If you would like to remove a friend, navigate to the person’s profile and click the "Remove from Friends" link at the bottom of the page. If you select this option, you will be removed from the person's Friends List as well. You will need to repeat the friend confirmation process if you wish to be friends with this person again.

No, but all friend links are reciprocal, so you will be removed as a friend from their Friend List as well.

First, click on the Limited Profile Friend List from your Friends page. Then, open the drop-down menu to the right of the friend you would like to remove and uncheck "Limited Profile." The friend will be removed from your Limited Profile but remain a Facebook friend.

It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your friend's computer or that their login information was phished in an attempt to send spam from their profile. We would like to investigate this issue further, but unfortunately, we cannot release information regarding a user’s account to anyone but the account holder.

For detailed information about this matter, please click here

We are currently working with people whose accounts have been affected by money transfer scams. Please use caution around messages from friends claiming to be stranded and asking for money.

Your friend's Facebook account may have been compromised by cybercriminals attempting to impersonate them. Most frequently, these criminals will gain control of a Facebook account, and use the Chat or Status features to claim they are stuck in a far away location and in need of financial assistance.

If you have received a message like this, please enter your friend's account information in this form so that we can make sure your friend's account is secure.

We are currently working with people whose accounts have been affected by money transfer scams

The money transfer scam is characterized by cybercriminals using Facebook in an attempt to trick your friends into sending them money. Most frequently, these criminals will gain control of a Facebook account, and use the Chat or Status features to claim that you are stuck in a far away location and in need of financial assistance.

It is possible that your email account was compromised as well, as obtaining access to a victim’s email is one of the primary ways these cybercriminals have been operating. Please take the following steps to ensure the security of your Facebook account:

1. Select a unique and complex password for your Facebook account and keep this entirely to yourself. You can do this from the Account Settings page of your Facebook account or by using the "Forgot Password" link on the login page.



2. Select a new, unique password for any email address associated with your account, making sure to avoid using the same password for any account.



3. Verify that you control all of the email addresses associated with your account on the Contact Email section at:

https://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php


4. Add a security question to your account from the Account Settings page if you have not done so already.



5. Visit the following page for more information about Facebook security and how to report suspicious material:

http://www.facebook.com/security

If you require further assistance in securing your account, please enter your account information in this form so that we can make sure your account is secure.

It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your computer or that your password was stolen by a phishing website designed to look like Facebook. Please carefully follow the steps provided:

1. Run anti-virus software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove these harmful programs and keep your information secure.
   • For Windows:
     http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx
   • For Apple/Mac OS:
     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222


2. Reset password: From the Account Setting page, you will need to create a new password. Be sure to use a different password than you use for other sites or services, made up of a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length. Do not use words found in the dictionary.


3. Never click suspicious links: It is possible that your friends could unwillingly send spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts are infected. Do not click this material and do not run any ".exe" files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as they contain important security warnings and protection features. Current versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer warn you if you have navigated to a suspected phishing site, and we recommend that you upgrade your browser to the most current version. You can also find more information about phishing and how to avoid it at http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html and http://onguardonline.gov/phishing.html.
   
   Phishing is an online attempt to trick a user by pretending to be an official login page or an official email from an organization that you would have an account with, such as a bank or an email provider, in order to obtain a user’s login and account information. In the case of a phishing login page, the login page may look identical to the login page you would normally go to, but the website does not belong to the organization you have an account with (the URL web address of the website should reflect this). In the case of a phishing email, the email may look like an email you would get from the organization you have an account with and get emails from, but the link in the email that it directs you to takes you to the above phishing login page, rather than a legitimate login page for that organization.
   
   To prevent your account information from being obtained in a phishing scheme, only log in to legitimate pages of the websites you have an account with. For example, "www.facebook.example.com" is not a legitimate Facebook page on the "www.facebook.com" domain, but "www.facebook.com/example" is a legitimate Facebook page because it has the "facebook.com" domain. When in doubt, you can always just type in "facebook.com" into your browser to return to the legitimate Facebook site.

If you are still unable to access your profile, please send us more information regarding the issue so we can investigate. Please submit your report here.

It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your computer or that your password was stolen by a phishing website designed to look like Facebook. Please carefully follow the steps provided:

1. Run anti-virus software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove these harmful programs and keep your information secure.
   • For Windows:
     http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx
   • For Apple/Mac OS:
     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222


2. Reset password: From the Account Setting page, you will need to create a new password. Be sure to use a different password than you use for other sites or services, made up of a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length. Do not use words found in the dictionary.


3. Never click suspicious links: It is possible that your friends could unwillingly send spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts are infected. Do not click this material and do not run any ".exe" files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as they contain important security warnings and protection features. Current versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer warn you if you have navigated to a suspected phishing site, and we recommend that you upgrade your browser to the most current version. You can also find more information about phishing and how to avoid it at http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html and http://onguardonline.gov/phishing.html.
   
   Phishing is an online attempt to trick a user by pretending to be an official login page or an official email from an organization that you would have an account with, such as a bank or an email provider, in order to obtain a user’s login and account information. In the case of a phishing login page, the login page may look identical to the login page you would normally go to, but the website does not belong to the organization you have an account with (the URL web address of the website should reflect this). In the case of a phishing email, the email may look like an email you would get from the organization you have an account with and get emails from, but the link in the email that it directs you to takes you to the above phishing login page, rather than a legitimate login page for that organization.
   
   To prevent your account information from being obtained in a phishing scheme, only log in to legitimate pages of the websites you have an account with. For example, "www.facebook.example.com" is not a legitimate Facebook page on the "www.facebook.com" domain, but "www.facebook.com/example" is a legitimate Facebook page because it has the "facebook.com" domain. When in doubt, you can always just type in "facebook.com" into your browser to return to the legitimate Facebook site.

If you are still unable to access your profile, please send us more information regarding the issue so we can investigate. Please submit your report here.

If you deactivate your account from the "Deactivate Account" section on the Account page, your profile and all information associated with it are immediately made inaccessible to other Facebook users. What this means is that you effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, if you want to reactivate at some point, we do save your profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc.), and your account will look just the way it did when you deactivated if you decide to reactivate it. Many users deactivate their accounts for temporary reasons and expect their information to be there when they return to the service.

If you do not think you will use Facebook again and would like your account deleted, please keep in mind that you will not be able to reactivate your account or retrieve any of the content or information you have added. If you would like your account permanently deleted with no option for recovery, log in to your account and then submit your request by clicking here.

If you deactivate your account, your profile and all information associated with it are immediately made inaccessible to other Facebook users. What this means is that you effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, we do save your profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc.), so if you want to reactivate at some point, your account will look just the way it did when you deactivated. Many users deactivate their accounts for temporary reasons and expect their information to be there when they return to the service.

If you permanently delete your account, all personally identifiable information associated with your account will be purged from our database. This includes information like your name, email address, mailing address, and IM screen name. Copies of some material (photos, notes, etc.) may remain in our servers for technical reasons, but this material is disassociated from any personal identifiers and completely inaccessible to other users. Facebook also does not use content associated with accounts that have been deactivated or deleted.

If you're worried about who can see you and what they can see, remember that you can edit your privacy settings as you see fit from the Privacy Settings page.

To deactivate your account, navigate to the "Settings" tab on the Account page. Deactivation will remove your profile and content associated with your account from Facebook. In addition, users will not be able to search for you or view any of your information.

If you’d like to come back to Facebook anytime after you’ve deactivated your account, you can reactivate your account by logging in with your email and password. Your profile will be restored in its entirety (friends, photos, interests, etc.). Remember that you will need to have access to the login email address on the account in order to reactivate it.

If you deactivate your account from the "Deactivate Account" section on the Account page, your profile and all information associated with it are immediately made inaccessible to other Facebook users. What this means is that you effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, if you want to reactivate at some point, we do save your profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc.), and your account will look just the way it did when you deactivated if you decide to reactivate it. Many users deactivate their accounts for temporary reasons and expect their information to be there when they return to the service.

If you do not think you will use Facebook again and would like your account deleted, please keep in mind that you will not be able to reactivate your account or retrieve any of the content or information you have added. If you would like your account permanently deleted with no option for recovery, log in to your account and then submit your request by clicking here.

If you are currently unable to access your account, you will need to reset your password in order to log in. In order to do so, click the "Forgot your password?" link that appears above the field where you would normally enter your password. Once you’ve followed the instructions to reset your password and can log in, you can deactivate or delete your account using the steps outlined above.

Once you have submitted a request to permanently delete your account, no further action is required on your end. Our system delays the deletion process in case you change your mind and no longer want to permanently delete your account. Note that logging in to your account again will undo a pending deletion request.

Once your account is permanently deleted, there is no way to undo this action. You will not be able to reactivate the account or retrieve any of the content or information you have added to it.

When a user passes away, we memorialize their account to protect their privacy. Memorializing an account removes certain sensitive information (e.g., status updates and contact information) and sets privacy so that only confirmed friends can see the profile or locate it in search. The Wall remains so that friends and family can leave posts in remembrance. Memorializing an account also prevents all login access to it.

You can control who is allowed to see specific elements of your profile from your Privacy Settings page, which you can access by selecting the "Settings" link at the top of every Facebook page.

To remove a particular Wall story:

1. Hover your mouse over the right corner of the Wall story
2. Click the "Remove" button

To control the types of content that can be seen on your Wall:

1. Go to the Privacy Settings page from the Settings drop down menu
2. Click on the "Profile Information" link.
3. Update the "Posts by Me" and "Posts by Friends" sections to your desired privacy level. For example, if you only want your friends to be able to see your Wall, simply adjust the settings for both of these options to "Only Friends."

To turn off Wall stories published by specific applications:

1. Go to the Application Settings page from the Settings drop down menu.
2. Click the "Edit Settings" link next to the application you would like to edit.
3. Select the Additional Permissions tab in the box that appears and uncheck the box next to "Publish recent activity to my Wall."
4. Click the "Okay" button.

Facebook allows you to block many News Feed and Wall story types, but it does not allow you to block all of them.

To prevent certain content that you update on your Profile from appearing on your Wall, such as your work information or relationship status:

1. Go to the Privacy Settings page from the Settings drop down menu.
2. Click the "Profile Information" link.
3. Click on the "Change Settings" button and enter your password.
4. Update the "Personal Info," "Religious and Political Views," "Family and Relationship," and "Education and Work" sections to the privacy level that you wish by clicking on the lock icon next to them. For example, if you do not want your friends to see changes that you make when updating these areas, simply make these visible to "Only Me," by selecting the "Customize" option.

If you want to remove a particular Wall story, simply click the "Remove" button that appears to the right of the story after you move your mouse over it. Removing the Wall story does not prevent a News Feed story from being generated.

Remember, other users can only see Wall stories about these actions if they have permission to see them elsewhere on the site. For example, if you create a secret event that they are not invited to, they will not see a story about it. If someone is viewing your profile and they are not allowed to see your photo albums, they will not see any Wall stories about you adding photos.

By default, your Wall is visible to anyone who can see your profile. You can restrict who can post to your Wall or view what is posted on it by going to the "Profile Information" section of the Privacy Settings page and editing your "Posts by Me" and "Posts by Friends" settings.

Facebook only lets you write on your friends' Walls and your own Wall. You can also write on the Wall of any Page you become a fan of.

The "Wall-to-Wall" link is only available for people who are permitted to see the profiles of both individuals. This link allows you to see the history of Wall posts between two people. While it cannot be removed, you can restrict who can view this link on your profile by editing your Wall privacy. To do this, go to the "Profile Information" section of the Privacy Settings page and scroll down to "Posts by Me," and "Posts by Friends" sections.

Facebook allows you to prevent certain types of stories from being published about yourself. It’s important to remember that you can select a privacy setting for every post that you make. Whenever you share something, look for the lock icon. Clicking on it will bring up a menu that lets you choose who will be able to see your post, from Friends, to Friends of Friends, to Everyone, to even more Customized options that let you hide posts from certain people or friend lists.

To prevent certain content that you update on your Profile from appearing on your Wall, such as your work information or relationship status:

1. Go to the Privacy Settings page from the Settings drop down menu.
2. Click the "Profile Information" link.
3. Click on the "Change Settings" button and enter your password.
4. Update the "Personal Info," "Religious and Political Views," "Family and Relationship," and "Education and Work" sections to the privacy level that you wish by clicking on the lock icon next to them. For example, if you do not want your friends to see changes that you make when updating these areas, simply make these visible to "Only Me," by selecting the "Customize" option.

There are three ways you can filter your Wall:

1. [Your Name] + Friends. This default filter displays your own Wall posts, posts made by your friends, and stories generated by your activity on Facebook.
2. Just [Your Name]. This filter includes any posts that you have made to your Wall and stories generated by your activity on Facebook.
3. Just Friends. This filter displays all posts that your friends have made on your Wall.

It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your friend's computer or that their login information was phished in an attempt to send spam from their profile. We would like to investigate this issue further, but unfortunately, we cannot release information regarding a user’s account to anyone but the account holder. Please tell your friend to visit the Facebook Help Center and contact us.

This box is called the Publisher. The Publisher allows you to generate your own content on your profile, like updating your status or adding photos to your account. The Publisher also allows you to write and share content like photos and videos on your friends' Walls.

If you are viewing your own Wall, the Publisher options will reflect your authorized applications that support Wall integration. If you are viewing a friends' Wall, the Publisher options will reflect the authorized applications of you and your friend.

To delete a post or story from your Wall, follow these steps:

1. Hover your mouse over the story or post in question.
2. Click the "Remove" button that appears.
3. Select "Delete" in the dialogue box.

Note that once you have deleted the content you cannot restore it.

If you would like to prevent certain stories from being published about you on your Wall, visit the "Profile Information" section of your Privacy Settings page.

To prevent certain content that you update on your Profile from appearing on your Wall, such as your work information or relationship status:

1. Go to the Privacy Settings page from the Settings drop down menu.
2. Click the "Profile Information" link.
3. Click on the "Change Settings" button and enter your password.
4. Update the "Personal Info," "Religious and Political Views," "Family and Relationship," and "Education and Work" sections to the privacy level that you wish by clicking on the lock icon next to them. For example, if you do not want your friends to see changes that you make when updating these areas, simply make these visible to "Only Me," by selecting the "Customize" option.

It’s important to remember that you can also control which stories appear on your Wall every time you share content. When sharing something, look for the lock icon. Clicking on it will bring up a menu that lets you choose who will be able to see your post.

At this time, you cannot delete all Wall posts with a single click. However, you can control the visibility of posts by others by following these steps:

1. Go to the "Profile Information" section of the Privacy Settings page.
2. Scroll down to the "Wall Posts" section. The drop-down menu will allow you to choose who can view the content that is posted to your Wall by your friends. If you want to prevent people from posting to your Wall, uncheck the box next to the "Friends may post to my Wall" option.
3. You can also control which stories appear on your Wall every time you share content. When sharing something, look for the lock icon. Clicking on it will bring up a menu that lets you choose who will be able to see your post.

Just use Facebook Search to find the person you know and then click on the "Add as Friend" button to the right of their search listing. A friend request will be sent to that person. Once they confirm that they actually are friends with you, they will show up on your Friends List.

Please note that privacy settings may limit your ability to see the "Add as Friend" link for some users.

To suggest a friend to someone, take the following steps:

1. Click the "Suggest Friends for [Name]" link found at the bottom of any friend's profile page. Or, after confirming a friend request from a new user, click the "Suggest friends that he/she knows" link. A window of all of your friends will appear.
2. Select the friend(s) you want to suggest. To find a particular friend, you can type their name in the "Find Friends" field or scroll through your complete Friends List. You can click the "Filter Friends" drop-down to sort your friends by network or Friend List.
3. Once you make all of your selections, click the "Send Suggestions" button. Each friend that you selected will receive an invitation to add the new user as a friend.

There is no way to cancel a friend request once it has been sent.

Please provide adequate time for the person to take action on the request as they may have missed the notification email or may have not seen it on their Home page yet. If you sent this request using the Friend Finder, please make sure that you sent it to an email address that is listed on this person's account. If the request was sent to a different email address, then it will not appear in their account.

No. When you ignore someone, their friend request will be removed from your list of friendships to confirm, and they will not be notified.

Unfortunately, a list of pending friend requests is not available. You can, however, determine the status of your friend request with another user when you find them in search. The "Add as Friend" link will appear if you have no pending friend request with them. If you have a pending request with them, "Friend requested" will appear instead. If the "Remove friend" link appears, you two have confirmed your friendship.

Please make sure that you received this request at an email address that is listed on your account. If the request was sent to a different email address then it will not show in your account.

In addition, if someone deactivates his or her account, you will not see the friend request on your Home page.

Feel free to send the other person a friend request from your account. Alternatively, you could ask them to request you as a friend again at the appropriate email address.

The Publisher lets you share content on Facebook. It is located at the top of both your home page and your Profile page. Both locations offer the same functionalities.

Typing in the Publisher text box and clicking "Share" updates your status. Clicking inside the text box displays additional types of content that you can share:

• Link (add a web address to external content)
• Photos (upload a photo, create an album, or take a webcam photo)
• Video (upload a video or record a webcam video)
• Note (add from Facebook’s Notes application)
• Import (add external blogs or RSS feeds)
• Gifts (add from Facebook’s Gift Shop)

Once you have added content, you will still need to click "Share" in order to publish a story. To exit the submenu for a specific type of content, simply click the "X" in the upper-right corner of the Publisher box.

The Publisher also allows you to select a privacy setting for every post you make. After clicking inside the text box, or attaching your content, look for the lock icon next to the "Share" button. Clicking on it will bring up a menu that lets you choose who will be able to see your post, from Everyone, to Friends, to Friends of Friends.

If you type in the Publisher box and then add content (e.g., a link or a video), the text will appear as a comment above the content you have shared. It will not appear as a new status update or replace your current status.

This doesn't affect your privacy. The stream is designed to show people all the posts their friends want to share in real-time, but it is subject to the privacy restrictions you set at the time of creation. For example, if you create a photo album and restrict it from certain friends, those friends will never see that photo album in their stream.

The stories that appear on your friends’ home pages are based on the content you publish, the settings of your Publisher Control, and your friends’ filter preferences. While your friends can always choose to hide content that you publish, you can ensure that they have to option to view your stories by changing the settings on your Publisher Control.

Now you can tag your friends and other things you’re connected to in your Facebook status and other posts. This feature works with the Publisher box that appears on your home page and profile page.

1. Type the "@" symbol in the Publisher text field, either to start the post or as a new word with a space before it.
2. Directly after the "@" symbol, type any part of the name you would like to tag. A new drop-down menu will appear with all matching entries. You can tag friends, Pages, groups, events and applications.
3. Click the name you would like to tag. It will appear as a blue link in your post. You can tag multiple different names in the same post.

