Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Facebook®
Published by
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
10475 Crosspoint Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46256
www.wiley.com
Published simultaneously in Canada
Copyright © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201-748-6011, fax 201-748-6008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions.
Wiley publishes in a variety of print and electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some material included with standard print versions of this book may not be included in e-books or in print-on-demand. If this book refers to media such as a CD or DVD that is not included in the version you purchased, you may download this material at http://booksupport.wiley.com. For more information about Wiley products, visit www.wiley.com.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012948656
ISBN: 978-1-118-37488-7
Manufactured in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Trademark Acknowledgments
Wiley, the Wiley logo, Visual, the Visual logo, Teach Yourself VISUALLY, Read Less - Learn More and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.
Sales | Contact Wiley at (877) 762-2974 or fax (317) 572-4002.
LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ.
FOR PURPOSES OF ILLUSTRATING THE CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK, THE AUTHOR HAS CREATED VARIOUS NAMES, COMPANY NAMES, MAILING, E-MAIL AND INTERNET ADDRESSES, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND SIMILAR INFORMATION, ALL OF WHICH ARE FICTITIOUS. ANY RESEMBLANCE OF THESE FICTITIOUS NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AND SIMILAR INFORMATION TO ANY ACTUAL PERSON, COMPANY AND/OR ORGANIZATION IS UNINTENTIONAL AND PURELY COINCIDENTAL.
Contact Us
For general information on our other products and services please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877-762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317-572-3993 or fax 317-572-4002.
For technical support please visit www.wiley.com/techsupport.
Credits
Acquisitions Editor
Aaron Black
Project Editor
Jade L. Williams
Technical Editor
Dennis Cohen
Copy Editor
Scott Tullis
Editorial Director
Robyn Siesky
Business Manager
Amy Knies
Senior Marketing Manager
Sandy Smith
Vice President and Executive Group Publisher
Richard Swadley
Vice President and Executive Publisher
Barry Pruett
Project Coordinator
Sheree Montgomery
Graphics and Production Specialists
Andrea Hornberger
Sennett V. Johnson
Sarah Wright
Quality Control Technician
Rebecca Denoncour
Proofreading
The Well-Chosen Word
Indexing
BIM Indexing & Proofreading Services
About the Author
Ben Harvell is a freelance writer based in Bournemouth, U.K., writing for a range of international technology magazines including Macworld, Macformat, MacLife, and MacUser. He also provides scriptwriting for commercials and web videos to tech startups and other established brands.
Formerly the editor of iCreate Magazine, Ben is the author of several consumer technology books including Make Music with your iPad and is never far from the latest consumer tech or social media platforms.
When time allows he blogs at www.benharvell.com but is more often found on Twitter (@benharvell) and, of course, Facebook at www.facebook.com/benharvelldotcom.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I joined Facebook on January 23, 2007 on the advice of my sister (someone I rarely listen to), who claimed that it was “the next big thing.” Five years, several UI changes, privacy disputes, an IPO, and this book later, I have to admit — she was right. Congratulations, Amelia Harvell, you made it onto the Acknowledgments page.
I’d also like to thank Aaron Black and his excellent team at Wiley for continuing to make the books I write look and sound better than I could imagine. Special thanks go to Jade Williams for a steadfast dedication to quality and accuracy and the patience of a saint. Without her, this book would probably be called Teach Yourself Verbally: Freebook and be littered with my off-topic rambling. It’s rare the queen of England hands out knighthoods to those outside the commonwealth, but I’m adding Jade to the list. Dennis Cohen should also be highlighted, not only for having an incredible tech mind and providing eagle-eyed fact checking, but also for keeping me entertained and motivated during the long writing hours with exceptionally witty comments added to my copy.
To the behind the scenes crew, spotting my “Briticisms,” tweaking my spelling, and making sense of my screenshots, I salute you.
Finally, I suppose it’s only fitting to thank the team behind Facebook. Yes, you did introduce Timeline to the platform right in the middle of my book, but, throughout writing it, I have been constantly surprised and excited by the many great features and slick technology that Facebook offers. The world would be a different place, for good and for bad, without it and that’s the kind of dent in history that I like to see made.
How to Use This Book
Who This Book Is For
This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.
The Conventions in This Book
Steps
This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.
Notes
Notes give additional information — special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross-reference to a related area of the book.
Icons and Buttons
Icons and buttons show you exactly what you need to click to perform a step.
Tips
Tips offer additional information, including warnings and shortcuts.
Bold
Bold type shows command names or options that you must click or text or numbers you must type.
Italics
Italic type introduces and defines a new term.
