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The perfect book to help anyone 50+ learn Facebook--in full color! Whether you are new to Facebook or would like to explore more of its features,  My Facebook for Seniors makes learning to use the world’s most popular social media site simple and fun. The full-color, step-by-step instructions make it easy to connect with family, friends, and colleagues; share digital photos; play social games on Facebook; and much more. Veteran author Michael Miller has written more than 100 nonfiction books and is known for his ability to explain complex topics to everyday readers. Michael wrote this book from the 50+ point of view, using relevant examples and covering all the most popular tasks. Here are just a few things you will learn how to do in this top-selling book: • Sign up for Facebook (it’s free!) and create a new account • Configure Facebook’s privacy settings to keep your personal information private • Find old friends who are also on Facebook • Use the News Feed to discover what your friends are up to • Discover how best to use Facebook to keep in touch with your kids and grandkids • 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 • Use Facebook to schedule and manage real-world events--including birthdays • Chat privately with friends and family--via text or video • Find and follow pages from your favorite public figures and companies • Discover interesting topic-specific groups • Enhance Facebook with interesting apps and fun social games • Search Facebook for useful information • Find out what you should--and shouldn’t--share on Facebook • Use Facebook on your iPad, iPhone, or Android device  

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1  Signing Up and Getting Started     3 Understanding Social Networking     3 Signing Up for Facebook     4    Create a New Facebook Account     5 Signing In--and Signing Out     8    Log On to the Facebook Site     9    Log Out of Your Facebook Account     10 Finding Your Way Around Facebook     10    Navigate Facebook’s Home Page     11    Use the Facebook Toolbar     12    Navigate with the Left Side Menu     13    Use the Right Side Menu     15 Chapter 2  Finding Old (and New) Friends on Facebook     17 Finding Facebook Friends    18    Accept Facebook’s Friend Suggestions     18    Find Email Contacts     22    Search for Old Friends     24    Look for Friends of Friends     27 Accepting Friend Requests     27    Accept a Friend Request     28    Decline a Friend Request     28 Unfriending Unwanted Friends     29    Unfriend a Friend     29 Chapter 3  Discovering What Your Friends and Family Are Up To     31 Viewing Updates in the News Feed     31    Display the News Feed     32    Display Most Recent Posts     33 Viewing Status Updates     34    View a Status Update     34    View Links to Web Pages     35    View Photos     36    View Videos     37    Responding to Status Updates     38    Like an Update     38    Comment on an Update     39    Share an Update     40 Chapter 4  Exploring News Feed Posts     43 Posts with Photos     43 Memes     47 Surveys     49 Countdown Lists     51 Links to Other Web Pages     52 Games     53 Chapter 5  Updating Friends and Family on Your Activities     57 Updating Your Status     57    Post a Basic Status Update     58    Post a Link to a Web Page     59    Post a Photograph or Video     61    Add Your Location to a Post     62    Tag a Friend in a Post     64    Tell Friends What You’re Doing     65    Determine Who Can—or Can’t—See a Status Update     67 Sharing Content from Other Websites     69    Post Content from Another Site     69 Chapter 6  What You Should--and Shouldn’t--Share on Facebook     73 What’s Good to Post on Facebook     73    Post Interesting Information     74    Post Important Information     75 What Not to Post on Facebook     76    Avoid Uninteresting or Unwise Posts     77    Avoid Posting Personal Information     78 Learning Facebook Etiquette     79    Carefully Compose Your Status Updates     79    Know the Shorthand     80 Chapter 7  Viewing and Sharing Family Photos     85 Viewing Friends’ Photos     86    View Photos in Your News Feed     86    View a Friend’s Photo Albums     87    Comment On and Like a Photo     90    Share a Photo     91    Tag Yourself in a Friend’s Photo     92    Remove Your Name from a Photo—or Remove the Photo     93    Download a Photo     96    Print a Photo     97 Sharing Your Photos with Friends     98    Upload Photos to a New Photo Album     99    Upload Photos to an Existing Photo Album     103 Editing Your Photos and Albums      105    Edit a Photo’s Description     105    Edit a Photo Album     106    Tag Friends in a Photo     107    Delete a Photo     109    Delete a Photo Album     110 Chapter 8  Viewing and Sharing Home Movies     113 Viewing Videos from Friends     113    View an Uploaded Video     114    Comment On and Like a Friend’s Video     116    View All of a Friend’s Videos     116 Sharing Your Own Videos on Facebook     118    Upload a Video File     118    Edit Video Information     120    Delete a Video     122 Sharing YouTube Videos on Facebook     123    Share a YouTube Video     123    View a Shared YouTube Video     125 Chapter 9  Personalizing Your Profile and Timeline     127 Changing the Look and Feel of Your Timeline     127    Change Your Profile Picture     128    Edit Your Picture Thumbnail     130    Add a Cover Image    131 Editing the Contents of Your Timeline     133    Hide and Delete Status Updates     134    Highlight Your Favorite Status Updates     135    View and Edit Your Facebook Activity     135    Update Your Profile Information     137    Add a Life Event     140 Chapter 10  Exchanging Private Messages     143 Sending Private Messages     143    Send a Private Message     144    Share a Photo via Private Message     145    Attach a File to a Message     146 Viewing Private Messages     147    Read a Message     147    View All Messages     148 Chapter 11  Chatting