People who can see your post will be able to click through to view the profile, Page, group or event you tag, but only if the existing privacy settings permit this.

Tagging allows you to more actively mention your friends and other things you are connected to on Facebook. It also lets you direct a post at specific people while still keeping the conversation open. Friends you tag will receive a notification and Wall story that you have tagged them, and also when someone else comments on a post they are tagged in.

You can tag the following things in a post:

• Your confirmed friends
• Pages you are a fan of
• Events you are attending
• Your groups
• Applications you’ve used

To tag any of these things, enter the "@" symbol followed by the name.

Groups will show a group icon next to their name in the drop-down menu, and events will show a calendar icon. Pages will show the Page photo, and profiles will show the profile photo.

When you tag an application, the link in your post will lead to the application’s Page. You can only tag applications that you have used.

Only your confirmed friends can tag you in their posts. If you have blocked someone or removed them as a friend, they will not be able to tag you. If you have blocked someone, and then a mutual friend tags you in their post, the person you blocked will not be able to view your profile by clicking on your name.

You can select to appear offline to specific Friend Lists within Chat. Simply select the "Go Offline" toggle next to the top of each Friend List you would like to appear offline to. You will no longer appear as available to chat to people on these lists.

You can block a friend from chatting with you by putting them on a Friend List, and then choosing to go offline to that Friend List.

If you would prefer that this individual no longer be able to contact you on Facebook, you can also block them from interacting with you on Facebook.

No. Only your confirmed friends can contact you through Facebook Chat.

You can view recent conversation history by opening a chat window with your friend. At this time, you cannot view older conversations or conversations with friends who are not currently online.

To clear your Chat History, click the "Clear Chat History" link at the top of your Chat window. While Chat History is saved from page to page, and even between login sessions, please note that it is not logged permanently.

You can see which friends are online by clicking the Chat menu at the bottom right of any Facebook page. A green dot will appear next to a friend who is online and available to chat, and a moon will appear next to a friend who is currently idle. On profiles and anywhere else on the site, clicking on a chat icon will start a conversation with that person.

To send a Chat message, simply type your message and then press "Enter" or "Return" on your computer keyboard.

Please note you can only message with your confirmed friends using Facebook Chat.

Your message will appear in a new Chat conversation at the bottom of your friend’s browser. Your friend can chat back by typing in the conversation window.

A green dot will appear next to a friend who is online and available to chat, and a moon will appear next to a friend who is currently idle. Friends are considered idle when they have not taken any action on the site in the last 10 minutes. On profiles and anywhere else on the site, clicking on a chat icon will start a conversation with that person.

Sure. Click the Chat icon in the bottom-far right and then click "Settings." Check the box next to "Keep Online Friends Open" to keep this section available at all times. Un-checking the box will return chat to auto-hiding this section.

You can turn off specific types of pop-up notifications if you don't want to receive them. When a notification appears, click the "X" to close it. You will be asked if you want to permanently turn off future notifications of that same type. For example, if you choose to permanently delete a notification about posted links, you won't receive any future notifications about posted links from your friends.

To let your confirmed Facebook friends know that you are available to chat, click the Chat icon in the bottom right corner of your browser window when signed into Facebook and choose the "Go Online" option from the window that appears. You can click the "Go Offline" link at any time to stop receiving messages through Facebook Chat.

Unfortunately you cannot remove Facebook Chat at this time. To appear offline to everyone:

1. Click on "Chat" in the bottom toolbar.
2. Choose "Options."
3. Select "Go offline" at the top of the list.

To go offline for a Friend List, click the white circle to change the status bar from green to grey. Going offline for a particular Friend List will not remove that Friend List from appearing in your Chat window.

In order to select which Friend Lists appear in Chat:

1. Click on "Chat" in the bottom tool-bar.
2. Select "Friend Lists."
3. Click the name of the list you would like to show or remove.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 as needed for each list.

If you don't want to use Friend Lists in Chat:

1. Click on "Chat" in the bottom tool-bar
2. Click on "Friend Lists"
3. Uncheck each Friend List; your friends will then be listed alphabetically

To create a Friend List in Chat:

1. Click on "Chat" in the bottom tool-bar.
2. Click on "Friend Lists."
3. Beneath "Create a new list" at the bottom of the tab, enter the name of the list you wish to create and hit "enter."
4. Once your new List is visible in your Chat window, drag the names of people you want to include into the list.
5. Alternately, move the mouse near the name of your Friend List, and click "edit" to add multiple friends to the list at the same time.

To remove someone from a Friend List in Chat:

1. Click on "Chat" in the bottom tool-bar
2. Move your mouse to the Friend List you would like to edit
3. Click "edit"
4. In the window that comes up on the screen, click "Selected" to see who is currently on that Friend List
5. Click on the person you wish to remove in order to take them off the List

At this time, the Friend Finder is capable of looking directly at email address books for certain email domains (e.g., @hotmail.com). If the error message, "Unsupported Email Address" appears, then this feature cannot automatically look at the address book of your email address to find your friends.

However, you can still use this feature if your email client (the program you use to read your email) allows you to export your contacts list as a .csv, .vcf, or .txt file. Uploading this file to Facebook will allow us to use it to tell you which of your contacts are on the site. For more detailed instructions on how to do this with specific clients, please see the bottom of the Friend Finder page.

In the future, we hope to expand the feature's capabilities to serve the needs of a wider range of users. In the meantime, please feel free to utilize our other search and invitation tools.

You can invite friends on your AIM Buddy List by first clicking "Find Friends" from the Friends drop-down at the top of any Facebook page. On the following page is the option to use the AIM Instant Messenger Friend Finder. Once you have selected this option, you will then need to enter your AIM Screen Name and AIM Password into the appropriate fields. You can then select which of your friends you want to send friend requests to or invite to Facebook.

Friends on your AIM Buddy List will be sent instant messages that inform them that you have added them as a friend. If the person already uses Facebook and has their AIM Screen Name listed on their account, they will be sent a friend request. If the person does not use Facebook yet or has not listed their AIM Screen Name, they will be sent an invitation via AIM to join Facebook. If the person is not online at the time the invitation is sent, they will receive it the next time they log in.

The Facebook Bot (AIM: facebook) will alert your friends of invitations and friend requests that you send to them when using the AIM Instant Messenger Friend Finder. If you wish to stop the Facebook Bot from contacting you in the future, you can type "stop" or "cancel" into an instant message with the Facebook Bot. You can learn more about what the Facebook Bot can do by typing "help" into an instant message with the Facebook Bot.

You can remove contacts you uploaded here.

Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent your friends from seeing events that you are attending if they are set to the "Open" privacy option. However, they will not be able to see any "Closed" or "Secret" events you are attending. Keep in mind that events have three different privacy options:

1. Open: Anyone can add themselves to the guest list without receiving an invitation or being approved by an admin. They can see the event information and all associated content (e.g., photos, Wall posts and videos).
2. Closed: People must be invited to be on the guest list. Everyone can see the event info and request that the admin send them an invitation. Only those people who have received an invitation can see the event Wall and photos. People who are not invited will not see stories about closed events.
3. Secret: The event can not be found in searches. These events are invitation only. People who have not been invited cannot view the event info, Wall, or photos. They also will not see any stories about the event.

When you create an event set to the "Open" privacy option, it will appear in your friends' News Feeds, and anybody can view the event info. If you create a "Closed" event, it will appear in your friends' News Feeds, but only invited guests will be able to view the full event info. "Secret" events do not appear in News Feed, and only invited guests will be able to view the event.

Here's a recap of the three different privacy options for Events:

1. Open: Anyone can add themselves to the guest list without receiving an invitation or being approved by an admin. They can see the event information and all associated content (e.g., photos, Wall posts and videos).
2. Closed: People must be invited to be on the guest list. Everyone can see the event info and request that the admin send them an invitation. Only those people who have received an invitation can see the event Wall and photos. People who are not invited will not see stories about closed events.
3. Secret: The event can not be found in searches. These events are invitation only. People who have not been invited cannot view the event info, Wall, or photos. They also will not see any stories about the event.

You can create an event from the Publisher on your Home page or profile. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Select the event icon in the Publisher.
2. Fill out the title, location, and time of your event.
3. Click the "Share" button.
4. Select the "Invite guests" link from the resulting story to invite your friends.

To invite people to your event, first click "Invite People to Come" beneath the event's photo.

1. From the "Guest List" tab of the Edit Event page, simply begin typing the name of the person you wish to invite in the box in the upper right. Facebook will suggest possible matches from your Friend List. You can also invite your friends quickly by scrolling down the Friend List provided and checking the boxes next to the names of the people you want to invite. When you are done adding names to this list, make sure to click the "Send Invitation Emails" button to complete the process.
2. If you have friends that are not on Facebook, you can invite them by entering their email addresses into the box on the "Guest List" tab of the Edit Event page. You can also look up your friends' email addresses using Facebook's Friend Finder.
3. As an Event admin, you can invite more people or edit the guest list at any time from the Events page.

You can invite any of your Facebook friends, and any friends that are not on Facebook by entering their email addresses into the box on the Guest List tab of the Edit Event page.

You can invite people to an event who do not have a Facebook account. From the Guest List tab of the Edit Event page, list your friends' email addresses (separated by commas) in the box labeled "Invite People who are not on Facebook via Email" and click "Add". Click "Send Invitations" to complete the process.

By receiving this invitation, they will be able to view the event information and RSVP. They will not be able to see any other Facebook pages unless they create an account.

You will not be able to send a second invitation to someone who has already been invited to join your group. If a friend accidentally ignored or did not receive your first invitation, please have them contact us directly.

An event is deleted once all of the admins remove the event from their Events lists. This can be done on the Event Profile itself or on the Events page. Alternatively, an admin has the option to cancel an event. A "Cancel This Event" link can be found on the Event page. If you cancel the event, an email will be sent to everyone who was invited. You have the option of writing a personal note that explains why you are canceling the event.

To invite guests from a recent event you attended to an upcoming event, follow the steps below:

1. Create an event by going to the Events page and clicking "Create an Event" in the upper right corner.
2. When inviting friends to your event, select the "Filter Friends" menu.
3. Choose an event under the "Recent Events" heading.
4. From here, you can individually select friends or click "Select All" to invite all your friends who attended the recent event.

This tool is especially useful for recurring events with the same group of people (e.g. book club meetings, sports practices, etc.).

Your "friends box" will show the thumbnails of six randomly selected friends until you specify otherwise. To edit these settings, simply navigate to your profile page and then click on the pencil icon in the upper right hand corner of the "Friends" box.

The Edit Box that appears will allow you to specify how many friends are displayed and which friends you always want to show. If you want to ensure that friends from certain networks appear, you can select those networks in the "Include friends from" section. Finally, checking the "Show Networks Section" will display a list of all of the networks your friends are in.

Go to your Friends page to view all of your confirmed friends and Pages. Use the tabs on the left side of the page to filter the friends you are viewing.

To create and customize additional Lists, which can contain both profiles and Pages, please follow these steps:

1. Click the "Create" link that appears beneath the filters on the left side of your home page or your Friends page. Or, click the "Create New List" button from the "All Friends" tab of the Friends page.
2. Type the title of your list and hit enter.
3. Add people or Pages to the list by typing their names into the "Add to List" field or selecting them from the list.
4. Select "Save List" to store your changes.

With recent changes to the site, friend details have been converted to Friend Lists. To simplify the conversion process, any extra data you filled out after checking the box may have been lost.

Friend Lists provide organized groupings of your friends on Facebook. You can filter your view of each Friend List’s stream of activity separately on the home page. In addition, you can easily send messages and invites to these groups of people.

Mutual friends are the people who are Facebook friends with both you and the person whose profile you are viewing. For instance, if you are friends with Chris, and Mark is friends with Chris, then Chris will be shown as a mutual friend when you are viewing Mark's profile.

You will never see mutual friends on your own profile page because you cannot have friends in common with yourself.

Facebook uses an algorithm to determine which people and Pages show up in the Suggestions section on your home page. If we do not find enough people or Pages that you are likely to know, then this box will not appear in the space. You can still utilize this feature from the "Find Friends" option in the Friends drop-down menu. Just scroll down to the Suggestions section in the middle of the page.

You can decide who can see videos tagged of you and uploaded by you. Your options include: "Everyone," "My Networks and Friends," "Only People in my Primary Network," "Friends of Friends," "Only Friends," and "Only Me." You can also select "Customize" to prevent particular individuals from seeing a video.

To record a video on your friend’s Wall, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your friend’s profile.
2. Select "Add Video" from the Publisher bar.
3. Record a video.
4. Click "Post."

You will need a webcam and a computer that has the latest Adobe Flash Player installed.

To post a video from YouTube or another video site on your friend’s Wall, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your friend’s profile.
2. Select "Share Link" from the Publisher bar.
3. Type a link from an external site into the bar.
4. Click "Preview."
5. Make changes if necessary and click "Post" when you are done.

You can only send video messages to friends. These messages can be sent to a maximum of twenty friends at once.

When viewing a video that you are allowed to comment on, you should see an "Write a comment..." box below the video. Please note that you can only comment on your friends’ videos or videos in which your friends are tagged.

When viewing or editing any of your videos, click the "Delete" link at the bottom of the page.

View the video and click the "remove tag" link next to your name. It will no longer be linked to your profile.

Remember that you can only tag your friends. If you are having problems with someone constantly tagging you in embarrassing videos, just remove them as a friend (from the Friends page).

If you don't want the video to be shown at all, please talk to the person who posted it. They should be respectful enough to remove unwanted videos. Unfortunately, Facebook CANNOT make people remove videos that do not violate our Terms of Use.

It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your friend's computer or that their login information was phished in an attempt to send spam from their profile. We would like to investigate this issue further, but unfortunately, we cannot release information regarding a user’s account to anyone but the account holder. Please tell your friend to visit the Facebook Help Center and contact us.

It is possible that malicious software was downloaded to your computer or that your password was stolen by a phishing website designed to look like Facebook. Please carefully follow the steps provided:

1. Run anti-virus software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove these harmful programs and keep your information secure.
   • For Windows:
     http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx
   • For Apple/Mac OS:
     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2550
2. Reset password: From the Account Setting page, you will need to create a new password. Be sure that you use a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length. Do not use words found in the dictionary.
3. Never click suspicious links: It is possible that your friends could have unwillingly sent you spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts were infected. Do not click this material and do not run any .exe files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as it will contain important security warnings and protection features.

If you are still unable to access your profile, please send us more information regarding the issue so we can investigate. Please submit your report here.

Some users are unable to display older Wall posts on their profile. Please report this issue here.

Your Wall has most likely been hidden from view on your profile. To display your Wall again:

1. Go to the "Profile Information" section of the Privacy Settings page.
2. Next to the "Posts by Me" section, select another option other than "Only Me." Note that you might have to first select the "Customize" option to make sure your current setting is not adjusted to "Only Me."
3. Make sure the box next to "Allow friends to post on my Wall" is checked.

There's a setting to control who sees your Wall on the "Profile Information" section of the Privacy Settings page. Right now, you probably have the box next to "Allow friends to post on my Wall" checked or have the "Posts by Friends" section set to "Only Me." In order to show your friends your Wall, just adjust your privacy settings so that this feature is no longer on such a restrictive privacy level.

To ensure that links are published when you click "Share", please verify that you have allowed the Links application to publish these stories. To check, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Application Settings page, accessible from the Settings tab at the top of any Facebook page.
2. Click "Edit Settings" to the right of the Links application.
3. Click the Additional Permissions tab.
4. Make sure that the "Publish to streams" box is checked.

Additionally, please make sure that your "Status and links" privacy setting allows your friends to view your status and shared links. You can adjust this setting from the "Profile" section of your Privacy Settings page.

To delete a link, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Links page.
2. Click "My Links."
3. Click the "X" in the top right corner of any item.
4. Select "Delete Item ."

This will permanently delete the link from your account and profile page.

This issue is due to your application settings being too restrictive. In order to resolve the problem, please follow these instructions:

1. Select Applications Settings from the Settings drop-down menu at the top of every Facebook page.
2. Click "Edit Settings" to the right of the Photos application.
3. In the Edit Photos Settings pop-up box, select the Profile tab.
4. Adjust the privacy setting to something other than "Only Me" and then click "Okay."

Photo album privacy differs from the Photos profile privacy setting on the Application Settings page. The latter setting only controls who can see the Photos tab or box on your profile.

To edit your photo album privacy, just go to the Photos tab at the top of your profile. On this tab, select the "Album Privacy" link in the photo albums section, edit the setting for each album, and click "Save Settings." You can also adjust the album privacy setting every time you create a new album.

Keep in mind that some people may be able to see your albums even when they cannot view them on your profile if your album privacy settings are open. These less restrictive settings include "Everyone," "All of My Networks," "Some of My Networks" and "Friends of Friends." Please note that the "Everyone" privacy setting allows anyone on Facebook to view the album if they are linked to it.

You are able to see the photo album of someone who is not your friend if the album owner has selected an open album privacy setting. These less restrictive settings include "Everyone," "All of My Networks," "Some of My Networks" and "Friends of Friends." Please note that the "Everyone" privacy setting allows anyone on Facebook to view the album, if they are linked to it. If an album has a more restrictive privacy setting, only people who are allowed to see the album will be able to see stories about photo comments or tags linking to that album.

It is normal to see fewer tagged photos of someone in "View More Photos" than the total number listed. The tagged photos that do not appear are most likely in an album with a restricted privacy setting. For example, if your friend is tagged in an album that is visible to "Only Friends," you will only be able to view the tagged photos in that album if you are also friends with the person who made the album.

It’s not currently possible to edit the name of a Page. If you would like to change your Page name, you will need to delete your Page and recreate it. The Facebook team isn't able to change Page names for you.

To delete your Page, please click on "Edit Page" and then on "Delete Page" at the top of the page.

To appoint other users as Page Admins, take the following steps:

1. Select the "Edit Page" option when you are viewing the Page you currently administer.
2. Scroll down to the list of current admins on the bottom right column and click "Add."
3. Choose the names of any people from your Friend List that you would like to add as Admins. If the individual you wish to invite to admin your Page is not presently a member of Facebook, simply type their email address in the "Add Admins via Email" field. They can then register for the site and will be able to accept the admin request as soon as they join Facebook.
4. Click the "Add Admins" button.

The friends you select will be able to help you manage your Page. Every Admin can manage the Page from their own Facebook account using the Page Manager application.

It will only be visible to that fan’s friends if they are also part of the group you specified when selecting custom settings.

The information fields that are available for you to write in are determined by the Page category that you selected when you first set up the Page. You aren't able to change the category of your Page after you've created it, so if you would like different fields, you'll need to delete your Page and create a new one.

