How to Tag a Friend on Facebook

Social networking website Facebook has many features that allow you to connect with friends, including the ability to "tag" others in status updates or photos. When you tag a Facebook friend, that information appears on the friend's profile page where his friends can see it. If you commonly use Facebook, you may often tag others and find yourself being tagged, too.

Instructions

Text Tagging

1. Type a status update in the status window on your home page. The window can be identified by the words, "What's on your mind?"

2. Type the "@" key and the first letter of either the first or last name of the friend you wish to tag. Doing so will bring up a list of your friends with the same letter in their name.

3. Click on the name of the friend you wish to tag and continue typing the message. Tag multiple friends, if desired. Press "Share" to publish your status update.

Photo Tagging

1. Upload a photo to Facebook.

2. Click the "Tag this photo" icon, which appears to the lower left of the photo.

3. Click on the face of a friend who appears in your photo, and type the friend's name into the pop-up box to locate her. Click on her name to tag her. Continue tagging other friends in the photo, if applicable.

4. Press "Done Tagging" located to the bottom left of the photo. This publishes the photo with your friends tagged.

References

• Facebook: Tag Friends in Your Status and Posts