with Friends and Family in Real Time     151 Text Chatting on Facebook     152    Start a Chat Session    152    Respond to a Chat Invitation     154    Add More Friends to a Chat     155 Video Chatting on Facebook     156    Start a Video Chat     157 Chapter 12  Liking Pages from Companies and Public Figures     161 Finding Companies and Public Figures on Facebook     161    Search for Companies and Public Figures     162    View a Facebook Page     163 Following Companies and Public Figures on Facebook     164    Like a Facebook Page     165    View Posts in Your Pages Feed     166 Managing the Pages You Follow     167    View Your Favorite Pages     167    Unlike a Page     168 Chapter 13  Participating in Alumni and Nostalgia Groups     171 Finding and Joining Facebook Groups    172    Search for Groups     172    Browse for Groups     173    Join a Group     175 Participating in Facebook Groups     175    Visit a Group Page     176    Read and Reply to Messages     176    Post a New Message     178    View Group Members     179    View Group Photos     180    Upload Photos to the Group     180    Get Notified of Group Activity     182    Leave a Group     182 Creating Your Own Facebook Group     184    Create a New Group     184    Invite Others to Join Your Group     186    Send a Message to Group Members     187 Chapter 14  Attending Events and Celebrating Birthdays     189 Dealing with Invitations to Events     189    Respond to an Event Invitation in Your News Feed     190    Respond to an Event Invitation in Your Notifications     191    View an Event Page     192 Scheduling a New Event     194    Create an Event     195    Edit an Event     197    Cancel an Event     199 Celebrating Birthdays     200    View Today’s Birthdays     200    View Upcoming Birthdays     201 Chapter 15  Playing Games     203 Discovering Facebook Games     203    Browse for Games by Category     204    Search for Specific Apps and Games     206 Playing Social Games on Facebook     207 Exploring Popular Apps and Games     209 Managing and Deleting Facebook Games     210 Chapter 16  Searching Facebook for Useful Information     213 Understanding Facebook’s Graph Search     214 Using Facebook’s Graph Search     215    Perform a Basic Search     215    Understand Your Search Results     216    Fine-Tune Your Search Results     218 Searching for Specific Things     219    Search for Facebook Pages or Groups     219    Search for Games and Apps     220    Search for People     221    Search for Local Businesses     223    Search for Books, Movies, and Music     224    Search for Photos     225 Chapter 17  Keeping in Touch with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook     227 Are Kids Still Using Facebook?     227 How to Connect with Younger Users on Facebook     229    Make Friends with Your Kids and Grandkids     229    Put Your Family Member in a Special Friends List     231    Send a Private Message     235    Share Photos and Videos     236    Chat via Text and Video     237    Play Games Together     238 Five Things Not to Do with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook     239 Other Places You’ll Find Your Kids and Grandkids Online     241    Facebook-Like Social Networks     241    Photo- and Video-Based Social Media     242    Mobile Messaging Media     244 Chapter 18  Managing Your Privacy on Facebook     249 Determining Who Sees What You Post     250    Configure Facebook’s Default Privacy Settings     250    Select Who Can See (or Not See) Individual Posts     252 Limiting Contact from Other Members     254    Control Who Can Contact You     254    Control Who Can Send You Friend Requests     255 Controlling Tagging     256    Restrict Who Sees Tag Suggestions in Photos That Look Like You     256    Limit Who Can See Posts You’re Tagged In     258    Approve Tags People Add to Your Posts     259 Controlling Who Sees What on Your Timeline     260    Control Who Sees Specific Information     260    Hide Sections of Your Timeline     262 Chapter 19  Managing Your Facebook Account     265 Changing Your Account Settings     265    Configure General Account Settings    266    Configure Security Settings    267    Configure Privacy Settings     269    Configure Timeline and Tagging Settings    271    Manage Blocked Users    273    Configure Notifications     275    Configure Facebook for Mobile Use      276    Manage Following and Followers     278    Manage Apps and Games     280    Configure Ad Settings     282    Manage Facebook Payments     283    Configure Video Playback Options     284 Leaving Facebook     285    Deactivate Your Account     285    Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account     287 Dealing with Death     289    Memorialize an Account     289    Remove an Account     291    Download Content from a Deceased Person’s Account     293 Chapter 20  Using Facebook on Your iPhone, iPad, or Android Device     297 Using Facebook on an iPhone     297    Navigate Facebook’s iPhone App     298    Read and Respond to Posts     301    Post Status Updates     302 Using Facebook on an iPad     303    Navigate Facebook’s iPad App     303    Read and Respond to Posts     306    Post Status Updates     307 Using Facebook on an Android Device     308    Navigate Facebook’s Android App     308    Read and Respond to Posts     311    Post a Status Update     312 Using the Facebook Messenger App     313    Send and Receive Text Messages     313    Create a Group Conversation     319 Using Facebook’s Paper App     321    Navigate the Paper App     321    Read Posts     324    Create a New Post     325 Index     327


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780134076331
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison Wesley
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: My...
  • ISBN-10: 0134076338
  • Publisher Date: 15 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 368
  • Weight: 1 gr


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