Facebook is the ideal way to stay in touch with your friends, exchange photos and communicate. To create a profile, follow these steps.
Steps
Method 1 of 1: Customize your Facebook Profile
Step 1. Register on Facebook
Under the "Login" button, enter your details (name, surname, email address). Your email address must be valid because Facebook will send you a link to confirm your account. Enter a password, your gender and your birthday. Click the sign in button at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2. Confirm your email
Facebook will tell you that it has sent a confirmation email to the address you provided. Check your email, open the confirmation email from Facebook and click on the link inside the email. Your Facebook profile should open and you will have confirmed your email.
Step 3. Find your friends
Now you can customize your profile. First, Facebook will offer you the ability to find people in your address book who have a Facebook account and add them as friends. Enter your email address and password and Facebook will find your friends. Choose the ones you want to send the friend request to by checking the boxes next to their photo and then click add to friends down. After this step you can send an email to the contacts in your address book who do not yet have a Facebook account and invite them to subscribe.
Step 4. Find your classmates
Click Find my school friends. Choose the country, city and name of the school you attended (and also the year), then click Search for school mates. Now select the people you know and would like as friends and click add to friends. You may need to complete a security check to confirm requests.
Step 5. Find your colleagues
Click Look for my colleagues. Write the name of the company you worked for and the name of your colleague if necessary. Then, click Look for my colleagues to see the search results.
Step 6. Join a local network
This will be useful for you because people on the same network will be able to see more content on their profiles even without being friends. Joining a local network will also help you find your friends. On the Facebook settings page, there is the option to enter your city. Type in your city and click subscribe.
Step 7. Customize your profile
Click the My Profile button, where you will see that all fields are blank. You won't have to complete every field; you may even decide to leave them blank in fact. Remember that Facebook is visible to everyone, so think twice before entering personal information.
Step 8. Add a profile photo
Click Photo to upload a photo from your computer that other people can view as your profile photo. Click Browse, search for the image on your computer, check the box to ensure you have the rights to publish the photo, then click Upload photos to confirm.
Step 9. Add a Cover Image. A cover is a larger photo at the top of your page, just above your profile photo. Click on Add a Cover and then decide if you want to upload a new image or choose one of those already present in your albums. As soon as you have chosen the photo you can position it by clicking on the image itself and drag it up and down until you get the position you want. Once the positioning process is finished click on Save. Note: Both cover and profile images are public and therefore visible to anyone who visits your page.
Advice
The first thing you should do is change your account privacy settings. So you can decide who can see your profile and your posts
Warnings
- Make sure you set up your profile so that only your friends can see it. Making your profile visible to everyone will attract potentially dangerous people.
- Think twice before posting something on your profile. Think about what you write, the groups you create or join, the questions you answer, and the photos you share. Employers, colleagues, professors and other students check Facebook pages. If you post something bad, they will be able to see it.
- If you are not of legal drinking age, never post pictures of yourself while drinking or in the company of any minor drinking.
- Do not post photos where you use drugs and do not promote the use of such substances. You may have legal problems.
- Don't engage in cyberbullying and don't create groups that could hurt other people (eg "Losers I added just because it looks like I have a lot of friends"). Don't underestimate the damage your actions can cause.
- Do not create a Facebook profile if you are under thirteen. There is a reason for the age limit.
- Don't add someone you don't know as a friend, especially if you're under 18. By adding strangers you take the risk of talking to dangerous people.
- Don't make your phone number and home address public; even with tight privacy settings, you run the risk of your profile being hacked and your personal information getting into the hands of malicious people.
- If you don't like your work, don't post it on your Facebook profile: your profile may be accessible by your colleague or supervisor. You may have added your boss on Facebook, forgotten him and as a result lose your job and dignity. Do not do it.