Business accounts are designed for individuals who only want to use the site to administer Pages and their ad campaigns. For this reason, business accounts do not have the same functionality as personal accounts. Business accounts have limited access to information on the site. An individual with a business account can view all the Pages and Social Ads that they have created, however they will not be able to view the profiles of users on the site or other content on the site that does not live on the Pages they administer. In addition, business accounts cannot be found in search and cannot send or receive friend requests.

If you click on the "Create Your Profile" button, you will be asked to provide additional information to allow you to transform your business account into a personal account. You will be required to enter your full name, a security question, and an answer to your security question. Once this final registration step is completed, these changes cannot be reverted. You will then permanently have a personal account on the site.

If you convert your business account into a personal account, you will still be able to manage all the Pages and Socials Ads you’ve created by clicking the "Ads and Pages" link in the left hand navigation menu entitled "Applications." The fans of your Pages will not have visibility or access to your personal profile. Any actions that you take as a Page administrator on your Page will show the Page’s name as the actor and not your personal name. However, if you wish to restrict your privacy so that other Facebook members cannot find you in search or add you as a friend, you can do so by clicking on "privacy" at the top any Facebook page.

No, once you provide the final registration information for creating a user profile, you cannot revert back to your business account.

If you convert your business account into a user profile, you will still be able to manage all the Pages and Socials Ads you’ve created by clicking the Ads and Pages link in the left hand navigation menu entitled 'Applications'. The fans of your Pages will not have visibility or access to your personal profile. Any actions that you take as a Page administrator on your Page will show the Page’s name as the actor and not your personal name. However, if you wish to restrict your privacy so that other Facebook members cannot find you in search or add you as a friend, you can do so by clicking on "privacy" at the top any Facebook page.

News Feed will not display any stories that violate another user's privacy settings. If you can see a story about a non-friend, it is likely because this user has set their privacy for that piece of content to "Everyone."

It's important to remember that the "tagging" feature does not allow users to see photos that they wouldn't normally be able to see. If you're able to see photos that a non-friend uploaded through a photo that they tagged one of your friends in, it is because this person has most likely set his or her album privacy to the "Everyone" setting (so that everyone on the site is able to view it).

Restricting a user from seeing your Wall posts does not restrict them from seeing all the stories on your Wall. While the user will not be able to view Wall posts that you or your friends write directly on your Wall, they might still be able to view stories about your activity on the site, stories about content you have uploaded, or content that your friends uploaded to the site and tagged you in (if they are otherwise not able to due to restricted privacy settings).

To update who can view content that you post:

1. Go to the Privacy Settings page from the Settings drop down menu.
2. Click the "Profile Information" link.
3. Click on the "Change Settings" button and enter your password.
4. Update the "Posts by Me" section to a more restricted privacy setting. For example, if you do not want a certain person to view content, click on the lock next to this section, select the "Customize" option, and then type the person’s name in the "Hide this From" field.

When users post content to an open forum on the site (i.e., Facebook Pages, the "Questions and Answers from Users" section of the Help Center, "Open" Groups), this material may also be indexed by search engines.

Unfortunately, Facebook does not have control over content that has already been indexed and cached in search engines. If you no longer wish for this content to appear in search engine results, please delete it from the forum to which you originally posted it. Doing so will render the link that appears in search engine results invalid.

Blocking a user will prevent any type of direct interaction between you and that user. However, for technical reasons, there are certain instances when an individual you have blocked from your account may be able to view your comments on the site and vice versa, including comments on a mutual friend's photo. Please be assured that your listing will appear in black text, with no profile picture visible or contact links available.

Please keep in mind that you will see a different set of options than other users when searching for your account or viewing your profile. Since you cannot add yourself as a friend, the "Add to Friends" link will not appear. You will also always be able to see the links for "View Profile," "Send Message," and "View Friends" when you find your own account, but these options may not be available to every other user. Also, please remember that although you will never see the option to message or poke yourself on your own Profile page, other users will see this option.

If you have adjusted your Search settings on the Privacy page, these changes will be reflected properly when other users search for your profile.

Every Facebook user has the ability to customize his or her privacy settings. Users are able to limit who can view their profile (e.g., everyone, only their friends, etc.) and to choose who can see specific parts of their profile (e.g., their contact information, their personal favorites, their work history, etc.).

Privacy settings can be accessed through the "Privacy Settings" link from the "Settings" drop-down available at the top right side of any page on the site.

We appreciate your concern for your child's use of our website, but unfortunately we cannot give you access to the account or take any action on the account at your request. We are generally forbidden by privacy laws against giving unauthorized access to someone who is not an account holder. Please note that all users ages 13 and older are considered authorized account holders and are included in the scope of this policy.

We encourage parents to exercise any discretion they can on their own computers and in overseeing their kids' internet use. If you are a parent, you might also consider using software tools on your own computer in order to do so. Please do a search for computer-based Internet control technology on your preferred search engine to discover options that you may wish to pursue.

Please also talk to your kids, educate them about internet safety, and ask them to use our extensive privacy settings.

Facebook requires its users to be at least 13 years old before they can create an account. Providing false information to create an account is a violation of our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

Applicable laws may give parents the right to access personal information their child has provided before Facebook follows its policy of promptly deleting such accounts. If you are aware of your underage child having an account on Facebook, you can show them how to delete their account by having them log into their profile and following this link.

If you would like to report an underage user (under 13 years of age), please do so here. We will promptly delete the account of any underage user that is reported to us through this form.

Alternatively, you can submit a request to Facebook here. Please be aware that you will be required to submit a notarized statement declaring your rights as a parent or guardian immediately upon using this form.

You can search for friends from a specific location by going to the Friends page and selecting the Browse filter. Then, select "City" in the drop-down menu and choose from the full list of cities in the next drop-down.

Our system automatically deletes groups once they're empty (no members). If you created the group, you can delete the group by removing all members and then yourself. Note that if you were not the first admin and creator of this group, you will not be able to delete the group unless the group creator has left it voluntarily.

Our system automatically deletes groups once they're empty (no members). If you have already left the group, you may contact another admin to request that they remove the members. Please note that if there are no current admins, all group members will have the option of taking the admin role. If the group is an open group and has no admins, you may rejoin the group from the group’s page and make yourself an admin again.

Some settings are changing with the recent updates to Facebook privacy, but Facebook’s commitment to providing you control over your information is not. Here’s a summary of what’s changing:

• The Privacy page has been simplified, and in that process, some settings have been consolidated.
• A privacy control has been added to the publisher at the top of your home and profile page. This allows you to set privacy on individual posts. For example, you could post a status to Everyone or only to Friends. Learn more on the Publisher help page.
• Instead of having networks for regions (eg., Australia or New York City), people’s locations are now listed in the "Current City" or "Current Region" field of their profiles. This means if you use the "Friends and Networks" privacy setting, the networks part only applies to work and school networks.
• A basic set of information is publicly available, meaning it’s visible to anyone that’s able to navigate to your profile, applications you use on Facebook, and websites you connect with via Facebook. This information includes your name, profile picture, gender, current city, networks, friend list, and Pages. Any additional information (eg., photos or videos) will only be exposed if your privacy settings allow it.

Keep in mind that anyone who navigates to your profile will be able to view your publicly available information and information you’ve made visible to Everyone. While you do have the option to hide your Friend List from being visible on your profile, it will be available to applications you use and websites you connect with using Facebook. In addition, your profile picture appears in places you make comments and posts. You can always change your current profile picture or lower your search visibility if you choose.

Though cities and regions are no longer considered networks, they still appear in your profile. If you were previously affiliated with a regional network, this location is now listed in the "Current City" or "Current Region" field of your profile. You can edit this information by hovering over the "Contact Information" section and clicking "Edit."

If you restricted any of your privacy settings to "My Networks and Friends," then only confirmed friends and people that are in shared networks (high school, college, or work) can see this content. If you’d like to open your content to a broader audience, you can always edit your settings from the Privacy page.

Minors (anyone under 18) who use Facebook have a slightly different experience with privacy than adults. Both adults and minors have publicly available information (name, profile picture, gender, current city, networks, Friend List, Page) that will appear when people navigate to their profile and may be accessed by applications that they use. Adults and minors both appear in search results on Facebook.

However, the "Everyone" setting works differently for minors than it does for adults. When minors set information like photos or status updates to be visible to "Everyone," that information is actually only visible to their friends, friends of friends, and people in any school or work networks they have joined. Additionally, minors do not have public search listings created for them, so they do not appear in outside search engines until they have turned 18.

Applications you use and websites you connect to can access your publicly available information (name, profile picture, gender, current city, networks, Friend List, and Pages) and any information that you share with "Everyone." If an application needs any more information beyond that, it will ask your permission.

Publicly available information includes your name, profile picture, gender, current city, networks, friend list, and Pages. This information makes it easier for friends, family, and other people you know to connect with you.

Publicly available information is visible to people visiting your profile page, and Facebook-enhanced applications (like applications you use or websites you connect to using Facebook) may access this information. It does not allow people without Facebook accounts to contact you.

There are three types of content on your Wall, and you can control who can see these from your Privacy page.

• Posts your friends leave. Photos, posts, and other content your friends leave on your Wall is controlled by the "Posts by Friends" setting.
• Posts you create. Status updates, photos, links and other content you post is controlled by the "Posts by Me" settings.
• Recent Activity. Anyone who can see the posts you create can see posts about you joining groups, adding friends, and so on. For example, if you only want friends to see your Wall, simply adjust the settings for both "Posts by Friends" and "Posts by Me" to be "Only Friends."

Learn more about how to control the visibility of content that you publish (e.g., status updates) by clicking here.

You can control who can add you as a friend or send you a message by following these steps:

1. Click the "Privacy Settings" option in the Settings drop-down menu at the top of any Facebook page.
2. Select "Contact Information."
3. Change the setting to control who can add you as a friend and who can send you a message.

First, click the pencil icon in the Friends box on your profile. Then, uncheck the "Show Friend List to everyone" box. Non-friends who come to your profile will then not be able to see this information. Please remember that your Friends List is always visible to you and your friends.

Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable your friends to find you off of Facebook. When people search for you through a public search engine (eg, Google or Bing), they may see your public search listing. Your public search listing includes publicly available information (your name, profile picture, current city, gender, networks, friend list and pages). Please note that your Friend List will only appear in your public search listing if you allow Everyone to view this information.

In addition, any other information that you have made available to everyone using the Everyone privacy setting can be accessed by public search engines.

Your public search listing will only be available if you have the "Allow Indexing" box checked on the Search section of the Privacy Settings page. If you uncheck this box, people who do not yet use Facebook won’t be able to find you. Allowing your friends to find you both on and off of Facebook may make your experience more meaningful.

When you are writing or editing a note, there will be an option on the right side of the page to "Tag people in this note." Type one of your friends' names in the box, and then select that person's name to tag them. We will also suggest possible matches based on a quick scan of the text. If you want to tag yourself in the note, simply type your name or "Me."

Want to know what your friends are saying about you? You can view all notes in which you've been tagged by selecting the "Notes About Me" option on the top of the Notes page.

Some users are experiencing an error when confirming a friend request. Please submit a report here.

Some users are seeing their profiles display zero friends. They may also have difficulty viewing their friends’ profiles or seeing their friends in News Feed. We are aware of this issue and hope to have it resolved soon. If you would like to submit a report, please click here.

To view a list of known issues concerning the Friend Finder, click here.

If you have received a warning message about your activity on the site, please contact us here.

Some users are seeing an issue where clicking on a friend request refreshes the home page. If you are seeing this on the site, please report it here.

Friend removals are not caused by a technical error on the site, as it is not possible for a friend to be removed without confirmation from one of the users involved. The issue you are experiencing is caused by one of the following reasons:

1. This person removed you from their Friend List, either intentionally or accidentally.
2. This person has deactivated their account, causing them to disappear from all Friend Lists. If they choose to reactivate their account, they will reappear on these lists.

Friend connections on Facebook must be confirmed by both users involved. This happens through an initial friend request or invitation to join the site and a confirmation of the request by the recipient. It is not technically possible to become friends with someone without this confirmation.

A friend request can be sent manually or through features like Friend Finder and Classmate/Co-worker Search.

When using these features, please be aware that multiple friend requests and invitations can be sent simultaneously. If a user signs up through these invitations, they will automatically be added to your Friend List.

Please make sure that you received this request at an email address that is listed on your account. If the request was sent to a different email address then it will not show in your account. Feel free to send the other person a friend request from your account. Alternatively, you could ask them to request you as a friend again at the appropriate email address.

In addition, if someone deactivates his or her account, you will not see the friend request on your Home page.

First, please make sure that you sent this request to an email address that is listed on their account. If the request was sent to a different email address then it will not show in their account. Also, please provide enough time for them to take action on the request, as they may have missed the notification email or have not seen it on their Home page yet.

If the problem persists, please have your friend contact us directly from their login email address.

Confirming a friend will not cause another friend to be removed from your Friend List. The number of friends on your Friend List may fluctuate due to people deactivating their profiles. Upon deactivation, a user will no longer appear in any Friend Lists.

The number of friends on your Friend List may fluctuate due to people deactivating their profiles. Upon deactivation, a user will no longer appear in any Friend Lists, which can cause the number of friends on your account to decrease.

The security of your account may have been compromised. Please select a unique and complex password that is different from other passwords that you use on the Internet, and keep this information completely to yourself. You can reset your password by using the "Change Password" field on the Account page.

You should also make sure that all email addresses associated with your account are secure. Remember that anyone who can read your email may be able to also access your Facebook account. Additionally, please make sure that you log out of your Facebook account after each use and "quit" your browser when you’re done using the site. Never check the "Keep me logged in" box when logging in from a public computer or someone else’s mobile device, as this will keep you logged in even after you close your browser window.

Finally, please make sure that when you access the site, you always log in from a legitimate Facebook page with "facebook.com" in the domain part of the URL (web address). For more information about protecting your account, please visit the Facebook Security Page.

When you visit your friends' profiles near their birthdays, you may see the option to give them a gift rather than write on the wall as usual. If you'd like to write on their wall without sending a gift, simply click "Write" above the gift box.

There are three types of gifts you can give that have different visibility options.

• Public Gifts: If you give a public gift, users that can view the profile of the person you sent a gift to will be able to see the gift.
• Private Gifts: If you send a private gift, only the user who received the gift will be able to view the sender information and personal message - the icon will still show in their gift box though with the word "Private".
• Anonymous Gifts: If you send an anonymous gift, only the user who received the gift will be able to view the personal message, but neither the recipient nor their friends will be able to view the sender information. The gift will be visible in the recipient’s gift box, but not their Wall.

You cannot delete a gift that you have already sent. Only the recipient can delete the gift. If the gift you sent is a public gift, you can change the privacy setting on the gift from public to private.

Suggestions is a feature that helps you connect with people and Pages you are likely to know, as well as engage with your confirmed friends on Facebook. Facebook calculates Suggestions based on the networks you are a part of, mutual friends, work and education information, contacts imported using the Friend Finder, and many other factors.

Since this feature is automatic, it occasionally identifies people that you do not know or do not want to be friends with. Please keep in mind that Facebook will never send friend requests to the users that show up in this list.

Suggestions may appear on the home page, in the new user orientation, on the Friends page, and in ad space around the site. To see more Suggestions, click the "See All" link.

If you have ever used the Friend Finder feature, Suggestions may show people who have your email address in their address book and/or contacts that you have in your address book. If you would like Facebook to remove these contacts, please follow the instructions found here.

The Suggestions feature has been expanded to help you engage with your confirmed friends on Facebook in addition to finding people or Pages that you are likely to know.

Please report this information here so that we can memorialize this person’s account. Memorializing the account removes certain more sensitive information like status updates and restricts profile access to confirmed friends only. Please note that in order to protect the privacy of the deceased user, we cannot provide login information for the account to anyone. We do honor requests from close family members to close the account completely.

Currently, you will need to delete everything from a user that you have cached from Facebook APIs. You may continue to store data they submitted specifically to your application along with their Facebook User ID but they will no longer be authorized users. Please see http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Storable_Information for a list of information that may be stored permanently.

If you maintain a Facebook Connect site and one of your users deactivates his or her Facebook account, you can contact that user to see if the user wants to create a new account on your site. For more information, see http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Reclaiming_Accounts

There is currently no means to do this, but there is a way to find mutual friends.

Try using:

SELECT uid1 FROM friend WHERE uid1 IN (SELECT uid2 FROM friend WHERE uid1=A) AND uid2=B

Go to the Links page by selecting "Links" from your Applications menu. While there, click "My Friends' Links" under "Subscribe to Links." You will then be able to obtain a RSS feed for all of your friends' links that you can save to your bookmark folder.

When you are viewing a specific friend's Links page, you can click the button on the right that says "Friend's Links" under "Subscribe to these Posts". You will then be able to obtain a RSS feed for all of the specific friend's links that you can save to your bookmark folder.

The Atom feed or RSS feed of your friends' notes, statuses, or links or an individual user's notes, statuses, or links contains that content only, whereas News Feed contains stories about photo postings, relationship changes, etc. Also, your News Feed won't show a story every time one of your friends posts a note to Facebook; your News Feed only contains the stories we think you'll be the most interested in. The RSS or Atom feeds of a user's notes or your friends' notes, for example will contain every note posted. And finally, even though most web browsers display Atom or RSS feeds readably, you'll typically want to use a news aggregator to keep track of them.

Please note that privacy settings may limit your ability to see the "Add as Friend" link for some users. Also, once you’ve sent a friend request to a particular user, you cannot send another.

First, please make sure that you received this request at an email address that is listed on your account. If the request was sent to a different email address then it will not show in your account. You can send the other person a friend request from your account, or you can ask them to request you as a friend again at the appropriate email address.

There's a setting to control who sees your Wall Posts on the "Profile Information" section of the Privacy page. It is most likely on the "No One" setting. You can add your Wall to your profile page by adjusting the setting so that it's no longer on the most restricted level.

There are three settings on the Profile Information page of the Privacy Settings page that might be preventing your Wall from appearing.

Posts by Me: If you would like your friends to see content that you post, make sure that this setting is not restricted so that "No One" can see your posts.

Allow friends to post on my Wall: Check this box so that friends can post content to your Wall.

Posts by Friends: You can restrict certain groups of friends or specific friends from seeing posts that your friends make to your profile by adjusting the settings in this section.

While status updates have been removed from the Friends page, they have been added in a separate filter on the home page. If you do not see this filter in your left hand menu immediately, just click the "More" link located beneath the menu.

Unfortunately, you will not be able to send a second group invitation to the same friend. Please tell the user to contact us directly from the login email address associated with their account. They should also make sure to include the full name and web address (URL) of the group.

