To delete a post or story from your Wall, follow these steps:

1. Hover your mouse over the story or post in question.
2. Click the "Remove" button that appears.
3. Select "Delete" in the dialogue box.

Note that once you have deleted the content you cannot restore it.

At this time, you cannot delete all Wall posts with a single click. However, you can control the visibility of posts by others by following these steps:

1. Go to the "Profile" section of the Privacy Settings page.
2. Scroll down to the "Wall Posts" section. The drop-down menu will allow you to choose who can view the content that is posted to your Wall by your friends. If you want to prevent people from posting to your Wall, uncheck the box next to the "Friends may post to my Wall" option.

You can also control which stories appear about you from the "News Feed and Wall" section of the Privacy page.

To delete a link, follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Links page.
2. Click "My Links."
3. Click the "X" in the top right corner of any item.
4. Select "Delete Item ."

This will permanently delete the link from your account and profile page.

Event admins can select whether links can be posted to an event.

If you are allowed to post links, follow the directions below:

1. Go to an event.
2. Copy and paste the web address (URL) in the Links section of the event’s page.
3. Click "Post."

If this is an open event, the links will be visible to everyone who views the event. The links posted on closed and secret events are only visible to other members. Please remember that admins have the ability to remove links that they do not want to be associated with their events.

You can create a group by going to the Groups application and clicking "Create a Group" in the upper right corner of the page. On the following page, you will be able to add descriptive information about your group. All groups require a group name, description and group type. Click "Create Group" when you are finished.

After you have added this information, you will then be able to control settings related to your group’s privacy and add a group picture. You can change these settings at any time by clicking "Edit Group" on the group’s main page.

To message all members of a group as the group’s administrator, go to the group’s page and click "Message All Members" beneath the group photo. Please note that this option is only available for groups with 5,000 or fewer members.

Our system automatically deletes groups once they're empty (no members). If you created the group, you can delete the group by removing all members and then yourself. Note that if you were not the first admin and creator of this group, you will not be able to delete the group unless the group creator has left it voluntarily.

To delete your Page, please click on "Edit Page" and then on "Delete Page" at the top of the page.

You can identify people in your photos by tagging the images.

To tag your photos, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Photos page and select "My Photos."
2. Click the "Edit Album" link of the album that you want to tag.
3. Click on a person’s face in the photo and then select their name in the box that pops up. If their name is not in the box, you can type it in the text field. If you need to tag yourself, select "me."
4. Repeat this process for everyone in the photo that you would like to tag.
5. Click "Save Changes" when you are done.

Please note that when you tag a friend in a photo, it will be accessible from the "View Photos of" link beneath their profile picture. You can also tag someone else’s photos while browsing them. To do this, click on "Tag This Photo" from the actions listed under the photo.

To remove the tag from a photo that someone else has uploaded and tagged you in, simply view the photo, and then choose "remove tag" at the bottom next to your name. The photo will no longer be linked to your profile. Please note that if you tag a user in a photo that you did not upload, you cannot remove or edit the tag. Only the owner of the photo and the tagged user will be able to do so.

Please note that you can set your notifications so that you always know when someone tags you or one of your photos. If you wish to remove a tag made on a photo that you uploaded, please select the "remove tag" link when viewing the photo.

If you would like to remove a friend, navigate to the person’s profile and click the "Remove from Friends" link at the bottom of the page. If you select this option, you will be removed from the person's Friends List as well. You will need to repeat the friend confirmation process if you wish to be friends with this person again.

To get started, you will need to first create a Facebook Social Ad or Page. To start this process, please click here. Once you’ve entered in the required information, you will be taken to the "Facebook Login" page and asked if you have a Facebook account. If you do not currently have a Facebook account, then at this point, please select "I do not have a Facebook account." You will then need to enter your email address and date of birth. Please be aware that managing multiple accounts is a serious violation of Facebook’s Terms of Use. If we determine that an individual has more than one account, we reserve the right to terminate all of their accounts.

You can send a message to another user on Facebook by following these steps.

