Webwise -using Facebook safely

Setting up a facebook account

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Contents

Page Number

Sign up on Facebook

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Creating your Profile

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Joining groups such as luv2meetu

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Messages

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Privacy settings

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What to do if someone sends you messages that upset you

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When you have finished using facebook

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Sign up on Facebook

Type in the address bar

https://facebook.com

Press enter.

You will be taken to the ‘sign up’

page.

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Write in your first name and last

name.

You need to write your email address

twice.

This is to make sure you don’t make a

mistake.

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Create a password. It needs to be at

least 6 characters long. Use capital

letters and small letters, numbers and

punctuation marks. This makes it safer.

Use a different password from other

websites you go on.

You need to put in your date of birth.

Later on you need to make this

private.

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Left click with your mouse to say if

you are male or female

If you share a computer make sure

that the box isn’t ticked which says

‘keep me logged in’

It is important that you log out every

time or people could pretend to be

you.

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Press ‘sign up’ and you are ready to

create your profile page.

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Creating your Profile

This is what a profile page looks

like.

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Add a picture from your

computer by choosing ‘upload

a picture.’

Select ‘choose a file.’

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Search your folders for a

picture.

Double left click on the picture

you want.

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Your picture will appear.

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Write information you are

happy to share with people on

your profile page.

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Facebook will ask you where

you live, education, what you

are into and about your

relationships.

If you don’t want to share

something press ‘skip’.

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Facebook will suggest films

and music you like. If you type

in what you like it will appear.

You don’t have to select what

Facebook suggests.

Facebook will ask you to add

your mobile phone number.

Don’t do this because then

everyone can see it. Only give

your number to people who

you know well.

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There are many ways to add

friends. If you type in places

that you go to suggestions

come up.

You can type in someone’s

name in the search bar and

then press add friend.

They will get an invite to be

your friend.

They can say yes or no to

being your friend.

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Sometimes when you log on

Facebook will ask you for your

email to find friends from your

contact list. If you don’t want

to, click on your name (to go

to your profile) or click on your

news feed.

Some people will ask to be

your friend. Sometimes

facebook will suggest friends.

You don’t have to be friends

with people. Only say yes to

people you know and like.

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Joining groups such as luv2meetu

If you type in the search bar

the name of group you are

interested in you can click on

it. You can like groups and

then you will get updates

about them.

Groups like luv2meetu can

invite you to be in their group.

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Sending Messages

You can send people private

messages.

Click on the ‘envelope’ icon.

Click on send new message.

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Type in who you want to send

the message to. You can send

a message to more than 1

person at once. Only the

people you write the message

to will see it.

When you have written your

message press enter or reply.

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When people send you a

message you will see it come

up. To reply click on the

‘envelope’, write your message

and press ‘reply’.

You can write on your friend’s

walls. This is public and all your

friends and their friends can

see it.

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You can write on your own

wall. All your friends can see it.

Don’t write anything private.

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Privacy settings

It is very important to have

‘privacy settings’. This stops

everyone being able to see

your pictures and information.

You can find your ‘privacy

settings’ at the top right of your

page.

You can choose who can see

your stuff. Who can contact

you and who can look you up.

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You can decide who sees your

stuff. It is a good idea to make

sure only your friends see your

Facebook page.

You can decide who can send

you messages. ‘Strict filtering’

means that you will only get

messages from friends.

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You can decide who can send

you a ‘friend request’.

If you choose the ‘friends of

friends’ setting it will stop

strangers trying to be your

friend.

You can decide who can find

you on facebook.

You need to click on more

settings. Then click on ‘edit’. If

you click on ‘friends of friends’

strangers can’t find you.

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Make sure your date of birth is

private.

Go to your ‘profile page’.

Choose ‘update info’ Then edit

‘basic information.’

Select ‘don’t show my date of

birth’ or ‘only show the month

and day.’

This helps stop identity fraud

(someone pretending to be

you to steal money)

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What to do if someone sends you messages that upset you

You can block someone by

clicking on the ‘privacy

shortcut’ and writing the

persons name where it asks

you.

This stops the person being

able to contact you.

You can report people to

facebook that have upset

you.

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When you have finished using facebook

If you share a computer you

must log off’. This stops

people pretending to be you.

They might write things you

don’t want on your page.

They could also read your

private messages.