When you connect with a website, it can access information you’ve added through Facebook to allow you to interact with your friends in new and interesting ways. The Platform Developer Terms of Service restrict how these sites can access this information, and all sites are contractually obligated to respect the privacy settings you’ve chosen for your account. These are the same terms that developers who have created the applications you use on Facebook must follow.

This means that if you’ve blocked a user on Facebook, that user will not be able to see you on a "connected" site. When other users connect with a website, those users will not be able to see information you’ve added through Facebook that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to see simply by browsing Facebook. You can decide what types of information your friends’ applications can access from the "Applications" section on the Privacy page or opt-out of Facebook Platform entirely.

Just as News Feed has always enabled you to see what your friends are up to on Facebook, now, depending on the privacy settings of everyone involved, people can share many of the actions they take on the rest of the Web as well. People always have the option to refuse a News Feed story from another site. We want to give you the stories we think you’ll find most interesting and relevant; by including the actions you and your friends take both on and off of Facebook, we believe we will make News Feed even better at helping you stay in touch with your friends.

When you "connect" your Facebook account to your account on another site, you can automatically see which friends of yours have already connected their accounts, and they can see you as well.

When your friend connects their Facebook account with an external site, they will be able to compare their Facebook Friend List with information from that website in order to invite more friends to connect. For example, if you use Digg.com with the same email info as your Facebook account, and your friend connects their account with Digg, they will be able to see the fact that you have a Digg account unless you check the box discussed below.

You can opt-out of being found on other sites by selecting "Don't allow friends to view my memberships on other websites through Facebook Connect" here.

If you have used Facebook Connect to connect your accounts to any sites, you will need to remove those sites here.

Facebook has several features in place to limit the potential for abusive or annoying behaviors on the site. One of these features is a cap on the speed and frequency at which a user sends messages to other users while using the Inbox.

Please note that even if all of your conversations were legitimate interactions with friends, our Inbox message service is not a chat client and should not be treated as such. As a recommended alternative, we suggest that you check out the Facebook Chat feature, which allows you to exchange real-time messages with your confirmed Facebook friends.

To start using Facebook Chat, click the Chat icon in the bottom right corner of any Facebook page, and choose the "Go Online" option. You can start a conversation with any confirmed Facebook friend by clicking on their name in the "Online Friends" list. Once you send a message, your friend will receive an alert at the bottom of their screen, and they can reply by typing in the conversation box provided.

Spamming is the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages. While you may not have been purposely trying to commercially solicit other users, repeatedly sending the same message or making the same post is a violation of Facebook’s Terms of Use and is considered a very serious offense.

To protect our users from spam and other unsolicited commercial messages, Facebook has imposed stringent guidelines that flag when a user repeatedly sends or posts the same message, even if you were simply trying to organize a group or event.

Facebook has several recommended alternatives that can ensure these situations don’t arise again. If you were trying to organize an event and were sending out all of the information in messages, we suggest you create a Facebook Event by going to the Events page and then clicking "Create an Event." You can then fill in all the necessary information for the event and invite all your friends using the invite feature within the event. You can also utilize the "Message All" feature, which allows you to message all guests that have RSVP’d ‘yes’ to the event.

If you were trying to promote your group by posting a link to join it in a message, on a wall, or in a discussion board, this can be construed as spam. We suggest making your friends administrators of this group so that they can invite their friends using the Invite functionality built into the group. You can do this by clicking on "Edit Group Members" and then on "make admin" next to the users’ names. Each admin can invite his/her own friends to the group.

You can create a Facebook Page.

Facebook Pages give brands and businesses an opportunity to create a presence on Facebook. Brands and businesses can customize their Facebook Page to maximize user interaction and interest. A Facebook Page will allow brands and businesses to deepen connections with users and give the ability to maximize viral promotion through Social Ads. Click here to create a Page, or simply click on the "Create a page for your business" link at the bottom of any Page.

You can create Social Ads.

Social Ads leverage the power and viral nature of Facebook News Feed by serving relevant stories when users’ friends take actions with a Facebook Page or Application. In addition to providing a more relevant advertising experience for users, Social Ads help brands and businesses maximize reach to a greater percentage of the Facebook audience. To learn more about Social Ads and start creating your campaign, please click here.

Facebook has determined that you were sending messages at a rate that is likely to be abusive. Please note that these blocks can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days. Unfortunately, we cannot lift the block for you.

When you are allowed to resume sending messages, keep in mind that it’s possible to run into a block based on how many messages you send and how fast you send them. It’s also possible to be blocked when either starting a new message thread or replying to a message. Lastly, deleting old messages will not allow you to send more messages. In the future, please proceed with caution to avoid hitting the limit again. Please be aware that further abuse of such features can result in your account being permanently disabled.

Mutual friends are the people who are Facebook friends with both you and the person whose profile you are viewing. For instance, if you are friends with Chris, and Mark is friends with Chris, then Chris will be shown as a mutual friend when you are viewing Mark's profile. You will never see mutual friends on your own profile page because you cannot have friends in common with yourself.

You can customize your Friends box by clicking the pencil icon, or edit icon, at the top-right of the profile box. You will have the option to:

1. Show a six, nine or twelve friend.
2. Include friends from some or all of your networks.
3. Always show specific friends.
4. Show network information for your friends.

You can show network information by clicking the pencil icon, also known as the edit icon, in the 'Friends' box. Clicking "Show Networks Section" will reveal your friends' network info.

Start by visiting the Privacy Settings page, which you can access from the Settings drop-down at the top of any Facebook page. There are five links from which you can control particular settings:

• Profile Information refers to the visibility of fields you fill out in your profile. Select who can see each type of profile content from each corresponding drop-down menu. If you choose the "Customize" option for any content type, you can hide content from specific friends or Friend lists.
• Contact Information refers to who can see your contact information, as well as what options people have when they find you in search results (ie, the ability to add you as a friend or send you a message). Select who can see each type of information from each corresponding drop-down menu. If you choose the "Customize" option for any piece of information, you can hide content from specific friends or Friend Lists.
• Applications and Websites is where you can learn about and control what you share with Facebook-enhanced applications and websites.
• Search privacy refers to who can find your Facebook profile using Facebook search as well as public search engines.
• Block List allows you to block specific people from interacting with you on Facebook. To block someone, simply enter the person’s name in the "Person" field and you will be prompted to select him or her from a list of search results. If you don’t find the person you’re looking for in that list, you can enter their email address in the "Email" field instead.

For security reasons, you are required to enter your password if you’d like to update your privacy settings.

Note that there is a "Preview My Profile…" button located at the top right corner of all of these pages. This function allows you to view how your profile looks to most people or specific friends.

Control who can add you as a friend from the "Contact Information" section on the Privacy page. For security reasons, you are required to enter your password if you’d like to update your privacy settings.

To restrict the visibility of specific profile content from certain individuals, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Profile Information section of the Privacy page.
2. Click the drop-down menu next to the setting that controls the content you want to restrict and select "Customize."
3. You will see a pop-up that contains the section "Hide this from." Enter the name of the friend in the open field.
4. Click "Save Setting."

To restrict the visibility of specific content from a group of people, you will want to create a Friend List to organize those people. You can do this from the Friends page. Once you’ve created a Friend List, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Profile Information section of the Privacy page.
2. Click the drop-down next to the setting that controls the content you want to restrict and select "Customize."
3. When you see the pop-up that contains the section "Hide this from," enter the name of the Friend List in the open field.
4. Click "Save Setting."

In addition to being able to restrict content from specific people, you can also choose to show content to a select group of people. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Profile Information section of the Privacy page.
2. Click the drop-down next to the setting that controls the content you want to adjust and select "Customize."
3. Under the section "Make this visible to," select "Specific People" from the drop-down menu.
4. Enter the name of a friend or Friend List to whom you want to show the content.

You can do this for as many friends or Friend Lists as you like. Only the friends you specify will be able to view the content.

"Friends of Friends" are people who are friends with your Facebook friends. This feature extends the range of sharing and makes it easier for your friends to share relevant content with their friends, even if you posted the content. "Friends of Friends" also allows you to extend the visibility of the content to relevant people in your community, without having to set the content to "Everyone" on the internet.

Facebook requires all users to provide their real date of birth. We do this as a safety precaution and to help ensure that the site is useful for people.

This does not mean that you have to display your full date of birth on your profile. You can control what information shows by visiting the Info tab of your profile, then clicking the pencil icon for the "Basic Information" section. Please note that if you hide your birthday completely, your friends will not receive reminders when it's approaching. If you still want them to receive these reminders, you will need to at least make the month and day visible.

Yes. Don’t post content that infringes on the copyrights of others or that is against our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Also, use discretion when posting content, and if you’re considering posting something that could be damaging to you or your friends (no matter who has access to it), don’t.

To see a history of all your old profile photos, just go to the Profile page and click on your current profile picture. It will bring you to an album of all your profile photos. When you are viewing your old profile pictures, you will have the option to tag them, add captions, or delete them from the album.

Any user who can see your profile can see the profile pictures you have in this album. To view someone else's old profile pictures, just click on their current profile picture while viewing their profile.

If you want to delete an old profile picture, first view the album by clicking on your current profile picture. When you are viewing the album, you should see an option for Edit Photos at the top of the page. On the edit page, you are given the option to delete any of the images, as well as to tag them or add captions. Once you delete the photo, no one will be able to see it when they view your profile picture album.

If you are noticing abusive behavior from a person who is currently on your Friend List, we recommend that you remove this user from your Friend List and report them using the 'Report/Block' link that appears at the bottom of their profile.

If this doesn't resolve the issue, we further recommended that you block the abusive user by listing their name or email address in the "Block List" that appears at the bottom of the Privacy page. You can read more about how to block someone here.

1. Never click suspicious links: It is possible that your friends could unwillingly send spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts are infected. Do not click this material and do not run any ".exe" files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as they contain important security warnings and protection features. Current versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer warn you if you have navigated to a suspected phishing site, and we recommend that you upgrade your browser to the most current version. You can also find more information about phishing and how to avoid it at http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html and http://onguardonline.gov/phishing.html.
   
   Phishing is an online attempt to trick a user by pretending to be an official login page or an official email from an organization that you would have an account with, such as a bank or an email provider, in order to obtain a user’s login and account information. In the case of a phishing login page, the login page may look identical to the login page you would normally go to, but the website does not belong to the organization you have an account with (the URL web address of the website should reflect this). In the case of a phishing email, the email may look like an email you would get from the organization you have an account with and get emails from, but the link in the email that it directs you to takes you to the above phishing login page, rather than a legitimate login page for that organization.
   
   To prevent your account information from being obtained in a phishing scheme, only log in to legitimate pages of the websites you have an account with. For example, "www.facebook.example.com" is not a legitimate Facebook page on the "www.facebook.com" domain, but "www.facebook.com/example" is a legitimate Facebook page because it has the "facebook.com" domain. When in doubt, you can always just type in "facebook.com" into your browser to return to the legitimate Facebook site.


2. Have a unique, strong password: From the Account Settings page, be sure to use a different password than you use for other sites or services, made up of a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length. Do not use words found in the dictionary.


3. Run anti-virus software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove harmful programs and keep your information secure.
   • For Windows:
     http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx
   • For Apple/Mac OS:
     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

You can reset your password here. When choosing a new password, be sure to use a different password than you use for other sites or services, made up of a complex string of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that is at least six characters in length. Do not use words found in the dictionary.

1. Never click suspicious links: It is possible that your friends could unwillingly send spam, viruses, or malware through Facebook if their accounts are infected. Do not click this material and do not run any ".exe" files on your computer without knowing what they are. Also, be sure to use the most current version of your browser as they contain important security warnings and protection features. Current versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer warn you if you have navigated to a suspected phishing site, and we recommend that you upgrade your browser to the most current version. You can also find more information about phishing and how to avoid it at http://www.antiphishing.org/consumer_recs.html and http://onguardonline.gov/phishing.html.
   
   Phishing is an online attempt to trick a user by pretending to be an official login page or an official email from an organization that you would have an account with, such as a bank or an email provider, in order to obtain a user’s login and account information. In the case of a phishing login page, the login page may look identical to the login page you would normally go to, but the website does not belong to the organization you have an account with (the URL web address of the website should reflect this). In the case of a phishing email, the email may look like an email you would get from the organization you have an account with and get emails from, but the link in the email that it directs you to takes you to the above phishing login page, rather than a legitimate login page for that organization.
   
   To prevent your account information from being obtained in a phishing scheme, only log in to legitimate pages of the websites you have an account with. For example, "www.facebook.example.com" is not a legitimate Facebook page on the "www.facebook.com" domain, but "www.facebook.com/example" is a legitimate Facebook page because it has the "facebook.com" domain. When in doubt, you can always just type in "facebook.com" into your browser to return to the legitimate Facebook site.


2. Run anti-virus software: If your computer has been infected with a virus or with malware, you will need to run anti-virus software to remove harmful programs and keep your information secure.
   • For Windows:
     http://www.microsoft.com/protect/viruses/xp/av.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/default.mspx
   • For Apple/Mac OS:
     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

Please keep in mind that only your confirmed friends can contact you via Facebook Chat. We recommend that you remove this user from your Friend List. If necessary, you may block the person by listing his or her name in the 'Blocking People' box at the bottom of the Privacy page.

Please ask your friend to report this user. Your friend can submit a report using the 'Report/Block' link that appears at the bottom of the abuser's profile. Rest assured that this report will be kept confidential.

There are a number of ways to do this. The best way is to use Feed Forms where a user can decide what to share on their wall (or friends' wall) and confirm posting. In addition, you can use stream.publish to publish to a user's stream as long as the user has granted the "publish_stream" permission. To publish activities to a user's wall, use feed.publishAction.

Links:
http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Feed_forms
http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Stream.publish
http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Feed.publishUserAction

Users must first grant the "publish_stream" permission before stories published through this method will appear on their profile or in their friends' streams.

You can find more information at http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Using_the_Open_Stream_API.

If you're using a canvas app, you should be able to just use the Fb:feed tag and you'll be able to display activities exclusive to your application in a feed within your canvas page.

With Facebook Ads for Pages and Events, you may see stories about actions your friends have taken on Facebook attached to ads you see. For example, you might see a story about a friend becoming a fan of a Page related to the ad you're seeing. Similarly, your friends might see stories about you that relate to the ads they're seeing. Such stories will only be shown to friends, and will adhere to any privacy settings you've set for your account.

You can control how many friends are shown in Live Feed by clicking "Edit Options" at the bottom of the page.

In addition to posts from your friends, you’ll see photo tags, friend requests, event RSVPs and group memberships in your home page streams.

You can remove friends from the News Feed list (from your default stream) simply by clicking the "Hide" that appears when you hover over their story in your stream.

To add someone back to your News Feed, follow these steps:

1. Scroll down to the bottom of your News Feed and click "Edit Options."
2. If you are looking for a friend, scan the list to find that person. If you are looking for a public profile, select the Public Profiles tab.
3. Click "Add to News Feed" to see their posts again.
4. Click "Close" to save your changes.

Facebook enables you to see what’s happening with your friends through past events and real-time feeds of information. Highlights and the News Feed were combined into a single stream so that you could have more control over what you view on your home page and stay connected with your friends.

As a result of this change, you’ll notice that the Suggestions section has been moved to the right-hand column of the home page. Also, birthdays and events are displayed more prominently on the home page.

To view only Status Updates from your friends on your home page, select the "Status Updates" filter from the left side of the page.

The stories that appear on your friends’ home pages are based on the content you publish, the settings of your Publisher Control, and your friends’ filter preferences. While your friends can always choose to hide content that you publish, you can ensure that they have to option to view your stories by changing the settings on your Publisher Control.

Learn more about the Publisher Control here.

Go to the Events page and click the "Friends’ Events" tab. The following page will show all of your friends’ events sorted by the event date and time.

News Feed will not display any actions or content that your friends normally would not be allowed to see. For example, if you are tagged in a photo that some of your friends are not allowed to view, these friends will not see a News Feed story about this action, and users who are unable to view your photos will not be able to see News Feed and Wall stories about your friends commenting on these photos.

When someone sends you a friend request, public stories about you may appear in their News Feed. If you decline a friend request from this person, public stories about you (stories that have the privacy set to "Everyone") will no longer appear in their News Feed. Please note that News Feed will never show stories that a non-friend wouldn’t ordinarily be able to see. For example, if you posted a video and set the privacy to "Friends," a person who is waiting for you to approve their friend request would not see that in their News Feed. If you had set the video to be visible to Everyone, that person would see it.

You can always change your privacy settings by selecting "Privacy Settings" under the Settings drop-down menu and clicking the appropriate section.

When you send a friend request to a person, public stories about them (stories that have the privacy set to "Everyone") may appear in your News Feed. This way you don’t have wait for them to respond to your friend request to see their public updates. Please note that News Feed will never show stories that a non-friend wouldn’t ordinarily be able to see. People who have yet to accept your friend requests will also appear on the Friends page. Here, you can add them to Friend Lists.

If you don’t want to see stories from a person who has yet to accept your friend requests, you can hide them from your News Feed by placing your cursor to the right of a story about them and clicking the "Hide" link that appears. Alternatively, you can remove them as a friend by clicking the "X" next to their name on the Friends page.

To see how your profile currently appears to one of your friends, take the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Privacy Settings page.
2. Select any of the five links from which you can control particular privacy settings.
3. Click the "Preview My Profile…" button that is located at the top right corner of the page.

When you have reached this preview mode, you will automatically see how your profile looks to most people on Facebook. To view how your profile looks to a specific friend, just type his or her name in the open field.

People who you contact on Facebook in these ways will have temporary access to view a small portion of your profile. They will see Basic Info, Personal Info, Work Info, Education Info and Friends. Keep in mind that your friends will always be able to view your profile and your content, unless you have adjusted your privacy settings otherwise.

By default, only users within your networks and your confirmed friends can view your profile. You can adjust who can view your profile by following these steps:

1. Click the "Privacy Settings" option in the Settings drop-down menu at the top of any Facebook page.
2. Select the Profile section.
3. The Profile setting will allow you to customize who can view your profile page.

With the most private option, "Only Friends," only users who are your confirmed friends will be able to see your profile. If you want to have a very private profile this is a good setting to use. However, keep in mind that people who are not friends with you will have trouble identifying you.

Joining a group does not expose the content of your profile to any group members who would not normally be able to see that information. The privacy settings for your account control the openness of your profile, regardless of the groups you join.

To hide your account within a group, you will need to completely restrict your search settings so that "Only Friends" can find your account. Once this is done, only friends will be able to view your name in the list of group members. However, if you still choose to write Wall posts, start discussion topics, or add photos or videos to the group, other members will be able to see that content and determine that you are also a member.