1. Initiate a message in any of the following ways:
a. While viewing someone's profile, click the "Send a Message" link under their profile picture.
b. Type someone’s name into search and click the "Send a Message" link that appears on the right side of any search result.
c. Select "Compose" from your Inbox, and type the name of a friend, friend list, or email address you would like to message.


2. Type a subject and a message.


3. Click "Send." The person or people you send the message to will be notified the next time they log in.

If you see a Page that interests you – either on a friend’s profile or in a News Feed story – you can click on the link to that particular Page to learn more. Once on the Page, you click the "Become a Fan" button that appears next to the Page name.

You can also search for Pages by visiting our Pages Directory. You can browse to easily see your Pages, your friends' Pages, and view all Pages on the site.

Lastly, when you search for a term or name on Facebook, you can filter the results to show only Pages by clicking the "Pages" link in the left column. Each Page search result will show a "Become a Fan" link to its right.

You may create a business account if you don't already have a standard Facebook account. To get started, you will need to first create a Facebook Ad or Facebook Page. Once you’ve entered in the required information, you will be taken to the "Facebook Login" page and asked if you have a Facebook account. If you do not currently have a Facebook account, then at this point, please select "I do not have a Facebook account." You will then need to enter your email address and date of birth.

Please be aware that managing multiple accounts is a serious violation of Facebook’s Terms of Use. If we determine that an individual has more than one account, we reserve the right to terminate all of their accounts.

• To join a college network, you need to have a valid school email address. If you've already graduated, college alumni email accounts work too. You must be able to access this email address to confirm your affiliation. Join a college network from the Networks tab of the Account Settings page, which can be accessed from the Settings drop-down menu at the top of every page.



• To join a high school network, you must be a current high school student. If you have a school email address or an invitation from another member of your high school network, you will be able to affiliate during sign up. Alternatively, you can sign up for the site as an unaffiliated high school user. You will be asked to list your high school's name. Once you are on the site, you will need to be approved by a classmate in your high school network in order to join it. If you do not successfully affiliate with a high school network within sixty days, you will not be confirmed into the network and it will be removed from your account.



• To join a work network, you need to have a work email address from a supported company. This will put you on a network with your coworkers. Join a work network from the Networks tab of your Account Settings page, which can be accessed from the Settings drop-down menu at the top of every page.

If you no longer want to be affiliated with one of your networks, simply go to the Networks tab of your Account Settings page. From there, click on the "Leave Network" link to the right of the network that you wish to leave. Leaving this network means that you will no longer be able to see the profiles of non-friends there. It also means that you will be removed from all groups and events that you have joined and created on that network.

You can choose to include a "Become a Fan" link when you create a Facebook Ad for a Page. This will allow users to connect with your Page directly from the ad, without interrupting their Facebook experience. They'll still be able to click on your ad and view the Page directly as well. To set up ads with a "Become a fan" link, click "Promote Page with an Ad" when viewing any Page you manage, and this option will be automatically added to the ad creative. Alternatively, you can create ads with this fan link when you choose to advertise your Page through the normal ad creation page.

If you'd like to advertise an Event you've created on Facebook, you can now also choose to let users RSVP directly from the ad. To do so, simply choose to advertise your Event from the Event page itself, or from the ad creation page as above.

To upload a profile picture:

1. Place your mouse over the upper right corner of your current profile picture or temporary image, and click on the pencil icon that appears.
2. Select "Browse" to find a photo on your computer to upload.
3. Select the photo to upload, check the box certifying that you have the right to distribute the picture and that it is not pornography, and click "upload picture." If the picture is an acceptable size and file type, it will display.

If you have a webcam, you can choose "Show Camera" to take an instant profile picture. Be sure to select "Allow" so that Facebook can access your camera and microphone. Then, click the camera icon to take a picture, and choose "Save Picture" to set it as your profile picture.

You can also set any photo in which you are tagged as your profile picture by viewing the photo and selecting "Make Profile Picture."

