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My Facebook for Seniors

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This introduction to Facebook has been written with one fast-growing audience in mind: seniors. My Facebook for Seniors approaches every topic from a senior's point of view, using meaningful examples and realistic tasks. Step-by-step instructions for the tasks you care about most Large, full-color, close-up photos show you exactly what to do Common-sense help whenever you run into problems Tips and notes to help you do even more We’ve identified the Facebook skills you need to stay connected with the people you care about; reconnect with old friends and classmates; and share your life with loved ones near and far. Our crystal-clear instructions respect your smarts but never assume you’re an expert. Big, colorful photos on nearly every page make this book incredibly easy to read and use! • Sign up for Facebook (it’s free!) and create a new account • Find old friends who are also on Facebook • Use the News Feed to discover what your friends are up to • Update your friends and family on your current activities • View your friends’ digital photos—and share your photos with friends and family • Personalize the Timeline page that your friends see • Chat privately with friends and family—via text or video • Find and follow pages from your favorite celebrities and companies • Discover interesting topic-specific groups • Use Facebook to schedule and manage real-world events—including birthdays • Enhance Facebook with interesting apps and fun social games • Search Facebook for useful information • Discover how best to use Facebook to keep in touch with your grandkids • Find out what you should—and shouldn’t—share on Facebook • Use Facebook on your iPad or iPhone