By default, your Inbox shows all messages that you have received. To view Updates from Pages, click "Updates" in the left column. To view only messages or Updates you have not yet opened, click "Unread" in the upper-right corner. Clicking "Sent" in the left column will show the messages you have already sent. Your name, as well as the name of people who have also participated in the thread, will appear in this view.

If you have created Friend Lists, you can filter messages from a specific one by clicking its name in the left column of your Inbox. You can create and edit Lists on the Friends page.

To view all messages from one sender, enter their name in the search box in the left column. If a name does not auto-populate when you enter it in search, Facebook will search for the text you entered in the subject and body of all messages in your Inbox.

At this time, there is no way to stop receiving messages once you are a part of a thread. You should let your friends know the difference between "Send To All" and an individual reply.

Unfortunately, you cannot restore deleted messages.

"Friends of connections" targeting allows you to target friends of your connections. Connections are fans of your Page, users who have RSVP’d Yes or Maybe to your Event, members of your Group, and users who have interacted with your Application.

In addition to harnessing the social graph by targeting your connections’ friends, every "Friends of connection" targeted ad promoting a Page or Event includes social content about a friend’s interaction with your business, amplifying the relevancy of your ad. Let’s take a look at an example. Annie is a fan of the Etsy Page. When Etsy wants to promote their Facebook Page, they can choose to target an ad to Annie’s friends by selecting the "Friends of connection" filter. Annie’s friends will receive the Etsy ad with the following sentence: "Annie Ta is a fan of this Page." Annie’s friends are naturally more interested because Annie’s interaction with Etsy is showcased directly in the ad.

To take advantage of this targeting capability, simply look for the "Friends of connections: Target users whose friends are connected to:" field in the ad targeting interface. As you begin to type the name of your Page, Application, Group or Event in the field, the names of eligible content that you manage on Facebook will appear in the type-ahead. You must be an admin of the Page, Application, Group or Event. It's not currently possible to target users who have connections with Facebook content for which you are not an admin.

To delete a campaign from the All Campaigns page, simply click on the status of the campaign you'd like to delete and choose "Delete" from the drop down menu. When you're finished, click "Save".

If you would like to delete multiple campaigns you may do so from the All Campaigns page. Choose the campaigns you'd like to edit by clicking on the radio buttons to the left of each campaign. Above the list of campaigns, you'll see a button with the option to "Edit # Rows". Click this button and you'll see that you can now make changes to multiple campaigns at the same time. Then click on the status of the first campaign and select "Delete" from the drop down menu. Hover your mouse to the right of the field. You'll see a blue button with up and down arrows. Click on the down arrow to fill in the creative rows you've chosen. When you're finished, click "Save".

There is a link under the list of campaigns on the left called "View all ads" which will show you all your running, completed and paused ads. If you would like to view your deleted ads, click on the link at the bottom of the page in the left corner called "Show Deleted Campaigns and Ads".

You can stop or restart your ads by editing the "Status" at the top of the ad's page, or clicking on an ad's status when viewing in the Ads Manager's campaign view. "Deleted" ads can never be restarted, while "paused" ads can, so pause your ads if you may want to run them again. To restart paused ads, simply change their status back to "Active".

If your entire campaign is currently paused, you won't be able to restart individual ads. First unpause your campaign in order to run these ads again.

When you run your ad you will only be charged for the number of clicks you receive (CPC) or the number of impressions of your ad that are displayed (CPM). Paused or deleted ads will not accrue new charges.

You send Facebook a batch of hashed email addresses of your site's members (how many you want to send is up to you). Facebook compares these hashes against Jane Smith's Facebook friends. If Facebook finds any matches, then Connect requests can be sent to those users. When a friend accepts the Connect request, your Facebook tells your application about the connected friends, and you can update your site accordingly.

Facebook strives to create relevant and interesting advertisements to you and your friends. Here are the facts about Facebook Ads:

* Facebook Ads are sometimes paired with social actions (e.g., becoming a fan of a Page) that your friends have taken.
* You only appear in Facebook Ads to your confirmed friends. If a photo is used, it is your profile photo and not from your photo albums.
* Facebook doesn't sell your information to advertisers.
* Facebook actively enforces policies that help protect your experience with third party applications and ad networks.

With Facebook Ads for Pages and Events, you may see stories about actions your friends have taken on Facebook attached to ads you see. For example, you might see a story about a friend becoming a fan of a Page related to the ad you're seeing. Similarly, your friends might see stories about you that relate to the ads they're seeing. Such stories will only be shown to friends, and will adhere to any privacy settings you've set for your account.

You can see examples of these kinds of ads here.

Facebook runs advertisements from its own advertising system that let your friends know if you have a direct connection with a product or service, in the same way that your friends learn through your News Feed if you're connected with another friend or an organization's Facebook Page. For example, if one of your friends becomes a fan of a Page, you may see an ad with your friend's profile photo next to it, indicating the action that friend has taken with that Page.

These social ads always require that you and your friends have taken an express action to indicate your connections with the product or service and that no data be shared with the third party. Such stories will adhere to any privacy settings you've set for your account.

You can see examples of these kinds of ads here.

To see what parts of their profiles your friends have recently updated, go to the Friends page and select the Recently Updated tab on the left hand menu.

With recent changes to the site, the friend details that were already established on your account have been converted to Friend Lists. You can filter your view of each Friend List’s stream of activity separately on the home page.

To create and customize your own Friend Lists, please follow these steps:

1. Click the "Create" link that appears beneath the filters on the left side of your home page or your Friends page. Or, click the "Create New List" button from the "All Friends" tab of the Friends page.
2. Type the title of your list and hit enter.
3. Add friends to the list by typing their names into the "Add to List" field or selecting them from the list.
4. Select "Save List" to store your changes.

In addition, if you have more than two Friend Lists, you can easily add or remove friends from lists by using the drop-down menu that appears next to their names on the "All Friends" tab of the Friends page.

When you click "Friends" at the top of any Facebook page, you will be directed to the "Find Friends" tab by default. In addition to finding and inviting friends, the Friends page allows you to organize and view your Friend Lists, browse your networks for friends, and easily access your friends’ mobile phone numbers. Simply navigate to the All Friends tab from the menu on the left side of the page to view all of your friends. Check out the Browse, Phonebook, Recently Added, and Lists tabs to see filtered groups of friends.

You can control who can see photos tagged of you and uploaded by you. Your options include: "Everyone," "My Networks and Friends," "Only People in my Primary Network," "Friends of Friends," "Only Friends," and "Only Me." You can also select "Customize" to prevent particular friends or Friend Lists from seeing a photo.

When you are viewing your album, you will see a "public link" at the bottom of the page. Sending this link to friends or posting it on a website will allow everyone who clicks on it to view that album. Remember, this link will always work, even if you add photos or change your album privacy settings.

Photo album privacy differs from the Photos profile privacy setting on the Application Settings page. The latter setting only controls who can see the Photos tab or box on your profile.

To edit your photo album privacy, just go to the Photos tab at the top of your profile. On this tab, select the "Album Privacy" link in the photo albums section, edit the setting for each album, and click "Save Settings." You can also adjust the album privacy setting every time you create a new album.

Keep in mind that some people may be able to see your albums even when they cannot view them on your profile if your album privacy settings are open. These less restrictive settings include "Everyone," and "Friends of Friends." Please note that the "Everyone" privacy setting allows anyone on Facebook to view the album if they are linked to it.

To change the order of photos in a specific album, follow the directions below:

1. Go to that album and select "Edit Photos."
2. Click on the Organize Photos tab.
3. Drag photos into the order in which you would like them to appear.
4. Click "Save Changes" when you are finished rearranging them.

The album with the most recently added photo is displayed first. To change the order of albums, upload a new photo to the album you want to be listed first. You don't have to keep the photo; you can delete it and you'll still see that album first.

You can remove one of your photos while viewing it by clicking on the "Delete This Photo" link located beneath the photo. You can also delete photos from the "Edit Photos" tab. The delete option is also underneath every thumbnail.

If you want to delete an entire album, you can do so by clicking on the "Edit Photos" tab when viewing the album and then selecting "Delete Album."

To remove the tag from a photo that someone else has uploaded and tagged you in, simply view the photo, and then choose "remove tag" at the bottom next to your name. The photo will no longer be linked to your profile. Please note that if you tag a user in a photo that you did not upload, you cannot remove or edit the tag. Only the owner of the photo and the tagged user will be able to do so.

If you have permission to comment on a photo, follow the steps below:

1. Go to a photo and find the text box below it that reads, "Write a comment…"
2. Type your comment in the text box and click on the "Comment" link.

This comment will be visible to anyone who views the image. Please note that you can only comment on your friends' photos or other photos in which you have been tagged.

You can identify people in your photos by tagging the images.

To tag your photos, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Photos page and select "My Photos."
2. Click the "Edit Album" link of the album that you want to tag.
3. Click on a person’s face in the photo and then select their name in the box that pops up. If their name is not in the box, you can type it in the text field. If you need to tag yourself, select "me."
4. Repeat this process for everyone in the photo that you would like to tag.
5. Click "Save Changes" when you are done.

Please note that when you tag a friend in a photo, it will be accessible from the "View Photos of" link beneath their profile picture. You can also tag someone else’s photos while browsing them. To do this, click on "Tag This Photo" from the actions listed under the photo.

To remove the tag from a photo that someone else has uploaded and tagged you in, simply view the photo, and then choose "remove tag" at the bottom next to your name. The photo will no longer be linked to your profile. Please note that if you tag a user in a photo that you did not upload, you cannot remove or edit the tag. Only the owner of the photo and the tagged user will be able to do so.

Please note that you can set your notifications so that you always know when someone tags you or one of your photos. If you wish to remove a tag made on a photo that you uploaded, please select the "remove tag" link when viewing the photo.

You can tag anyone in a photo, regardless of whether they have a Facebook profile. While tagging your photos, if you type in the name of someone who is not on your Friend List, you have the option of listing their email address. When you are done tagging, they will receive an email that provides a link to the image. They will be able to see the photos in which they are tagged, but nothing else on the site unless they register.

Unfortunately, the functionality of approving a photo tag is not currently available. When you are tagged in a photo by one of your friends, or they tag someone in one of your photos, the tag request will be automatically approved. Please note that you can set your notifications so that you always know when someone tags you in a photo or tags one of your photos. You can control this setting from the "Notifications" tab on the Account Settings page.

If you wish to remove a tag from a photo that you are tagged in, please select the "remove tag" link when viewing the photo. If you wish to remove a tag made on a photo that you uploaded, please select the "remove tag" link when viewing the photo.

View the photo and click the "remove tag" link next to your name. It will no longer be linked to your profile.

Remember that you can only tag your friends. If you are having problems with someone constantly tagging you in embarrassing photos, just remove them as a friend (from the Friends page).

If you don't want the photo to be shown at all, please talk to the person who posted it. They should be respectful enough to remove unwanted photos. Unfortunately, Facebook CANNOT make people remove photos that do not violate our Terms of Use.

When you give users the option to become a fan of your Page, or RSVP to your event directly from the ad they're viewing, you give them a chance to easily connect with your Page or Event without interrupting their Facebook experience. They'll still be able to click through your ad to view the Page or Event itself, but this second option may be less disruptive to their Facebook experience, and increase engagement with your ad.

Once they've become a fan of your Page, or RSVPed to your Event, you'll be able to contact them with updates and other news, just as you can any other fan. In addition, when other users view the same ad, they will see friends who have already become a fan of your Page or are attending your Event, increasing the relevancy of the ad for them.

If you choose to promote your Page or Event with an ad, we require you to use the Page or Event name as your ad title. If you'd like to change the title of your ad, you won't be able to include friend actions with your ad. We require advertisers use the name of their Page or Event as their ad title so that users are clearly aware of what they're engaging with when they become a fan or RSVP to an Event from within the ad.

As with all Facebook Ads, your reports will show you how your ads are performing with impressions, clicks and CTR. Clicks will include clicks on your title, image, body and clicks on the "Become a Fan" link or RSVP "Yes" and "Maybe"s. In addition, you will see a breakdown of your respective friend actions (users becoming fans of your Page, or RSVPing to your Event) so that you can measure how these features are performing for your ads.

No, friend actions can only be used to promote content within Facebook. This ensures users are clearly aware of the actions they're taking with your ad.

If you are getting a 'Database Down. Sorry, a temporary error has occurred. Please try again' error, please report this issue here.

If you are getting a "Sorry, this profile is not available at the moment. Please try again shortly" error when trying to view a friend's profile, please report this issue here.

When using the Friend Finder to send friend requests and invite people to Facebook, please make sure to use your email password and not your Facebook password. In addition, please ensure that the password is less than 17 characters and does not contain any strange characters (passwords must be a combination of letters/numbers). If you are still unable to use this feature, please submit a report here.

From the Developer application click on the name of the application, click "Edit Settings", and then click "Remove" next to the name of the developer you'd like to remove or type the name of a friend you'd like to add as a developer. If you're trying to remove yourself and you are the only listed developer, you will not be able to remove yourself. You'll need to delete the application (see "How do I delete an application I created?").

From the Developer application click on the name of the application you'd like to delete and click "Delete Application" in the bottom right corner.

Yes, you can delete a gift by clicking on 'See All' on the Gift Box and managing your gifts from that page. You can delete gifts / make public gifts private, which removes them from the Wall and makes it so that others will not be able to read the message or know who sent it.

Because the Gifts application was created by Facebook, you will not be able to completely remove it from your account. However, you can remove all integration points for it. This will remove Gifts from your bookmarks, and remove any profile tabs or boxes. It won't prevent users from sending you gifts, but only your friends can send you gifts. To do this, please take the following steps:

1. Select the "Edit" link from the Applications menu in the bottom left corner of any Facebook page.

2. On the following page, find the Gifts application and click "X".

3. In the window that appears, click "Remove" to confirm the removal of that application from your profile, bookmarks, and the Applications page.

If you give a public gift, it's possible it may appear in the News Feed that the recipient's friends see. If you receive a gift, it's possible that your friends will see stories about public, private, and anonymous gifts you receive. If the story is about a public gift, the sender and the message will be displayed. If the story is private or anonymous, only the gift icon will be revealed.

A block prevents specific people from viewing your profile. Any ties you currently have with the people you block will be broken (friendship connections, friend details, etc.). Your profile will not be visible to them and you will not appear in their search results or friend lists. Blocking is mutual, so they will also become invisible to you as well.

Keep in mind that blocking someone may not prevent all communications and interactions in third-party applications, and does not extend to elsewhere on the Internet.

Please note that removing a block will not restore a connection. If you block a friend and then remove that person from you Block List, you will need to send them a new friend request.

Blocking allows you to prevent most interactions with someone on Facebook. People you block won't be able to find you in searches, view your profile, or contact you with pokes, Wall posts, or personal messages. In addition, they will not be able to see your Wall posts, comments on mutual friends’ Walls, or that you are a member of the same group as them.

They will, however, see your comments on content that is posted by a mutual friend. You will see their comments as well.

If you block a user, some content that they posted before you blocked them will remain on your profile and on other areas of the site. This content includes:

• Messages in your Inbox (You will not be able to click to view the blocked user’s profile).
• Wall posts the user had previously made on your Wall.
• Stories about the blocked user that are posted on your mutual friends’ Walls (e.g., If the blocked friend tagged one of your mutual friends in a photo).
• Photos that both the blocked user and one or more mutual friends are tagged in.
• Groups that the blocked user has created. (You can still request to join these groups. The of the blocked user will appear as a "Creator" and will show up in black, but the user will not show up in the list of officers).
• Photos previously tagged of you by the blocked user.
• Messages that the blocked user sends to a thread that you are both a part of.
• Messages that the blocked user sends to a group of which they are an admin and you are a member.
• Invitations to an event that is affiliated with a group in which the blocked user is an admin and you are a member.
• Comments made by the blocked user on a photo that was added by a mutual friend.
• Photos the blocked user adds to a group you are both in.

You can do this by clicking Remove next to their name from the bottom of the Privacy Settings page. Please note that this will not automatically add them to your friends list. Instead, you will need to search for them and send them a friend request if you wish to become friends.

We want Facebook to remain an environment where people can connect and share comfortably. Cyberbullying is defined as the use of any new technology to harass or intimidate someone and is considered to be abusive behavior from minor to minor, while cyberharassment typically involves adults. There are steps you can take to prevent this kind of behavior if it occurs.

Accept Friend Requests Safely

In order to prevent harassment from strangers, be careful to accept friend requests only from people you know in real life. Also, remember to report any messages or profiles that look suspicious. Facebook is based on a real-name culture, and fake profiles are regularly disabled when they're reported to us. Please also keep in mind that only confirmed friends can post to your Wall or contact you via Facebook Chat, so if you're worried that someone will make inappropriate posts or send offensive messages, just ignore that person's friend request.

Use the "Block" Feature to Stop Abusive Behavior

A block prevents specific people from viewing your profile. When you block people, any ties you currently have with them will be broken, and these people won't be able to contact you through Facebook. If you receive inappropriate or abusive communication, you can block the person by listing his or her name in the "Block People" box at the bottom of your Privacy Settings page. You can visit this page at any time by hovering your mouse over the "Settings" link at the top of any Facebook page and selecting the "Privacy Settings" option from the drop-down menu that appears.

Report Abusive Behavior Directly to Facebook

The most efficient way to report abuse is to do it in the same place it occurs on Facebook. For example, if you receive a harassing message in your Inbox, you can report the message by clicking on the "Report" link next to the sender's name as you are reading the message. If you receive a harassing message from a person who is a Facebook friend of yours, you should remove the person as a friend and report the message. Reporting the message as harassing will automatically add this person to your Block list. You can also use the "Report/Block person" link that appears at the bottom of the abusive user's profile. If you learn that someone is continuing to make abusive comments about you even after you've blocked them, you can ask a friend to report that person on your behalf. Reports are confidential and the user being reported does not know that they have been reported. After a report is submitted, we will investigate the issue and make a determination as to whether or not the content should remain on the site based on our Terms of Use. A Facebook administrator looks into each report thoroughly in order to decide the appropriate course of action.

Restrict Privacy Settings

To restrict the amount of information that potential bullies may have access to, customize your privacy settings so that certain people can't access information like your Wall, photos, or profile. You can also change your privacy settings if you are uncomfortable being found in searches or having your profile viewed publicly. Privacy on Facebook is controlled primarily from the Privacy Settings page. You can visit this page at any time by hovering your mouse over the "Settings" link at the top of any page of Facebook and selecting the "Privacy Settings" option from the drop-down menu that appears.