If you want to delete an old profile picture, first view the album by clicking on your current profile picture. When you are viewing the album, you should see an option for Edit Photos at the top of the page. On the edit page, you are given the option to delete any of the images, as well as to tag them or add captions. Once you delete the photo, no one will be able to see it when they view your profile picture album.

Group admins can select whether links can be posted to a group from the Customize tab of the Edit Group page. Admins also have the ability to remove links that they do not want to be associated with their groups.

If you are allowed to post links, copy and paste the web address (URL) in the Publisher at the top of the group’s main page. If this is is an open group, the links will be visible to everyone who views the group. The links posted on closed and secret groups are only visible to other members.

The group discussion board is a forum for conversation between group members. Group admins can select whether the discussion board displays from the Customize tab of the Edit Group page. If the discussion board is enabled and you are a group member, you will be able to start a new topic or reply to current posts.

In an open group, everyone who looks at the group’s page will see its discussion board content. If the group is closed or secret, only members will be able to see the discussion board.

If you deactivate your account from the "Deactivate Account" section on the Account page, your profile and all information associated with it are immediately made inaccessible to other Facebook users. What this means is that you effectively disappear from the Facebook service. However, if you want to reactivate at some point, we do save your profile information (friends, photos, interests, etc.), and your account will look just the way it did when you deactivated if you decide to reactivate it. Many users deactivate their accounts for temporary reasons and expect their information to be there when they return to the service.

If you do not think you will use Facebook again and would like your account deleted, please keep in mind that you will not be able to reactivate your account or retrieve any of the content or information you have added. If you would like your account permanently deleted with no option for recovery, log in to your account and then submit your request by clicking here.

To block a person from an event, follow the steps below:

1. Go to an event that you administrate.
2. Click the "Edit Guest List" link.
3. Select "Blocked."
4. Click the "Block People" link.
5. Enter the name of a person you want to block and click "Find."
6. Select the person and click "Block."

If an admin has listed a valid street address on the Edit Event page, people will be able to view a map and directions to the event’s location by clicking "View Map" below the event’s location. An admin can add an address or change the current address after an event has been created.

To message the event guest list, go to the event’s main page and click "Message All Guests" beneath the event profile photo. You will be able to send a message to all guests, or to different groups of guests based on RSVP status.

Please note that you can only message all guests if the total number of guests who are attending, maybe attending, or who have not yet replied does not exceed 5,000. Also, if an event is hosted by a Page, the Page admin will not see the option to send a message to event guests. Individuals may be added as event admins in order to have this option.

An event is deleted once all of the admins remove the event from their Events lists. This can be done on the Event Profile itself or on the Events page. Alternatively, an admin has the option to cancel an event. A "Cancel This Event" link can be found on the Event page. If you cancel the event, an email will be sent to everyone who was invited. You have the option of writing a personal note that explains why you are canceling the event.

To write a note, please take the following steps:

1. Go to the Notes application. If you do not see it in the Applications menu, type "Notes" into the search box at the top of the page and follow the link that appears.
2. Click the "Write a New Note" button located at the top right side of the page.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to write your note.
4. To control who can see your note, use the drop-down privacy menu near the bottom of the page.
5. When you're done writing, clicking "Publish" will generate a story about your note and save the note in your My Notes section.

When you are writing or editing a note, there will be an option on the right side of the page to "Tag people in this note." Type one of your friends' names in the box, and then select that person's name to tag them. We will also suggest possible matches based on a quick scan of the text. If you want to tag yourself in the note, simply type your name or "Me."

To remove a fan, please follow the steps:

1. Click "See all" under the Fans section
2. Select the "X" next to a user's name
3. Click "Remove."

If you are an admin of a Page, you can add a Page to your "Favorite Pages" section. To add a Page to your "Favorite Pages" section, click on "Add a Page to Fans" found in the top, right corner underneath the "Become a Fan" link. That Page will then appear in your "Favorite Pages" section. Please note that the "Add a Page to Fans" link will only be visible if you are an admin of a Page.

To remove a Page from your "Favorite Pages" section, you will first need to view the Page you’d like to remove from this section. Then, click on the "Remove from my Page’s Favorites" link found at the bottom of the Page.

