks–and Why Configuring Privacy Options     Review Important Privacy Settings     Manage Your Location Settings     Control Facebook’s Face Recognition Configuring Account Security Options     Review Account Security Settings Configuring Advertising Preferences     Review Facebook Ad Settings Viewing Your Facebook Information     Access and Manage Your Information Chapter 10 Viewing and Sharing Photos and Videos Viewing Friends’ Photos and Videos     View Photos in Your News Feed     View a Video in Your News Feed     View a Friend’s Photo Albums     View All of a Friend’s Videos     Tag Yourself in a Friend’s Photo     Download a Photo Sharing Your Photos and Videos with Friends     Share a Photo or Video in a Status Update on the Facebook Website     Share a Photo or Video from Your Mobile Phone     Shoot with a Filter or Effect     Upload Photos to a New Photo Album     Upload More Photos to an Existing Photo Album     Delete a Photo     Share a YouTube Video Chapter 11 Broadcasting Live with Facebook Live Shooting a Live Video     Broadcast on Facebook Live Watching a Facebook Live Video     Watch a Live Video Live     Watch a Live Video Rerun Chapter 12 Chatting with Facebook Messenger Exchanging Text Messages on the Facebook Website     Send a Text Message     Read a Message     View All Messages Mobile Messaging with the Messenger App     Send and Receive Text Messages     Use Chat Heads     Create a Group Conversation Video Chatting on Facebook     Chat from the Messenger App     Chat from the Facebook Website Chapter 13 Liking Pages from Companies and Public Figures Finding and Following Companies and Public Figures     Search for Companies and Public Figures     View and Like a Facebook Page Managing the Pages You Follow     View Your Favorite Pages     Unlike a Page Chapter 14 Participating in Interesting Facebook Groups Finding and Joining Facebook Groups     Find a Group     Join a Group Working with Facebook Groups     Visit a Group Page     Read and Reply to Posts     Create a New Group Post     Get Notified of Group Activity     Leave a Group Using Groups to Reconnect with Old Friends Chapter 15 Attending Events and Celebrating Birthdays Responding to Event Invitations     Respond to an Invitation     View an Event Page Scheduling a New Event     Create an Event     Invite Friends to Your Event     Edit or Cancel an Event Celebrating Birthdays     View Upcoming Birthdays Chapter 16 Buying and Selling in the Facebook Marketplace Shopping for Items in the Facebook Marketplace     Find an Item to Buy     Purchase an Item Selling Your Items in the Facebook Marketplace     List an Item for Sale     Manage Your Sale Items     Sell an Item Chapter 17 Tips for Communicating with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook Are Kids Still Using Facebook? How to Connect with Younger Users on Facebook     Make Friends with Your Kids and Grandkids     Put Your Family Members in a Special Friends List     Share Photos and Videos     Chat via Text and Video     Play Games Together Five Things Not to Do with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook Chapter 18 Managing Your Facebook Account–Even When You’re Gone Changing Your Account Settings     Access Account Settings on the Facebook Website     Access Account Settings in the Facebook Mobile App Leaving Facebook     Deactivate Your Account     Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account Dealing with Death     Memorialize an Account     Name a Legacy Contact     Remove an Account Glossary     9780789760272   TOC   7/20/2018  

The only Facebook book written specifically for seniors, based on what YOU care about and what YOU want to do! No experience necessary Full color interior, pleasing design, larger text for easier reading Find old friends, stay more connected with your family, and follow your passions Use apps, play games, discover resources, and avoid problems Go mobile: use Facebook on your iPhone or iPad Keep private things private!

Given the interface changes, this book needs to be revised to cover the current Facebook interface. That entails reshooting every single screenshot and rewriting many of the step-by-step instructions.   In addition, the new edition book will cover all other recent Facebook changes.   There are three new chapters:• Dealing with fake news and hoaxes• Broadcasting with Facebook Live• Buying/selling on the Facebook Marketplace.