Respond to Abusers in the Right Way

Cyberbullies often seek a reaction from the people they harass. When they fail to get one, they often give up gradually. Rather than responding to a bully via Inbox, a Wall post, or Facebook Chat, you can delete offensive posts from your Wall or messages from your Inbox and then use the "Block" or "Report" functions to resolve the issue safely. To delete an offensive Wall post, hover over the post in question, click the "Remove" button that appears, and select "Delete" in the dialogue box. To delete a message from Inbox, simply click the "Delete" button at the top of the message. Only confirmed friends can post to your Wall or send you a message through Chat. If you are receiving posts and Chat messages you don't like, you should consider removing the sender from your friends list.

These tips have been reviewed by stopcyberbullying.org and connectsafely.org, two independent organizations that provide tools, resources, and educational materials on internet safety including cyberbullying and cyberharassment.

ConnectSafely.org offers additional information on cyberbullying and cyberharassment at http://www.connectsafely.org/Safety-Tips/tips-to-help-stop-cyberbullying.html.

Stopcyberbullying.org offers information on preventing cyberbullying and cyberharassment at http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/prevention/index.html.

Facebook is a member of the StopCyberbullying Coalition, a movement to understand, prevent, and address cyberbullying affiliated with stopcyberbullying.org.

To add someone back to your News Feed, follow these steps:

1. Scroll down to the bottom of your News Feed and click "Edit Options."
2. If you are looking for a friend, scan the list to find that person. If you are looking for a public profile, select the Public Profiles tab.
3. Click "Add to News Feed" to see their posts again.
4. Click "Close" to save your changes.

Sometimes while chatting with friends, it will appear that they have signed off of Facebook. To submit a report about this, please click here.

Some users are getting fake email notifications that look like they are being sent from Facebook. These emails include false notifications for things like friend requests, messages, events, photos, and videos, as well as false accusations of Facebook site abuse. Do not click on any links contained within an email that you believe looks suspicious. Visit our Security Page for further information.

Please report this issue here.

This message is part of a false chain letter and did not come from Mark Zuckerberg or Facebook. This message can be safely disregarded and deleted. For more information on current scams, chain letters, and how to avoid them, please visit our Security Page's Threat section.

Don't let this friendship opportunity slip away. Just send the other person a friend request from your account. Alternatively, you could ask them to invite you again.

When using the Friend Finder to send friend requests and invite people to Facebook, please make sure to use your email password and not your Facebook password. In addition, please ensure that the password is less than 17 characters and does not contain any strange characters (passwords must be a combination of letters/numbers). If you are still unable to use this feature, please submit a report here.

When you enter a search on Facebook, you will land in the "All Results" filter by default. This filter includes all of the most relevant content from Facebook in addition to the web. To refine your search, select a filter from the menu on the left side of the search results page. Selecting one of these filters will display search results exclusively from that filter, and will also give you the option to narrow your search even more.

Search filters include:

• People: helps you find people you know on Facebook. To narrow your people search, just type a location, school, or workplace in the appropriate field and click the "Refine Search" button.
• Pages: helps you find Pages that interest you on Facebook. To narrow your Pages search, select a Page type from the drop-down menu at the top of your search results.
• Groups: helps you find groups on Facebook that are related to your search. Groups that can be seen by everyone are viewable in search results; secret groups are not viewable in search results. To further refine your groups search, select a group type from the drop-down menu at the top of your search results.
• Applications: helps you find applications by outside developers that interest you.
• Events: helps you find events on Facebook that are related to your search. Events that can be seen by everyone are viewable in search results; secret events are not viewable in search results. To narrow your events search, select a date and/or event type from the drop-down menus at the top of your search results.
• Web Results: helps you find relevant web information outside of Facebook that is related to your search.
• Posts by Friends: helps you find status updates and other content your friends have posted that are related to your search. To narrow your search, select a post type from the drop-down menu at the top of your search results.
• Posts by Everyone: helps you find status updates and other content from anyone who enables their posts to be viewed by people other than friends. To narrow your search, select a language and/or post type from the drop-down menus at the top of your search results.

Search is a powerful tool for finding out what people on Facebook think about the world around them. Search for your favorite band to see thoughts about their new album or for a political leader to read reactions to a recent speech.

To see what your friends are saying about a topic you’re interested in, check the "Posts by Friends" filter. You can broaden your search to "Posts by Everyone" to view content from those who have enabled their posts to be viewed by people other than friends.

Currently, you can only search for content that has been posted in the last 30 days. The range of the search history may be expanded in the future.

In search results, the "Posts by Friends" filter allows you to see status updates and other content that your friends have posted. You can broaden your search to "Posts by Everyone" to view content from those who have enabled their posts to be viewed by people other than friends.

When attempting to view certain profiles, some users are seeing an error that says: "The page you requested was not found. You may have clicked an expired link or mistyped the address. Some web addresses are case sensitive." If you would like to submit a report about this issue, please click here.

Please report this information here so that we can memorialize this person’s account. Memorializing the account removes certain more sensitive information like status updates and restricts profile access to confirmed friends only. Please note that in order to protect the privacy of the deceased user, we cannot provide login information for the account to anyone. We do honor requests from close family members to close the account completely.

If you are currently a Facebook user or a potential user who wants to learn about what the site has to offer, you can check out all of the cool applications on Facebook by going to the Application Directory. From here you can search for available applications, read about what others have to say about applications, and learn about all of the amazing ways you can interact with your friends through applications. The Application Directory is constantly adding new applications to improve the experience of Facebook for all users. If you would like to use any of the applications that are on Facebook, you can Sign Up for the site.

You can remove an application you have authorized to your account by clicking on the "Applications" button at the left end of the Chat bar at the bottom of any Facebook page. In the menu that appears, click on the "Edit" link and you’ll be taken to the Edit Applications page. From there, click on the "Edit" link to the right of the application in question. Finally, click on the "Remove" link to the right of the application in question.

You now have a variety of application settings to fine-tune your interactions with applications on Facebook. To get started, click on the "Applications" button at the left end of the Chat bar at the bottom of any Facebook page. In the menu that appears, click on the "Edit" link and you’ll be taken to the Edit Applications page, where you will see:

1. Bookmarks. Edit the settings of your bookmarked applications.
2. Authorized. Edit the settings of applications that you have used and allowed to access your information.
3. Wall Permissions. Determine what types of stories you want to appear related to these applications.
4. Additional Permissions. Adjust an application's ability to email you or access your data while offline (for example, a friend of yours might want to use an application with you even while you're not logged in to Facebook).
5. External Website Settings. Change your settings for external websites here.

If a user has specifically denied permission for an application to use any of their information, you will not be able to see their information or interact with them using that application.

You can establish your own privacy options from the "Applications" section of the Privacy page.

This is a web page that can be easily checked by software tools called news aggregators that can notify you when any new content is available from a particular source. For example, if you subscribe to the feed of your friends' Notes, you can easily find out when one of your friends writes a new note.

A news aggregator lets you keep track of all the feeds you care about. Our current favorite is Bloglines, a web-based application that requires no installation. If you follow the link to a feed in most web browsers, you'll find that you can easily subscribe to the feed. Whenever your friends' write new notes, Bloglines will let you know.

Each person that can see your notes on Facebook is given a different RSS or Atom feed web address (URL) that is unique for them. Only the notes that they are allowed to see will be syndicated via that URL. If you change your privacy settings or friend links, then all the feeds will be appropriately updated.

Atom and RSS feeds from Facebook include the Bloglines Feed Access Control extension , and we set the access parameter to "deny" for all of our feeds. We also indicate in our robots.txt that feeds should not be visited or indexed by bots. The major aggregators and search engines (Bloglines, Technorati, Google, Yahoo!) all appear to respect these directives. If you are very concerned about the possibility of someone seeing your Notes that you don't want him or her to see, we've added a privacy option that you can set on your Notes privacy page which will prevent any of your Notes from being syndicated in any RSS or Atom feed.

Facebook stores information to send invitations and reminders to non-users. To request that we remove this information from our database, please click here.

Facebook did not generate the notification that you received. These notifications were created by a 3rd party application and can be safely disregarded.

For future reference, you can report an application for abuse by clicking "Report Application" at the bottom of the application’s About page. Alternatively, you can click "Report" at the bottom of any canvas page within the application.

It is possible that this person removed the content from your profile before you were able to view it. Unfortunately, there is no way for you to view content after it has been deleted.

When you share or publish content to "Everyone," anyone on the internet will be able to view it. This includes people who are not your friends on Facebook, and people who are not in your school or work networks. You should use this setting to publish content that you are comfortable making publicly available.

Remember that if someone can see content you’ve published to "Everyone," this doesn’t necessarily mean they will be able to view all information on your profile. What people can see when they click through to your profile is determined by what your privacy settings allow.

When you share or publish content to "Everyone," it will visible to anyone on the internet. People may be able to find your content through public links, or through their friends sharing content with them. When you publish content to "Everyone," you should be comfortable with it being publicly available.

By selecting the "Customize" option in your Publisher Control, you can specify who is able and not able to view the content that you publish. When you choose "Customize," a dialog will appear. From the dialog, you can select or deselect certain networks, friends, and Friend Lists. Keep in mind you can create, edit, and manage Friend Lists from the Friends page.

For any content that you can edit (e.g., photo albums, videos, or notes), you can retroactively change the Publisher Control setting by finding the content you wish to edit and then changing the privacy setting.

For content that can't be edited (e.g., status updates or links), you cannot change the Publisher Control after you click "Share." Instead, you can delete the content from your Wall, which will remove it from your friends' home pages. To delete a post, hover over it on your Wall and click the "Remove" button. You can then republish the same content with the correct privacy controls.

Note that retroactive steps you take to change the setting or remove the content won’t prevent any further distribution off of Facebook that may result from the prior privacy setting enabling others to have access to and share the content.

Advertisements for dating sites and services are permitted on Facebook.

We do not accept ads for adult friend finders or dating sites or services with a sexual emphasis.

Dating ads on Facebook must:
* use text that includes the name of the dating site or service advertised.
* be targeted to users over the age of 18.
* be targeted only to users with a relationship status of "single".
* be targeted only to users of a single sex ("male" or "female"), and not both.
* be targeted to a single "interested in" preference ("men" or "women"), and not both.

You can download more information about our dating ad policy here.

If you'd like to advertise a dating site or service to both men and women, you'll need to create separate ads and target each one to a single gender. We don't allow a single ad to be targeted to both men and women.

You can confirm your Facebook account in any of the following ways:

• Follow the link in your sign up confirmation email.
• Use the Friend Finder tool to see which of your email contacts have profiles on Facebook.
• Follow the link in any email notification you receive from Facebook.
• To confirm your account with your mobile phone, you must be able to receive Facebook’s confirmation text on your mobile device. Enter your mobile phone number and we’ll text you a special code to confirm that it’s your phone. Start by going to the Mobile Texts page.

If you're still having trouble after the above steps, please click here.

You must confirm your account to verify that you have access to the email address you entered during registration. Confirming your account will enable you to send messages, write on your friends’ Walls, post in discussions, poke, tag your friends, comment, join groups, and fan pages.

While your account is unconfirmed, you will not be able to send messages, write on your friends’ Walls, post in discussions, poke, tag your friends in photos or notes, comment on content, join groups, or fan Pages. This limit is in place due to security reasons.

You can confirm your account and enable the ability to take the above actions in any of the following ways:

• Follow the link in your sign up confirmation email.
• Use the Friend Finder tool to see which of your email contacts have profiles on Facebook.
• Follow the link in any email notification you receive from Facebook.
• To confirm your account with your mobile phone, you must be able to receive Facebook’s confirmation text on your mobile device. Enter your mobile phone number and we’ll text you a special code to confirm that it’s your phone. Start by going to the Mobile Texts page.

If you're still having trouble after the above steps, please click here.

The yellow banner indicates that your Facebook account is still unconfirmed. Once you confirm your account, the banner will disappear. You can confirm your account in any of the following ways:

• Follow the link in your sign up confirmation email.
• Use the Friend Finder tool to see which of your email contacts have profiles on Facebook.
• Follow the link in any email notification you receive from Facebook.
• To confirm your account with your mobile phone, you must be able to receive Facebook’s confirmation text on your mobile device. Enter your mobile phone number and we’ll text you a special code to confirm that it’s your phone. Start by going to the Mobile Texts page.

If you're still having trouble after the above steps, please click here.

You may receive an email from Facebook asking you to confirm your email address. You must confirm your account to verify that you have access to the email address you entered during registration. Confirming your account will enable you to send messages, write on your friends’ Walls, post in discussions, poke, tag your friends, comment, join groups, and fan pages.

If you do not have an account on Facebook and received a confirmation email in error, you can deactivate the account in question by clicking the link at the bottom of the email.

It's only currently possible to set a daily budget for your ads, not a monthly or total budget. You can change your daily campaign budget, or pause or delete your ads from within your account at any time. We will never charge you more than your current daily campaign budget, and paused or deleted ads won't accrue any new charges.

You can view your ad as well as all the statistics related to the ads you have created on the Ad Campaigns page of the Ads Manager. On this page you can change your cost per click or CPM at any time while your ads are running, pause or unpause your ads, and delete your ads.

You will not see your ad actually running on Facebook unless you are a member of the target audience that you selected for your ad. Additionally, even if you are a member, you aren’t guaranteed to see your ad. This doesn't mean your ad isn't running, just that our system has determined that other ads would be more relevant to you. As long as you are seeing impressions reported in your ad statistics, this means your ad is running and can be seen by users.

A musical artist, business, or brand can create Facebook Pages to share information, interact with their fans, and create a highly engaging presence plugged into Facebook’s social graph. These Pages are distinct presences, separate from users’ profiles, and optimized for these presences’ needs to communicate, distribute information/content, engage their fans, and capture new audiences virally through their fans’ recommendations to their friends. Facebook Pages are designed to be a media rich, valuable presence solution for any artist, business, or brand that can be integrated seamlessly into the user experience with socially-relevant applications.

Click here to create a Page for an organization of which you are an authorized representative.

"Applications You May Like" is the set of Facebook or third-party developed applications which we think you may find of interest. These suggestions are not manually selected but are generated based on an algorithm considering many factors such as what applications your friends are using and those that have engaged other users . Clicking on a suggested application will take you to the application profile page where you can learn more.

In the Application Directory, you can easily find the latest social applications on Facebook, on your phone, and on external websites. Key features to check out include:

1. Featured by Facebook: Facebook regularly spotlights some well-designed and useful applications in this section.
2. Verified Applications: Look for the green check mark to identify the Verified applications which have passed a detailed Facebook review. These applications have committed to be transparent about how they work and will respect you and your friends when they send communication on your behalf.
3. Recent Activity From Friends: Check out what your friends have shared through applications.

Verified applications have passed a detailed Facebook review to confirm that the user experience they provide complies with Facebook policies. Verified applications have committed to be transparent about how they work and will respect you and your friends when they send communication on your behalf.

Because these applications have passed a review by Facebook, they are prioritized higher in the application directory and are highlighted by a green checkmark. A "Verified Apps" badge will appear on their Profile Pages as well.

In the "Featured by Facebook" section, applications are periodically spotlighted by the Facebook team for being particularly well-designed and useful. These applications are editorially selected from the pool of Verified applications, and are chosen for providing a unique way to interact with or share with your friends. New applications will be chosen and featured on a regular basis.

Applications that choose to participate in Facebook’s Application Verification Program receive a green check mark when they pass Facebook’s detailed review process. The review process is designed to ensure that the application complies with Facebook policies. In addition, Verified applications have committed to be transparent about how they work and will respect you and your friends when they send communication on your behalf.

Just click on the Like link next to something that you enjoy on Facebook as an easy way to let someone know that you like it, without leaving a comment. Just like a comment though, the fact that you liked it is noted beneath the item.

For example, if you click a Like link beneath a friend's video:

• it'll be noted beneath the video that you liked it
• a story will be posted to your Wall that you liked your friend's video
• your friend will get a notification that you liked his or her video

Clicking the Like link next to something that you enjoy on Facebook is an easy way to let someone know that you like it, without leaving a comment. Just like a comment though, the fact that you liked it is noted beneath the item.

For example, if you click a Like link beneath a friend's video:

• it'll be noted beneath the video that you liked it
• a story will be posted to your Wall that you liked your friend's video
• your friend will get a notification that you liked his or her video

If your friends do not have any upcoming birthdays, you will not see a Birthdays section on your home page. In addition, we will never show your own birthday in this box, but rest assured that we will notify your friends of your upcoming birthday if your privacy settings are set to allow them to view it.

Please also keep in mind that you may be unable to see some notifications depending on a user’s privacy settings. You can update the visibility of your birthday while editing your profile.

We will never show you a notification for your upcoming birthday on the right side of the home page. Rest assured that we will show the notification on your friends' home pages, if you have allowed your birthday to be visible from the "Basic" tab of Edit My Profile.

It is possible that this person removed the content from your profile before you were able to view it. Unfortunately, there is no way for you to view content after it has been deleted.

Facebook has determined that you were sending messages at a rate that is likely to be abusive. Note that these blocks can last anywhere from a few hours to a few days. Unfortunately, we cannot lift the block for you.

When you are allowed to resume sending messages, keep in mind that it’s possible to run into a block based on how many messages you send and how fast you send them. It’s also possible to be blocked when either starting a new message thread or replying to a message. Lastly, deleting old messages will not allow you to send more messages. In the future, please proceed with caution to avoid hitting the limit again. Please be aware that further abuse of such features can result in your account being permanently disabled.

Yes, you can always send texts to FBOOK (32665). Facebook texts on/off refers only to the automatic texts you receive when someone pokes, messages, writes on your Wall, or adds you as a friend. You can always text to FBOOK (32665) to look up info or perform an action.

There are three different ways to unsubscribe from your friends’ status updates:

• When you receive a status update text, simply respond with the word "Unsubscribe." You will then receive a confirmation text notifying you that you have successfully unsubscribed to that friend’s status updates.
• Alternatively, you can navigate to your friend’s profile on the site and click the "Unsubscribe from SMS updates" link below his or her profile picture.
• Another way to unsubscribe is from the Friends page. Select the "SMS Subscriptions" filter from the left hand column. From here, click the drop-down menu to the right of your friend’s name and un-check them from the "SMS subscriptions" list.

It is normal to see fewer tagged videos of someone in "View More Videos" than the total number listed. The tagged videos that do not appear most likely have a restricted privacy setting. For example, if your friend is tagged in a video that is visible to "Only Friends," you will only be able to view the tagged video if you are also friends with the person who uploaded it. Additionally, if you are unable to see a video in which you have been tagged, this may be because the account of the video’s owner is no longer on the site.

If your current or ex-boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse is controlling or monitoring your activity on Facebook, this could be a sign of relationship abuse. If you think this might be happening to you, please call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE to find out about resources in your community and get additional safety information.