The "Find Us on Facebook" badge provides your business a way to promote your Page off of our website, and help direct your customers to your presence on Facebook. This Badge can be applied in-store or on location, on the web, and in print collateral. You can learn how to create a badge for your Page from the "Promotion Guidelines" link, in the "Promote your page" section when you are editing your Page, or by clicking here.

You'll need to create events under the "Events" tab on your Page in the new format. If you already have events on your Page, this tab should already be showing.

If you haven't yet created events through your Page, you will first have to add the "Events" tab to your Page. To do so, you can click the "+" sign at the top of the Page Publisher and choose the "Events" option. You should then see a new tab called "Events" from which you can create and edit Page events.

From the Developer application click on the name of the application you'd like to delete and click "Delete Application" in the bottom right corner.

To send a video message, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your Inbox and select "Compose Message."
2. Click "Attach."
3. Select "Record a Video."
4. Record a video to send with your message.

Please note that you will need a webcam and microphone in order to record a video onto Facebook.

When viewing or editing any of your videos, click the "Delete" link at the bottom of the page.

To report a user for a message you have received, use the report link located next to the message in your inbox.

Click the "+" icon at the top-right of the tabs on your profile. You will then be able to select an application from the menu that appears and create a dedicated tab for that application. Please note that not all applications may support this functionality, so it is possible that you may not see all applications in this list.

To create a badge, just click on the "Create a Profile Badge" link at the bottom of the left-column on your profile page. This will take you to your Facebook Badge page. On this page, select the "Create Badge" option. Follow the on-screen steps to create a badge.

To block a person from a group, follow the steps below:

1. Go to a group that you administrate.
2. Click the "Edit Members" link.
3. Select "Blocked."
4. Click the "Block People" link.
5. Enter the name of a person you want to block and click "Find."
6. Select the person and click "Block."

You can join any open group that is set as global or that is limited to one of your current networks. You can search for groups by typing a name in the Search field at the top of the page, and then filtering the results to show only groups by clicking the Groups tab. Alternatively, you can browse groups by category from the Groups main page. To become a member, click the group's name, and then click "Join this Group" under the group picture on the right side of the screen.

Some groups require admin approval for you to join. If you try to join these groups, you will have to wait for an admin to confirm your request before you can join the group. Admins can change the settings for who can join a group at any time, and can also block specific people from joining a group.

Certain groups on Facebook require an invitation in order to join. You cannot request to join these. Only an invitation from a group admin will give you access.

To leave a group, click "Leave Group" below the group photo. Clicking this link removes you from the group's member list and also removes the group from your list of groups.

Facebook's ad system employs an algorithm that estimates the best performing ad based on a variety of factors, including the historical performance of the ad and its bid. The bid necessary to win our ad auction will fluctuate as our system learns more about your ad based on its actual performance, and as the pool of competing ads changes.

You may need to adjust your bid over time to keep your ad competitive in the auction. We also encourage advertisers to experiment with different ad creatives and targeting over time to keep their ads fresh and interesting to users.

There is no API query you can use for this; however, you can track post-install and post-remove URL hits and maintain your own list.

You cannot directly access a user's email address, but you may request a user to input their email address as long as your privacy policy is clearly disclosed to the user. Facebook offers many options for you o send a user email. You first need the "email" extended permission. You can request extended permissions directly from your website or application. And you can determine at any time whether a user has granted the permission.
http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Extended_permissions

To email users who have granted the permission, you can:

• send email directly to the "proxied_email" field (accessible via users.getInfo, see above). That is a fully functional email address and will redirect messages to the user’s currently registered email address. This is a field that you can store permanently for the user.
• Call the method notifications.sendEmail http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Notifications.sendEmail

Facebook's ad system employs an algorithm that estimates the best performing ad based on a variety of factors, including the historical performance of the ad and its bid. The bid necessary to win our ad auction will fluctuate as our system learns more about your ad based on its actual performance, and as the pool of competing ads changes.

Coupon codes for Facebook Ads are given out from time to time as part of special promotions.