Table of Contents:
Prologue  Understanding Facebook and Social Networking   3 What Is Social Networking?   3 Who Uses Facebook—and Why?   5 How Does Facebook Work?   7 Chapter 1  Signing Up and Getting Started   11 Signing Up for Facebook   11    Create a New Facebook Account   12 Signing In—and Signing Out   14    Log Onto the Facebook Site   14    Log Out of Your Facebook Account   15 Finding Your Way Around Facebook   16    Navigate Facebook’s Home Page   16    Use the Facebook Toolbar   17    Navigate with the Sidebar Menu   18 Chapter 2  Finding Old (and New) Friends   21 Finding Facebook Friends   22    Accept Facebook’s Friend Suggestions   22    Find Email Contacts   25    Search for Old Friends   27    Look for Friends of Friends   30 Accepting Friend Requests   30    Accept a Friend Request   31    Decline a Friend Request   31 Unfriending Unwanted Friends   32    Unfriend a Friend   32    Display Fewer Posts from a Friend   33 Chapter 3  Keeping in Touch with Friends and Family   37 Viewing Updates in the News Feed   37    Display the News Feed   38    Display Different Feeds   38 Viewing Status Updates   40    View a Status Update   40    View Links to Web Pages   41    View Photos   41    View Videos   42 Responding to Status Updates   43    Like an Update   43    Comment on an Update   44    Share an Update   44 Chapter 4  Updating Friends and Family on Your Activities   47 Updating Your Status   47    Post a Basic Status Update   48    Post a Link to a Web Page   50    Post a Photograph or Video   51    Add Your Location to a Post   52    Tag a Friend in a Post   53    Tell Friends What You’re Doing   54    Determine Who Can—or Can’t—See a Status Update   55 Sharing Content from Other Websites   57    Post Content from Another Site   58 Chapter 5  Viewing and Sharing Family Photos   61 Viewing Friends’ Photos   62    View Facebook’s Photos Feed   62    View a Friend’s Photo Albums   63    Comment On and Like a Photo   64    Share a Photo   65    Tag Yourself in a Friend’s Photo   66    Remove Your Name from a Photo—or Remove the Photo   67    Download a Photo   68    Print a Photo   69 Sharing Your Photos with Friends   70    Upload Photos to a New Photo Album   71    Upload Photos to an Existing Photo Album   74 Editing Your Photos and Albums   76    Edit a Photo’s Description   76    Edit a Photo Album   77    Tag Friends in a Photo   78    Delete a Photo   79    Delete a Photo Album   80 Chapter 6  Viewing and Sharing Home Movies   83 Viewing Videos from Friends   83    View an Uploaded Video   84    Comment On and Like a Friend’s Video   85    View All of a Friend’s Videos   85 Sharing Your Own Videos on Facebook   87    Upload a Video File   87    Edit Video Information   89    Delete a Video   91 Sharing YouTube Videos on Facebook   92    Share a YouTube Video   92    View a Shared YouTube Video   93 Chapter 7  Personalizing Your Timeline   95 Changing the Look and Feel of Your Timeline   95    Change Your Profile Picture   96    Edit Your Picture Thumbnail   98    Add a Cover Image   99 Editing the Contents of Your Timeline   101    Hide and Delete Status Updates   102    Highlight Your Favorite Status Updates   103    View and Edit Your Facebook Activity   103    Update Your Profile Information   104    Add a Life Event   106 Chapter 8  Organizing Your Friends into Lists   109 Creating Friends Lists   110    Add Friends to a List   111    Create a New Friends List   111    Remove a Friend from a List   112 Viewing and Posting to Your Friends Lists   113    View Posts from a Friends List   113    Send a Status Update to a Friends List   114 Chapter 9  Exchanging Private Messages   117 Sending Private Messages   117    Send a Private Message   118    Share a Photo via Private Message   119    Attach a File to a Message   120 Viewing Private Messages   121    Read a Message   121    Reply to a Message   123 Chapter 10  Chatting with Friends and Family in Real Time   125 Text Chatting on Facebook   125    Start a Chat Session   126    Answer a Chat Request   127 Video Chatting on Facebook   128    Start a Video Chat   128    Convert a Text Chat into a Video Chat   129 Chapter 11  Liking Pages from Companies and Celebrities   133 Finding Companies and Celebrities on Facebook   133    Search for Companies and Celebrities   134    View a Facebook Page   135 Following Companies and Celebrities on Facebook   136    Like a Facebook Page   137    View Posts from Pages You Like   138 Managing the Pages You Follow   139    View Your Favorite Pages   139    Unlike a Page   140 Chapter 12  Participating in Interesting Groups   143 Finding and Joining Facebook Groups   143    Search for Groups 144    Join a Group   145 Participating in Facebook Groups   146    Visit a Group Page   146    Read and Reply to Messages   147    Post a New Message   148    View Group Members   149    View Group Photos   150    Upload Photos to the Group   150    Get Notified of Group Activity   152 Managing Your Facebook Groups   153    View Your Group Feed   153    View All Your Groups   154    Leave a Group   155 Creating Your Own Facebook Group   155    Create a New Group   156    Invite Others to Join Your Group   157    Send a Message to Group Members   158 Chapter 13  Attending Events and Celebrating Birthdays   161 Dealing with Invitations to Events   161    Respond to an Event Invitation in Your News Feed   162    Respond to an Event Invitation in Your Notifications   163    View an Event Page   164 Scheduling a New Event   167    Create an Event    167    Edit an Event   169    Cancel an Event   170 Celebrating Birthdays   170    View Today’s Birthdays   171    View Upcoming Birthdays   172 Chapter 14  Using Apps and Playing Games   175 Discovering Apps and Games   175    Browse for Apps and Games by Category   176    Search for Specific Apps and Games   177 Working with Apps and Games   178    Use a New App   178    Play a Social Game   180    Manage Your Apps and Games   180    Delete an App or Game   181 Exploring Popular Apps and Games for Seniors   182 Chapter 15  Searching Facebook for Useful Information   187 Understanding Facebook’s Graph Search   188 Using Facebook’s Graph Search   189    Perform a Basic Search   189    Understand Your Search Results   191    Fine-Tune Your Search Results   193    Extend Your Search   194    Search the Web   195 Searching for Specific Things   195    Search for Facebook Pages   196    Search for Facebook Groups   197    Search for Apps and Games   198    Search for People   199    Search for Local Businesses   200    Search for Books, Movies, and Music   201    Search for Photos   203 Chapter 16  Using Facebook to Keep in Touch with Your Grandchildren   207 How to Engage Your Grandkids on Facebook   207    Make Friends with Your Grandkids   208    Share Your Posts—Selectively   209    Send a Private Message   213    Share Photos and Videos   214    Chat via Text and Video   215    Play Games Together   216    Consider Using Other Social Media   218 Responding to Your Grandkids’ Posts   220    Don’t Criticize   221    Don’t Hijack the Conversation   221    Don’t Respond at All   222    Ignore What You See   223 Five Things Not to Do with Your Grandkids on Facebook   224    Don’t Do These Things   224 Chapter 17  What You Should—and Shouldn’t—Share on Facebook   227 What’s Good to Post on Facebook   227    Post Interesting Information   228    Post Important Information   229 What Not to Post on Facebook   230    Avoid Uninteresting or Unwise Posts   230    Avoid Posting Personal Information   232 Learning Facebook Etiquette   232    Carefully Compose Your Status Updates   233    Know the Shorthand   233 Chapter 18  Keeping Private Things Private   239 Determining Who Sees What You Post   239    Configure Facebook’s Default Privacy Settings   240    Select Who Can See (or Not See) Individual Posts   242 Limiting Contact from Other Members   243    Control Who Can Contact You   243    Control Who Can Send You Friend Requests   244 Controlling Tagging   245    Restrict Who Sees Tag Suggestions in Photos That Look Like You   245    Limit Who Can See Posts You’re Tagged In   246    Approve Tags People Add to Your Posts   247 Controlling Who Sees What on Your Timeline   248    Control Who Sees Specific Information   249    Hide Sections of Your Timeline   250 Chapter 19  Managing Your Facebook Account   253 Changing Your Account Settings   253    Configure General Account Settings   254    Configure Security Settings   255    Configure Privacy Settings   257    Configure Timeline and Tagging Settings   258    Manage Blocked Users   260    Configure Notifications   262    Configure Facebook for Mobile Use   263    Manage Following and Followers   266    Manage Apps and Games   267    Configure Ad Settings   269    Manage Facebook Payments   270 Leaving Facebook   271    Deactivate Your Account   271    Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account   272 Dealing with Death   274    Memorialize an Account   274    Remove an Account   276    Download Content from a Deceased Person’s Account   278 Chapter 20  Using Facebook on Your iPhone or iPad   283 Comparing Facebook on Different Devices   283    Facebook on the iPhone   284    Facebook on the iPad   285    Facebook on Android Devices   286    Facebook Home on Android Phones   286    Facebook on Other Mobile Devices   288 Using Facebook’s iPhone App   288    View the News Feed—and Other Feeds   289    Use the Sidebar Menu   292    Post a Status Update   293    Take and Post a Picture   296    Post a Picture from Your Camera Roll   300    Check In from Your Current Location   301    View a Friend’s Timeline   303    Check Your Messages   304    Chat with Friends   305 Index   309  


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780133480962
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Que Corporation,U.S.
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0133480968
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)


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