You may also want to consider restricting privacy on your Facebook account so that certain people can’t access information like your Wall, photos, or profile. Remember that computer usage can be monitored. If you’re afraid that your computer isn’t safe, use a friend's computer or a computer in a public place, or visit http://stoprelationshipabuse.org/techsafe.html to learn more about computer safety.

If you have checked the box to display your alternate name on your profile, it will appear in parentheses next to your Full Name at the top of your profile. It will also be displayed in search results and in any friend requests you send.

Facebook does not allow you to merge accounts. You need to copy your profile content (e.g. photos, notes, etc.) and add it manually to your more active account. Unfortunately, there will be some things you cannot transfer such as Friends and Wall posts. Once you have moved all information onto a single account, please deactivate your old account from the 'Settings' tab of the Account page. Afterward you can add email addresses and networks to your new account from the Account page. Please note that maintaining multiple accounts is a violation of Facebook's Terms of Use.

Business accounts are designed for individuals who only want to use the site to administer Pages and their ad campaigns. For this reason, business accounts do not have the same functionality as personal accounts. Business accounts have limited access to information on the site. An individual with a business account can view all the Pages and Social Ads that they have created, however they will not be able to view the profiles of users on the site or other content on the site that does not live on the Pages they administer. In addition, business accounts cannot be found in search and cannot send or receive friend requests.

If you click on the "Create Your Profile" button, you will be asked to provide additional information to allow you to transform your business account into a personal account. You will be required to enter your full name, a security question, and an answer to your security question. Once this final registration step is completed, these changes cannot be reverted. You will then permanently have a personal account on the site.

If you convert your business account into a personal account, you will still be able to manage all the Pages and Socials Ads you’ve created by clicking the "Ads and Pages" link in the left hand navigation menu entitled "Applications." The fans of your Pages will not have visibility or access to your personal profile. Any actions that you take as a Page administrator on your Page will show the Page’s name as the actor and not your personal name. However, if you wish to restrict your privacy so that other Facebook members cannot find you in search or add you as a friend, you can do so by clicking on "privacy" at the top any Facebook page.

No, once you provide the final registration information for creating a user profile, you cannot revert back to your business account.

If you convert your business account into a user profile, you will still be able to manage all the Pages and Ads you’ve created by clicking the Ads and Pages link in the left hand navigation menu entitled 'Applications'. The fans of your Pages will not have visibility or access to your personal profile. Any actions that you take as a Page administrator on your Page will show the Page’s name as the actor and not your personal name. However, if you wish to restrict your privacy so that other Facebook members cannot find you in search or add you as a friend, you can do so by clicking on "privacy" at the top any Facebook page.

If you have a business account, you will be able to view and edit all of your Pages and Ads created with that account. You can take any action on the Pages you administer, including editing your Page information or adding Page content such as photos, videos, and events. You can also view all the statistics related to both your Pages and your ads.

You will not, however, be able to view the profile information of any other users on the site, or add any other applications to your account. Your account will not be visible in search and other users on the site will not be able to find you and add you as a friend.

Use the Privacy Settings page to control who can find you in searches and what they can see and do. Control who can find your Facebook profile using Facebook search as well as public search engines from the Search section of your Privacy Settings page. Control the options people have when they find you in search results (ie, the ability to add you as a friend or send you a message) from the Contact Information section of your Privacy Settings page.

By default, everyone can find you in search. However, when people click on your search listing, they won’t be able to see all of the information in your profile. They will be able to view your publicly available information. Any additional information that they can view when they click on your search listing is determined by your Profile privacy settings.

Yes; however, no additional information is shared outside of what is already publicly available. Publicly available information includes your name, profile picture, gender, current city, networks, Friend List, and Pages. This information makes it easier for friends, family, and other people you know to connect with you.

You can customize who can find you in search from the Search section of the Privacy Settings page. From this page, you can also see how your profile looks to most people on Facebook by clicking the "Preview My Profile" button. You can further control who can add you as a friend or send you a message from the Contact Information section of the Privacy page.

Please note that you may see a different version of the site than others when you perform searches from your own account. You will always be able to find your profile in search because you can always view your own profile. However, users who do not have this permission will not be able to find your profile.

Go to the Search section of your Privacy Settings page and click the "see preview" link under Public Search Result. This setting only allows search engines to access your publicly available information and any information you set to Everyone. This does not include anything you've shared with just your friends or friends of friends.

Because this application was not built by Facebook and is operated by an outside developer with its own technical resources, you will need to contact the developer who created the application. You can report this to the developer by going to the application’s About page and clicking "Contact Developer" at the bottom of the page, or by clicking "Contact" at the bottom of any canvas page within the application.

Facebook is not responsible for the support provided by this developer. However, Facebook works to ensure that all outside developers are following our Terms of Service. If you find that the developer is unresponsive to your inquiry, please report the application for abuse by going to the application’s About page and clicking "Report Application" at the bottom of the page, or by clicking "Report" at the bottom of any canvas page within the application.

To prevent further harassment, we also recommend that you block both the application as well as the user. Blocking an application will prevent you from receiving invites to add it and will disable the application from using your information. This means your friends will no longer be able to communicate with you using this application. It will also prevent the application from publishing stories in your News Feed.

To block an application, go to the Application Directory and find the application you wish to block. Once found, click on the picture for the application to see its About page. On the About page you will have the option to "Block this Application" on the right side of the screen.

To block a user, go to the Privacy Settings page and enter the name of the person you want to block in the "Block People" search field at the bottom of the page. Blocking allows you to prevent all interactions with someone on Facebook. They won't be able to find you in searches, view your profile, or contact you, and will not be notified that you blocked them.

Third party applications are prohibited by the Facebook Platform Developer Terms of Service from storing certain information for longer than 24 hours, but they do need to interact with this information in order to work on Facebook. In other words, applications are often only useful if they can interact with information that you or your friends have added. However, applications are contractually obligated to respect the privacy settings you’ve chosen for your account. This means that users of an application will not be able to see information you’ve added through Facebook that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to see simply by browsing the site. If you want to prevent an application from interacting with your information in any way, you can block it from the application’s About page, which can be found by searching for the application in the Application Directory. You can also decide what types of information your friends’ applications can access from the "Applications" section on the Privacy page.

External applications access information you’ve added through Facebook to allow you to connect with your friends in new and interesting ways. The Statement of Rights and Responsibilities restricts how these applications can access this information, and applications are contractually obligated to respect the privacy settings you’ve chosen for your account.

You can control the content that appears on your home page using the filters on the left side of the page. You can filter by application type or by Friend List. You can also reorder filters by dragging your most used ones to the top of the left column.

Click on any filter to see all of the posts on your home page focus on that type of content or group of people. For example, you can filter down to just photo posts, or just statuses. You can also filter down to Friend Lists, which are customized sets of friends that you can create.

To stop an application from sending you messages, you will need to remove the application from the application's About page. If your friends are sending you messages through applications you haven’t added, you will need to either contact your friends to resolve the issue or block the application from its About page. You can also choose not to receive future invitations for specific applications from the Notifications page.

You can add or change a profile picture in any of the following ways:

• To set a photo that you or a friend has already uploaded to Facebook as your profile picture, select "Make Profile Picture" at the bottom right when you are viewing the photo.
• To upload a picture that you have saved on your computer, move your mouse over your profile picture and click the pencil icon. Select "Upload a picture" from the drop-down menu and follow the on-screen directions.
• To take a new profile picture using your webcam, move your mouse over your profile picture and click the pencil icon. Select "Take a picture" from the drop-down menu and follow the on-screen directions. If you choose to take a picture using your webcam, you may first have to allow your Flash player to access your webcam.

You can edit the thumbnail version of your profile picture at any time by moving your mouse over your profile picture, clicking the pencil icon, and selecting "Edit Thumbnail." If you wish, you can also remove your profile picture by moving your mouse over your profile picture, clicking the pencil icon, and selecting "Remove your Picture."

If you are having trouble adding or changing your profile picture, please note that you cannot upload a photo if it is more than three times as tall as it is wide. If you are still experiencing this problem, please report the issue here.

You can share a Facebook photo with any of your friends on Facebook by clicking on the "Share" link located under a photo or photo album. Please note that in order to send a photo to a friend in a Facebook message, the photo needs to exist either in a Facebook album or elsewhere on the internet. If it exists elsewhere on the internet, copy the URL (web address) of the photo and paste it into your message to that person, and a preview of the photo will appear. If the photo does not exist on the internet, upload the photo to one of your Facebook albums. Then, click the "Share" link below the photo to send a link and preview of the photo to your friend. For instructions on how to upload, please see the answer above.

Identify the people in your photos by tagging the images. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Photos page and select "My Photos."
2. Click on the "Edit Album" link of the album that you want to tag.
3. Click on a person’s face in the photo and then select their name in the box that pops up. If their name is not in the box, you can type it in the text field.
4. Repeat this process for everyone in the photo that you would like to tag. If you need to tag yourself, select "me."
5. After you have finished tagging your photos, click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page.

Please note that when you tag a friend in a photo, it will be accessible from the "View Photos of" link beneath their profile picture.

You can also tag someone else’s photos while browsing them. To do this, click on "Tag This Photo" from the actions listed under the photo.

You can identify people in your photos by tagging the images.

To tag your photos, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Photos page and select "My Photos."
2. Click the "Edit Album" link of the album that you want to tag.
3. Click on a person’s face in the photo and then select their name in the box that pops up. If their name is not in the box, you can type it in the text field. If you need to tag yourself, select "me."
4. Repeat this process for everyone in the photo that you would like to tag.
5. Click "Save Changes" when you are done.

Please note that when you tag a friend in a photo, it will be accessible from the "View Photos of" link beneath their profile picture. You can also tag someone else’s photos while browsing them. To do this, click on "Tag This Photo" from the actions listed under the photo.

To remove the tag from a photo that someone else has uploaded and tagged you in, simply view the photo, and then choose "remove tag" at the bottom next to your name. The photo will no longer be linked to your profile. Please note that if you tag a user in a photo that you did not upload, you cannot remove or edit the tag. Only the owner of the photo and the tagged user will be able to do so.

Please note that you can set your notifications so that you always know when someone tags you or one of your photos. If you wish to remove a tag made on a photo that you uploaded, please select the "remove tag" link when viewing the photo.

To uninstall the Facebook Plug-in, take the following steps:

Windows

1. Select "Control Panel" from the Start menu.
2. Click "Add or Remove Programs."
3. Find "Facebook Plug-In" in the list and follow the on-screen instructions to remove the program.

Mac

1. Go into your Home directory.
2. Select "Library."
3. Select "Internet Plug-Ins."
4. Delete all files that begin with "fbplugin".

Linux

1. Go to the following path: ~/.mozilla/plugins/
2. Delete all files beginning with "npfbook".

If you'd like to add single images with comments to your own Wall or a friend's Wall, you can select the "Post a Photo" option in the Publisher box. Photos you upload to your own Wall with this method will appear in the "Wall Photos" album in your My Photos section and in your Photos tab. Photos you upload on your friends’ Walls with this method will not be placed in an album.

You can view and edit your profile privacy settings from the Profile Information section of the Privacy Settings page. You may want some profile fields, like Interests, to be visible to everyone, and other profile fields, like Birthday, to be visible to only your friends. To allow you flexibility, these individual profile fields are governed by their own privacy settings.

Note that when people click on your search listing, they won’t be able to see all of the information in your profile. They will be able to view your publicly available information. Any additional information that they can view when they click on your search listing is determined by your profile privacy settings.

Contact information refers to who can see your contact information (email address, mobile phone, etc.), as well as what options people have when they find you in search results (ie, the ability to add you as a friend or send you a message).

To view and edit your Contact Information settings, go to the Contact Information section of your Privacy Settings page. Select who can see each type of information from each corresponding drop-down menu. If you choose the "Customize" option for any piece of information, you can hide content from specific friends or Friend Lists.

You can access it from your Friends page, using the Phonebook filter.

To verify your account with your mobile phone, select the "Verify" link found below the "words in the box" (i.e. captcha) that you see when poking, messaging, or sending friend requests.

You should be able to verify your account via your mobile phone even though your carrier is unsupported. Simply select the "Verify" link found below the "word in the box" (i.e., the captcha) that you see when poking, messaging, or sending friend requests. Next, select your country code and enter your mobile number.

If you are trying to activate Facebook Mobile Texts, your carrier will need to be supported. To see if your carrier is supported, please click here.

Facebook created public search listings in 2007 to enable your friends to find you off of Facebook. When people search for you through a public search engine (eg, Google or Bing), they may see your public search listing. Your public search listing includes publicly available information (your name, profile picture, current city, gender, networks, friend list and pages). Please note that your Friend List will only appear in your public search listing if you allow Everyone to view this information.

In addition, any other information that you have made available to everyone using the Everyone privacy setting can be accessed by public search engines.

Your public search listing will only be available if you have the "Allow Indexing" box checked on the Search section of the Privacy Settings page. If you uncheck this box, people who do not yet use Facebook won’t be able to find you. Allowing your friends to find you both on and off of Facebook may make your experience more meaningful.

You may request up to five (5) new codes. If you have not reached this limit, you may request a new code by selecting the "Verify" link found below the "word in the box" (i.e., the captcha) that you see when poking, messaging, or sending friend requests.

Please click here if the information above did not answer your question.

If you can't find a friend in search, there may be a few reasons for this:

• The other person might have a privacy option that limits your ability to find them in a search.
• The person you are looking for might not be on Facebook yet. Send them an Invite.
• Make sure to utilize the "People" search filter. This filter narrows your search to people on Facebook. From this filter, you can further refine your results by typing a location, school, or workplace in the appropriate field and clicking the "Refine Search" button. Note that searching for people on Facebook will only yield results for people permit their profiles to appear in search.

You can send a message to another user on Facebook by following these steps.

1. Initiate a message in any of the following ways:
• While viewing someone's profile, click the "Send a Message" link under their profile picture.
• Type someone’s name into search and click the "Send a Message" link that appears on the right side of any search result.
• Select "Compose" from your Inbox, and type the name of a friend, friend list, or email address you would like to message.


2. Type a subject and a message.


3. Click "Send." The person or people you send the message to will be notified the next time they log in.

You can message up to twenty Facebook friends or email addresses at once. However, if you are contacting someone on Facebook you are not friends with via a Facebook message, you can only message him or her individually.

Alternatively, if you are an admin of a Facebook group, you can message all the members of your group by going to the group profile and following the "Message All Members" link underneath the group photo. Note that this option is only available for groups with 5,000 people or fewer.

Our default is to allow anyone on Facebook to contact you via a message. This means that even people who cannot see your profile can message you. If you don't want people who are not your friends and not in any of your networks messaging you, you can change your privacy setting for this feature from the Contact Information section of your Privacy Settings page.

Welcome to the new Help Center. In addition to the FAQs and user-to-user support you're used to, you'll find:

• Search results featuring related help pages and external applications, in addition to relevant FAQs and answers from other users
• Filters on the left-hand side of the page to browse different types of help, including FAQs, answers from other users, and safety and getting started guides
• URLs for each FAQ so you can share them with friends and family who need help

We'll be adding even more features soon, so stay tuned.

To buy a virtual gift using Facebook Credits, please visit the Gift Shop.

You can also use Facebook Credits when interacting with the following applications:

- Barn Buddy
- Birthday Calendar
- (fluff)Friends
- Happy Aquarium
- Happy Island
- Happy Pets
- (Lil) Green Patch
- MouseHunt
- PackRat
- Pirates: Rule the Caribbean!
- Restaurant City
- Robin Hood
- SocialCalendar
- Tiki Farm

-Facebook Gift Shop

- Barn Buddy
- Birthday Calendar
- (fluff)Friends
- Happy Aquarium
- Happy Island
- Happy Pets
- (Lil) Green Patch
- MouseHunt
- PackRat
- Pirates: Rule the Caribbean!
- Restaurant City
- Robin Hood
- SocialCalendar
- Tiki Farm

When having an issue completing a Facebook credits transaction with an application, find the application listed below that you are having difficulty with and follow these instructions.

1) Click the 'Payments Issue' link



2) Choose 'Help Making a Payment' from the dialogue box that appears



3) Write a description of your issue in the section provided



This message will be forwarded to Facebook as well as the application in question. Our payments team will reply as soon as we can.

- Barn Buddy
- Birthday Calendar
- (fluff)Friends
- Happy Aquarium
- Happy Island
- Happy Pets
- (Lil) Green Patch
- MouseHunt
- PackRat
- Pirates: Rule the Caribbean!
- Restaurant City
- Robin Hood
- SocialCalendar
- Tiki Farm

If you are having an issue using Facebook Gifts, please refer to the Gifts Help Center.

When having an issue purchasing Facebook credits with an application, find the application listed below and follow these instructions.

1) Click the 'Payments Issue' link



2) Choose 'Help Making a Payment' from the dialogue box that appears



3) Write a description of your issue in the section provided



This message will be forwarded to Facebook as well as the application in question. Our payments team will reply as soon as we can.

- Birthday Calendar
- (fluff)Friends
- Happy Aquarium
- Happy Island
- Happy Pets
- (Lil) Green Patch
- MouseHunt
- PackRat
- Pirates: Rule the Caribbean!
- Restaurant City
- Robin Hood
- SocialCalendar
- Tiki Farm

If you are having an issue using Facebook Gifts, please refer to the Gifts Help Center.

To notify a developer of a potential issue receiving a good/service, please find the 'Payments Issue' link on the bottom of the application's canvas page. Then,
1) Click the 'Payments Issue' link




2) Choose 'Dispute a Payment' from the dialogue box that appears




3) Choose the recent order you have not received or are unsatisfied with

4) Write a description of your issue in the section provided



This message will be forwarded directly to the application in question. A copy of this message will also be emailed to the email address linked to your Facebook account. The application will be responsible for responding to your message and resolving your dispute.

- Birthday Calendar
- (fluff)Friends
- Happy Aquarium
- Happy Island
- Happy Pets
- (Lil) Green Patch
- MouseHunt
- PackRat
- Pirates: Rule the Caribbean!
- Restaurant City
- Robin Hood
- SocialCalendar
- Tiki Farm

If you are having an issue using Facebook Gifts, please refer to the Gifts Help Center.

Once you have claimed a username by clicking the "Confirm" button after checking for a username's availability, it is not possible to transfer your username to a different account on Facebook. Additionally, when an account is removed from the site, its username will not be made available. Facebook does this for security reasons.

You should make sure it is something you like and that it’s appropriate for friends, family, co-workers, and anyone else who might use it to find you.

Immediately. After the username has been confirmed, people will be given the option to publish the new username into the stream to inform friends, family and co-workers.

