When
people post content on Facebook, it's a common practice to tag friends. If you
find such tags offensive or you don't like the posts that appear on your
timeline, you can manage your Account Preferences.
You can make any changes you
like to your account. Just visit the Facebook Account Settings section to get
started.
In this section, you're presented with various options, you can decide to change
your Account name, Email, Phone number, Activate Facebook mobile, Change notification settings, and Turn on security features. Facebook account settings
also, help the user to adjust their account privacy settings.
Facebook Account Settings – How To Set Up Your Account
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First, log on to www.facebook.com on your computer.
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This will direct you to your news field if you
are already logged on to Facebook. But, if you are not logged in, enter your
email and password in text boxes provided and “Click login”.
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Click on the arrow icon, at the right of the
question mark icon.
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From the drop-down menu click on “settings” this will lead you to the
page where you can review your general account preferences.
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You access other account settings by clicking
on the options you want to change on the left side of the screen. However, you
will have to save every change you make.
Protect Your Password
It’s recommended you change your
Facebook Password from time to time especially once you notice any suspicious
activities. Most times hackers may be trying to hack your account. By changing your
password from Facebook Account Settings will totally prevent them from getting
to your account.
§ Click on the “Security And Login” icon from the menu in the
left-hand column.
§ Click on the “edit” icon at the front of the “change password”.
§ From the drop-down form,
enter your current password in the “current” text box and the new
password in the “new” text box.
§ Re-enter the new password in
the “re-type new” and click on “save” to save your changes.
Note: Make sure you are using a
strong password for your account. It is advisable to choose a different
password from the ones you use in other accounts from another website.
Control Who Sees Your Profile Information And Facebook Posts
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Click on “Privacy” from the left-hand column in
the settings page.
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This takes you to the “privacy and tools page”. Here you can control who
sees your activity and how people can find you. Look for “who can see my future post?.
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If it says friends, everything you post will be
seen by your Facebook friends, but it says public, it means every post you make
will be shared with the whole internet. You can select other options depending
on whom you will like to share your posts with; by clicking the “friends” icon.
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Click on the “use activity log” link to review all your
posts and events you’re tagged in. you can limit
the audience for your past posts by clicking “limit past posts” link.
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Under “How people can find and
contact you”. You can control who sends you friend
requests. Who sees your friend requests and who can search for you through
Facebook or other search engines. All these can be done by clicking on the “edit” links to the right of the
option you want to adjust.
Note: If people can see your
friendship activity in another timeline, they can see it in the News Feed
except you set Who can see your friend
option as only me. Though this only limits other people to see your mutual friends
only.
Control Your Timeline And Tagging Activity
Click
on the “Timeline and Tagging” link at the column at the left-hand side of the account settings page.
Doing so will take you to the
Timeline and Settings page. Here, you can control who posts on your timeline,
Who sees what others posts on your timeline, Who sees posts you are tagged in
your timeline. You can also turn on some features like reviewing posts you are
tagged in before it appears on your Timeline, and reviewing tags people add to
your posts before it appears on Facebook.
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