3 Ways to Create a Friends List on Facebook

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3 Ways to Create a Friends List on Facebook
3 Ways to Create a Friends List on Facebook
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Your boss just asked you for friendship on Facebook. Instead of denying it, learn how to create one or more lists of friends on Facebook. This way you can decide exactly what to show your boss and be able to keep those awkward photos from your last weekend away from him.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Create Friend Lists: "Close Friends", "Acquaintances" and "Restricted"

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 1
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 1

Step 1. Log into your Facebook account by entering your email address and password

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 2
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 2

Step 2. Scroll down the page and select "Friends" on the left

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 3
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 3

Step 3. On the page that appears, select "Close friends"

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 4
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 4

Step 4. Click on the item "Manage list" at the top right, when the drop-down menu opens select the item "Edit list"

Now select "Friends" under "In this list".

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 5
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 5

Step 5. Select, by clicking on them, the friends you want to include in this list

If you accidentally select one, click again to delete it. Once done, click on "Finish" at the bottom right.

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 6
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 6

Step 6. Return to the page where the lists are listed

If you want to modify the lists called "Acquaintances" and "With Restrictions" as well.

  • The "Acquaintances" list should include people you don't want to be in close contact with. The news they publish will rarely appear on your homepage.
  • Members of the "Restricted" list will only see your public posts or posts where you voluntarily tagged them. They won't see any other of your posts.

Method 2 of 3: Edit your other friend lists

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 7
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 7

Step 1. Scroll down the page and select "Friends" on the left

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 8
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 8

Step 2. View all friend lists

You will see that Facebook has automatically created smart lists based on the information you have entered in your account: profession, place, education, etc.

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 9
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 9

Step 3. Click on the list you want to edit

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 10
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 10

Step 4. A new page will open

Click on the item "Manage list" at the top right, when the drop-down menu opens select the item "Edit list". Now select the item you prefer by choosing between "Friends" and "In this list".

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 11
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 11

Step 5. Add the desired friends

Also use the "List Tips" on the right. Click on the icon of the friend you want to add.

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 12
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 12

Step 6. Return to the list of lists to edit another one

Method 3 of 3: Create custom lists

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 13
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 13

Step 1. Scroll down the page and select "Friends" on the left

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 14
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 14

Step 2. Select "Create List" at the top of the page

Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 15
Make Friends Lists on Facebook Step 15

Step 3. Give your list a name by writing it in the appropriate field called "List Name"

Now type the name of the friends you want to include in the list in the space below called "Members".

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