How to Get Started on Facebook

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Get Started on Facebook

Getting Started on Facebook is really easy, but for those who need help and the instructions (like my husband), I give you this tutorial. He really cracked up my young adult children the other night (as in ROTFL), when he called Facebook, "MyFace"! So to him, I dedicate this article on How to Get Started on Facebook!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

First, go to the Facebook welcome page at, www.facebook.com. You will see their banner which says, "Facebook helps you connect and share with people in your life". So true -- I keep up with my kids, friends, co-workers and online buddies with my Facebook account.

On this welcome page you will see the "Sign Up" section. Just fill in your name, email, birthday and gender. Click the "Sign Up" button, and then enter the code you see on their security page. You will be sent a confirmation e-mail.
Step 2

Access your email account, click on the link in the email from Facebook and you will be taken to the "Getting Started" page. If any of your friends have been looking for you on Facebook already, you will see an option to accept/confirm this friend. Click confirm and go to next step.
Step 3

Facebook will now ask if you want your email account or instant message friend list scanned for already registered friends. You can skip this step or allow, it is your preference. (Not all email servers are supported.)
Step 4

In the next step you can enter your High School, College or other Learning Institutions, as well as your place of employment. Once you enter this information, Facebook will take you to a page displaying Facebook peeps that have similar information. You are given the option of selecting them as "friend".
Step 5

Once you select your friends from the people shown, you will be taken to a page where you are asked to enter where you live so that Facebook can place you in a Network. The city you enter may not be listed, but you will be given options of cities that they determine my be geographically close to you. Select one and your sign up process is complete. You will be immediately taken to the YOUR Facebook "home" page.
Step 6

Congratulations, you have successfully gotten started on Facebook. Now it is up to you to set up and edit your profile, continue adding friends and posting your activities. See my other articles on these next steps!

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anixon84 said

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on 11/18/2008 Cool, I may open a facebook account soon! Every one else has one, lol, but then again, I was the last person in my friend group to get a myspace...great article, thanks!