How to Skip the Facebook Walkthrough

When you create a Facebook account you must go through a walkthrough process that retrieves possible friends from your email account contacts list, finds friends based on which school you attended or your previous employer and allows you to upload a profile picture. When creating a Facebook profile page you may wish to skip this walkthrough process up front and fill in this information later. Fortunately this is possible using the options available when you sign up for a Facebook account.

Instructions

1. Open your browser and visit Facebook.com.

2. Scroll down and enter your first name, last name and email address into the available fields. Create a password and enter it into the "Password" field . Click the drop-down menus and choose your gender and birthday. Click the "Sign Up" button.

3. Enter the two security words from the captcha box into the "Text in the box" field. If unable to read the words, click the "Try different words" link. Click "Sign Up." The Facebook walkthrough will begin with three steps to help you find friends using your email contacts, find friends based on your previous schools or employers and upload a photo to your profile.

4. Click the "Skip this step" button at the bottom of the page to skip the first step.

5. Click "Skip" on the next page to skip the second step.

6. Click "Skip" on the next page to skip the final step of the Facebook walkthrough.

Tips & Warnings

• Check the email address you entered when signing up for the account and click the enclosed link to confirm and activate your account.

References

• Ask Dave Taylor; How do I Sign Up / Create a Facebook Account; Dave Taylor