Ahhh, Facebook…There are so many nuances with using Facebook and they change almost weekly. Don’t you just wish there was an 800-number you could call sometimes?! And digging through the FAQs and Help sections can get tedious. Well I’m here to help. Here are 3 Helpful Facebook How-tos that will make your social media life more enjoyable…or less annoying perhaps.
#1 Controlling What You See in News Feed
You can adjust what you see in your News Feed by using see first; following or unfollowing people, Pages or groups; or liking Pages. Other things that affect News Feed: hiding stories, using friend lists, and changing how stories are posted on News Feed.
News Feed Preferences
Your News Feed preferences help you control what you see on your News Feed.
To view your News Feed preferences:
- Click in the top-right corner of any Facebook page (ex: your home page)
- Select News Feed Preferences
To adjust your News Feed preferences:
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Click Prioritize who to see first to make posts from people or Pages appear at the top of your News Feed. Learn about see first.
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Click Unfollow people to hide their posts to unfollow a person, Page or group. Learn about unfollowing
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Click Reconnect with people you unfollowed to follow a person, Page or group that you unfollowed in the past. Learn about reconnecting.
Learn how to switch from top stories to most recent stories on your News Feed.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/help/335291769884272/
#2 How do I manage my notifications for On This Day?
You can turn on notifications to see when you have memories to look back on.
To turn on notifications:
- Go to facebook.com/onthisday
- Click Notifications and select All Memories
To turn off notifications:
- Go to facebook.com/onthisday
- Click Notifications and select Off
Source: https://www.facebook.com/help/840538319346804/
#3 How do I review tags that people add to my posts before they appear?
Tag review is an option that lets you approve or dismiss tags that people add to your posts. When you turn it on, any time someone tags something you posted, that tag won’t appear until you approve it.
To turn on tag review:
- Click at the top right of any Facebook page and select Settings
- In the left column, click Timeline and Tagging
- Look for the setting Review tags people add to your own posts before the tags appear on Facebook? and click Edit to the far right
- Select Enabled from the dropdown menu
When tag review is enabled, you’ll get a notification when you have a post to review. You can approve or ignore the tag request by going to the post.
Note: When you approve a tag, the person tagged and their friends may see your post. If you don’t want your post to be visible to the friends of the person tagged, you can adjust this setting.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/help/247746261926036/