How to Show I'm Away on Facebook
Facebook has a built-in chat function that you can use to instant message or video chat with your Facebook friends. Unlike other IM platforms, Facebook chat has no "away" status. You are shown as online, idle or offline. Facebook automatically sets the "idle" status when you have not typed or click on anything on the page for a set period of time. If you want your friends to know you are away from your computer, you can set your chat status to "offline."
Instructions
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Log in to your Facebook account.
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Click on the "Settings" drop-down button in the bottom right corner of the chat sidebar. The button looks like a small flower with a white center.
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Click on the "Available to chat" option to remove the green check mark next to it. Your name will disappear from your friends' chat sidebars and they will not be able to send you an instant message or initiate a video chat with you.
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Click on the "Available to chat" option to add the green check mark when you return and are able to receive instant messages or video chats again.
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