The Gift Shop was recently redesigned to deliver more ways for people to share gifts that are meaningful, useful, and fun with friends. Instead of having all gifts displayed within one box, you can now browse gifts more easily, the way you might in a mall. The new "mall style" design allows you to shop for gifts by categories, including sports, virtual gifts, charities, real gifts, e-cards, and music.

Since sharing music and physical gifts are important ways of staying connected with friends, we have added the option to send song gifts as well as real gifts. Additionally, you will also be able to send charity gifts, e-cards, and virtual gifts created by other parties, such as celebrity and registered brands.

To buy and send music, you can choose between web songs or downloadable MP3s powered by Lala.com. Web songs will appear in the gift recipient’s News Feed and profile Wall, where anyone can play them instantly. Recipients of MP3s will also have the ability to download them directly from their News Feed or profile Wall, as well as from the Gifts Received tab of the Lala application.

You can block someone from appearing in Suggestions by clicking the "X" button at the top right of their entry. This will close the person's entry and prevent them from appearing in this section again.

Please note that the Suggestions section will not appear if you block all of the people Facebook suggests. You can, however, find this section by clicking the Friends drop-down menu and selecting "Find Friends." Once you have more matches, this section will reappear on your homepage.

You can share your application’s URL with your friends, who can then use the application. When your application has at least ten monthly active users, you can submit it for approval into the Application Directory. Please keep in mind that a monthly active user (MAU) is an individual who has interacted with the app during 30 days. If a user authorized your app more than 30 days ago but hasn’t interacted with it since, you will see them listed as a user but this does not affect your MAU total.

Once a user has authorized an application or connected with a website, they can add a Profile Box or Profile Tab to their profile. But to do this, your application must provide support for profile boxes and/or profile tabs.

Profile Boxes can appear on either the left-hand side of the wall/info tabs on a user profile, or within the Boxes tab. Users can add these from within your application or website via the fb:add-section-button FBML tag. Your application must first set the profile calling the method profile.setFBML. This method is also used to update the profile box for the user. See http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:add-section-button and http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Profile.setFBML

Profile Tabs are manually added by the user to their profile via the "+" shown when the user is viewing their profile. This list will only show tabs for applications that the user has authorized. You must specify a URL for the application tab in the developer app for it to appear in this list. A tab is basically a full page that displays content from your application for the user to share with their friends on their profile. For more details, see here: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/New_Design_Tabbed_Profile

To find your Page, click "Friends," then "Pages" in the bottom right. You'll see the Pages you are an admin of under "My Pages."

We suggest you click on your Page, click the top-right arrow icon, and click "Add Favorite" so you can get easily navigate back to the Page.

To publish to your fans, simply use the composer (the "What’s on your mind" field) or click the photo icon. Posting videos to Pages is not yet available.

The easiest way to find your Page is to type in the URL for your Page. To obtain a personalized Facebook URL for your Page, visit www.facebook.com/username.

If you are using a touch phone, you can also navigate by touching "Friends," then "Pages."

Use the composer (the "Write something…" field) to update your fans.

If you no longer want to be affiliated with one of your networks, simply go to the Networks tab of your Account Settings page. From there, click on the "Leave Network" link to the right of the network that you wish to leave. Leaving this network means that you will no longer be able to see the profiles of non-friends there. It also means that you will be removed from all groups and events that you have joined and created on that network.

If you sign up for Facebook without a network you will only be able to see the profiles of confirmed friends, whereas users with networks will be able to browse profiles within their networks. Being affiliated with a network also allows you to see groups and events that are specific to your network. If you're worried about who can see your profile, you can always control this from the Privacy page.

To add a network affiliation, just go to the Networks tab of your Account Settings page, which can be accessed from the Settings drop-down menu at the top of every page.

"Site Maintenance" usually means that we're making an improvement to the database that your account is stored on. While we're doing this, you will not be able to access your account. In most instances, this maintenance will last only a few hours. Please note:

• After the maintenance is over, you will still be able to login with the same password.
• Your profile and account will not be affected by the maintenance.
• We don't do site maintenance on all accounts at the same time, so it is possible that some of your friends will be able to access the site while your account is unavailable.
• It is not necessary to contact us about Site Maintenance.
• If your maintenance lasts longer than 24 hours, please follow these instructions to clear your browser's cache and cookies.

If you're still having trouble after trying the above steps, please click here.

Some users with large friend counts (more than 1,000) are experiencing trouble when trying to view the "Birthday" and "Friends’ Events" tabs.

If you have fewer than 1,000 friends and are experiencing this issue, please submit a report here.

When inviting groups or friend lists to an event, some users are experiencing an invitation delivery delay. Guests should receive these invitations within a few hours, but will not display on the event until they have received these invitations. We are continually working to shorten these delays. If it has been more than 24 hours since first trying to send invitations, and guests are still not displaying on your event, you can submit a report here.

Pages are for organizations, businesses, celebrities, and bands to broadcast great information to fans in an official, public manner. Like profiles, they can be enhanced with applications that help the entity communicate with and engage their fans, and capture new audiences virally through their fans' recommendations to their friends.

You can create and manage a Facebook Page for your organization from your personal account. You can create a Page here. Please note that only the official representative of an organization, business, celebrity, or band is permitted to create a Page.

If you see a Page that interests you – either on a friend’s profile or in a News Feed story – you can click on the link to that particular Page to learn more. Once on the Page, you click the "Become a Fan" button that appears next to the Page name.

You can also search for Pages by visiting our Pages Directory. You can browse to easily see your Pages, your friends' Pages, and view all Pages on the site.

Lastly, when you search for a term or name on Facebook, you can filter the results to show only Pages by clicking the "Pages" link in the left column. Each Page search result will show a "Become a Fan" link to its right.

The Pages that you become a fan of will be displayed on the bottom of the Info tab of your profile. If your search visibility allows Pages to be displayed to non-friends, they will also see this information when they find you in search. You can control this from the Search section of your Privacy Settings page.

We currently do not allow users to hide the pages they are fans of from their friends. However, we plan to provide more robust privacy controls for Pages in the future.

Please try updating your News Feed settings to see more stories from your friends and Pages you're a fan of. To do so, click on "Edit Options" at the bottom of your News Feed and increase the number in the "Number of Friends" box. You should then begin receiving more stories posted by Pages.

At this time, it’s not possible to edit a Page category. If you would like to change the category, you will need to delete your current Page and create another one under the correct category.

If you click on the "Create Your Profile" button and fill out the additional information, you will create a personal account to correspond with your business account. Once this final registration step is complete, these changes cannot be reverted. Deactivating your personal account will cause you to loose access to any Pages and Social Ads you've created.

After you have created a personal account, you can manage all the Pages and Socials Ads you’ve created by selecting "Ads and Pages" from the Applications menu, which is located on the bottom right side of your home page. The fans of your Pages will not be able to view or access to your personal profile. Any actions that you take as a Page administrator on your Page will show the Page’s name as the actor and not your personal name. However, if you wish to restrict your privacy so that other Facebook members cannot find you in search or add you as a friend, you can do so by clicking on "privacy" at the top any Facebook page.

There is currently no way to take away admin status from the creator of a Page. However, Page admins can add or remove other admins by following these steps:

1. Click the "Edit Page" link below the Page’s photo.
2. On the right hand side, click the "Add" link in the Admin section.
3. Select the friend you would like to add as an admin.

If your account has been deleted, please visit the Help Center which offers a process to get your account back up and running. Once your account is re-enabled, please provide details using the Developer Help Contact Form and we will be happy to restore your administrative access.

Facebook video is meant for the uploading and sharing personal content. We've designed the application to discourage misuse, and our users agree only to upload video of a personal nature that is about them or their friends, or created by them or their friends.

Facebook may use the email addresses you upload through the Friend Finder to help you connect with friends, including sending some of your contacts emails about your recent Facebook activity. If you don't want us to store this information, visit this page

You may receive an email from Facebook asking you to confirm your email address. You must confirm your account to verify that you have access to the email address you entered during registration. Confirming your account will enable you to send messages, write on your friends’ Walls, post in discussions, poke, tag your friends, comment, join groups, and fan pages.

If you do not have an account on Facebook and received a confirmation email in error, you can deactivate the account in question by clicking the link at the bottom of the email.

You can view your current email address and add or delete addresses from the Settings tab of the Account Settings page. Your Facebook email notifications will only be sent to the address you designate as your "Contact Email," so be sure this information is accurate.

To change your contact email, just click the "change" link next to Email. Select any other email address you have listed on your account and click the "Change Contact Email" button to finish.

If you would like to add another email address to your account, just enter that new address in the open field next to "New Email." Once you confirm the address, you can go back and set it as your contact email.

Once a user has authorized an application or connected with a website, they can add a Profile Box or Profile Tab to their profile. But to do this, your application must provide support for profile boxes and/or profile tabs.

Profile Boxes can appear on either the left-hand side of the wall/info tabs on a user profile, or within the Boxes tab. Users can add these from within your application or website via the fb:add-section-button FBML tag. Your application must first set the profile calling the method profile.setFBML. This method is also used to update the profile box for the user. See http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:add-section-button and http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Profile.setFBML

Profile Tabs are manually added by the user to their profile via the ""+"" shown when the user is viewing their profile. This list will only show tabs for applications that the user has authorized. You must specify a URL for the application tab in the developer app for it to appear in this list. A tab is basically a full page that displays content from your application for the user to share with their friends on their profile. For more details, see here: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/New_Design_Tabbed_Profile

The News Feed is not a real-time stream but based on an algorithm determining popular and interesting content. Factors include how many friends are commenting on a certain piece of content, who posted the content, and what type of content it is (e.g., photo, video, or status update).

To see what other changes have been made to the home page, please click here.

The stories that appear on your friends’ home pages are based on the content you publish, the privacy settings of everyone involved, and your friends’ filter preferences.

Because your friends can always choose to hide content that you publish, there is no way to guarantee that your stories will always appear on their home pages.

This box is called the Publisher. The Publisher allows you to update your status, add photos, videos and other application content to your own profile. In addition, the Publisher allows you to make Wall posts on your friends' profiles and add other interesting content to their Walls.

The options available in the Publisher will change depending on the applications that you or your friend have authorized.

Items are various types of information (e.g. picture, name, birthday, mobile number etc) from your Facebook account. You have the option to add as many (or as few) of these items as you want. Each time you add an item, it gets placed on your badge. To add more, simply click on "Add Item." To delete, click on "remove" next to the item.

Facebook allows you to create rich and engaging applications and websites by integrating a user's friends into the experience, and allowing your users to share what they are doing with their friends which results in bringing their friends to your application or website as new users.

News Feed aggregates the most interesting content that your friends are posting, while Live Feed shows you all the actions your friends are making in real-time.

The News Feed algorithm bases this on a few factors: how many friends are commenting on a certain piece of content, who posted the content, and what type of content it is (e.g. photo, video, or status update).

In order to be confirmed in a high school network you will need to have classmates from your school accept your friend request. When your friends confirm the request they will also be prompted to check that you attend the school in question. It may take more than one friend at your high school to confirm your network status.

Activity in your groups displays like information on your home page and Facebook Pages. Posts from your friends within a group can now appear in your News Feed. Actions you take in a group can also appear in a mutual friends’ News Feed. For secret groups, no stories will be generated in your friends’ News Feeds when you take an action in the group.

For example, if you add photos to a group where you and a friend are members, your friend will see this story in their News Feed. Mutual friends who are not in the group will not see this information.

This filter allows you to view stories about your friends joining and posting content to groups.

The option to create a regional network-specific (e.g., San Francisco) group or event has been removed as this setting was confusing and prevented users from inviting friends in other networks to groups or events. If you created a regional network-specific group or event, it has been made Global. This will give you the ability to invite all of your friends to join your group or event, regardless of what network(s) they have joined.

Regional networks have been removed from groups and events to give admins greater flexibility in customizing their groups and events. If you were the admin of a group or event that was regional network-specific (e.g., San Francisco), it has been made Global. This will allow you to invite all of your friends to your group or event, regardless of what network(s) they have joined.

Is there an opportunity to start a new website or business around your idea? If so, then of course! Facebook Platform is about users sharing experiences they care about. If people are interested in what you are building, they will share it with their friends through Facebook.

Facebook Pages enable artists, businesses and brands to communicate through the viral distribution mechanism that leverages Facebook users’ authentic social connections and rich communication channels, including News Feed, Mini-Feed, and Inbox. Because Facebook’s user profiles are authentic and their connections with other users are real, the social influence of these stories is tremendously powerful.

Users want to know what their friends are listening to and try out their recommendations. Whether it’s playing a track, watching a video, writing on the wall, writing a review, or attending an event, a fan’s interaction with a Page can generate News Feed stories to his friends. Since users can immediately click through to that Page and interact with it, engaging Pages will benefit from a virtuous cycle of user attention. Additionally, Pages will be publicly viewable, so Facebook users searching for a particular artist or company on the World Wide Web will find a presence for that group in an environment they know and trust.

Every Page will appear in search results on Facebook. Users will also display any Page that they fan in their "I'm a Fan of..." box on their profile. Each "I'm a Fan of…" box lists a user’s Pages by Page category. Additionally, all Pages can be found in the Page Directory. You can browse to easily see your Pages, your friends' Pages, and view all Pages on the site.

Organic promotion refers to the News Feed stories automatically generated from the actions taken by users on your Facebook Page. You can increase the distribution of these stories to your fans' network of friends with Social Ads.

An interaction occurs when a fan writes on your Wall, comments on your posts, or likes your content. The total of these actions aggregated over seven days is displayed in this section.

When you create compelling content, your fans may choose to interact with the material by commenting, liking, or writing on your Wall. These fans help to spread your content virally throughout Facebook, as their engagement leads to organic stories being published in their friends' News Feed.

To increase the number of Interactions and improve your Post Quality you may consider:

• Making sure that your posts, whether they are Status Updates, photos, links, or videos, are relevant to your fans. Posting engaging content is the best way to get people to interact with your Page.



• Posting frequently, but not posting an overwhelming amount of content that users may find spammy or burdensome to consume.



• Increasing your total fan base to generate more interactions.

The Groups and Events filters you may see on the left side of your home page will show you recent stories about your friends' groups and events. You can access these applications from the Applications menu at the bottom of the page. You can also type the application name into the search box at the top of the page and follow the link that appears. In addition, you can type the name of a specific group or event into the search box to access it more quickly.

You can confirm your Facebook account in any of the following ways:

• Follow the link in your sign up confirmation email.
• Use the Friend Finder tool to see which of your email contacts have profiles on Facebook. To get to Friend Finder, simply roll over the Friends drop-down menu and click "Find Friends."
• Follow the link in any email notification you receive from Facebook.
• To confirm your account with your mobile phone, you must be able to receive Facebook’s confirmation text on your mobile device. Enter your mobile phone number and we’ll text you a special code to confirm that it’s your phone. Start by going to the Mobile Texts page.

If you're still having trouble after the above steps, please click here.

You must confirm your account to verify that you have access to the email address you entered during registration. Confirming your account will enable you to send messages, write on your friends’ Walls, post in discussions, poke, tag your friends, comment, join groups, and fan pages.

While your account is unconfirmed, you will not be able to send messages, write on your friends’ Walls, post in discussions, poke, tag your friends in photos or notes, comment on content, join groups, or fan Pages. This limit is in place due to security reasons.

You can confirm your account and enable the ability to take the above actions in any of the following ways:

• Follow the link in your sign up confirmation email.
• Use the Friend Finder tool to see which of your email contacts have profiles on Facebook. To get to Friend Finder, simply roll over the Friends drop-down menu and click "Find Friends."
• Follow the link in any email notification you receive from Facebook.
• To confirm your account with your mobile phone, you must be able to receive Facebook’s confirmation text on your mobile device. Enter your mobile phone number and we’ll text you a special code to confirm that it’s your phone. Start by going to the Mobile Texts page.

If you're still having trouble after the above steps, please click here.

The yellow banner indicates that your Facebook account is still unconfirmed. Once you confirm your account, the banner will disappear. You can confirm your account in any one of the following ways:

• Follow the link in your sign up confirmation email.
• Use the Friend Finder tool to see which of your email contacts have profiles on Facebook. To get to Friend Finder, simply roll over the Friends drop-down menu and click "Find Friends."
• Follow the link in any email notification you receive from Facebook.
• To confirm your account with your mobile phone, you must be able to receive Facebook’s confirmation text on your mobile device. Enter your mobile phone number and we’ll text you a special code to confirm that it’s your phone. Start by going to the Mobile Texts page.

If you're still having trouble after the above steps, please click here.

If you have a business account, you will be able to view and edit all of your Pages and ads created with that account. You can take any action on the Pages you administer, including editing your Page information or adding Page content such as photos, videos, and events. You can also view all the statistics related to both your Pages and your ads.

You will not, however, be able to view the profile information of any other users or add any other applications to your account. For example, business accounts can't be used to add friends, send messages, or interact with other Pages. Your account will not be visible in search and other users on the site will not be able to find you and add you as a friend.

News Feed is a feature that tells Facebook users about their friends’ recent activities on the site. The News Feed is the first thing users see on their home page when they log in to their accounts.

News Feed drives the viral spread of information on Facebook through networks of friends. It can cause a snowball effect – as something becomes more popular, more people hear about their friends doing it through News Feed, and then do it themselves. This, in turn, causes even more people to hear about it through News Feed, and so on. This can result in literally hundreds of thousands of people hearing about something in just a matter of days.

Harnessing the power of News Feed is crucial to accruing a high number of supporters and spreading your message to the most people on Facebook.

By default, you can only view users in your own networks or your confirmed friends from other networks on Facebook. Note that you may not be able to view the profiles of everyone within your network due to privacy restrictions. You can customize your profile privacy settings further from the Profile section of your Privacy Settings page.

You can view your ad as well as all the statistics related to the ads you have created on the Ad Campaigns page of the Ads Manager. On this page you can change your cost per click or CPM at any time while your ads are running, pause or unpause your ads, and delete your ads.

You will not see your ad actually running on Facebook unless you are a member of the target audience that you selected for your ad. Additionally, even if you are a member, you aren’t guaranteed to see your ad. This doesn't mean your ad isn't running, just that our system has determined that other ads would be more relevant to you. As long as you are seeing impressions reported in your ad statistics, this means your ad is running and can be seen by users.

When you see stuff highlighted in a profile, this means it was recently added to the profile. You'll see this highlighted view when you click on a profile on your Recently Updated Friend List or when clicking on a story from your Stream.

The poke feature can be used for a variety of things on Facebook. For instance, you can poke your friends to say hello. If you poke a user who normally does not have access to your profile, they will be able to temporarily see your Basic Info, Work Info, and Education Info. When you poke someone, they will receive a poke alert on their home page.