Book description
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
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About AARP and AARP TEK
- We Want to Hear from You!
- Reader Services
- 1. Signing Up and Getting Started
- 2. Finding Old (and New) Friends on Facebook
- 3. Discovering What Your Friends and Family Are Up To
- 4. Exploring News Feed Posts
- 5. Updating Friends and Family on Your Activities
- 6. What You Should—and Shouldn’t—Share on Facebook
- 7. Viewing and Sharing Family Photos
- 8. Viewing and Sharing Home Movies
- 9. Personalizing Your Profile and Timeline
- 10. Exchanging Private Messages
- 11. Chatting with Friends and Family in Real Time
- 12. Liking Pages from Companies and Public Figures
- 13. Participating in Alumni and Nostalgia Groups
- 14. Attending Events and Celebrating Birthdays
- 15. Playing Games
- 16. Searching Facebook for Useful Information
- 17. Keeping in Touch with Your Kids and Grandkids on Facebook
- 18. Managing Your Privacy on Facebook
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19. Managing Your Facebook Account
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Changing Your Account Settings
- Configure General Account Settings
- Configure Security Settings
- Configure Privacy Settings
- Configure Timeline and Tagging Settings
- Manage Blocked Users
- Configure Notifications
- Configure Facebook for Mobile Use
- Manage Following and Followers
- Manage Apps and Games
- Configure Ad Settings
- Manage Facebook Payments
- Configure Video Playback Options
- Leaving Facebook
- Dealing with Death
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Changing Your Account Settings
- 20. Using Facebook on Your iPhone, iPad, or Android Device
- Index
Product information
- Title: My Facebook® for Seniors, Second Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2014
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 9780134076348
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