8 Easy Facebook Profile Settings You Might Don’t Know

by zazo on June 1, 2010

I don’t bet that I am the first one to post this. But, I know that many of facebook users are still unaware of how to use privacy/profile settings to make their account and activities safe. There are many options in facebook privacy settings which confuse an average user; there are ways to make things easy and perfect.

Here are some easiest and popular queries which I tried to solve

Hope it will help you.

How to create your Facebook Page username?

Why you need this?

First answer this, Logically, what looks good?

This http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barefoot/86803726058 or this http://www.facebook.com/Barefoot By doing this, your page will be easy to share, easy to reach and more search friendly if it has an easy, short username.

  1. Go to www.facebook.com/username
  2. Select your page To change username of Page
  3. Check availability
  4. Done!

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How to change your profile Username?

By following the steps above you can also create username for your profile like instead of http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000955904777 it will look http://www.facebook.com/yourname. Now, if you have already done and wish to rename it then follow these steps.

  1. Go to Account – Account Settings
  2. Settings – Change Username

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How to Control notifications via email and text sms?

We don’t and certainly cannot watch what’s going on with our facebook account till we are not online. So, by following these steps you can receive instant message related to your account directly to your inbox.

  1. Go to Account – Account Settings
  2. Settings – Notifications

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How to hide recent activities in Pages?

You have noticed that whenever you like any page it comes on your profile as a feed, if you don’t want what you liked to share with your friends then follow these steps.

  1. Account – Application Settings
  2. Click – Show- Added to Profiles
  3. Ads and Pages- Edit Settings
  4. Additional Permissions – Uncheck BOX

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How to share your photographs to only friends in your network?

Photographs are too personal sometimes. We don’t want to get exposed to strangers. Follow these steps to set your privacy

  1. Click on Photos-Upload Photos
  2. See down – Privacy – Select options
  3. Create Album Done!

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How to give different settings to different photo albums?

Though some pics are private, some are not. How to give different settings to different albums? Follow these steps

  1. Go to your profile
  2. Click on Photos
  3. Scroll down where you will see “your name Albums”
  4. Just below it – Fine “Album Privacy”
  5. Control who sees each of your photo album

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How to check the recent status updates by all friends?

If you friend lists is increasing day by day, you might get lots of status feeds or possibly you can miss some, how to check recent status updates by all your friends? Follow these steps:

  1. Click on Home – Check left side below your profile pic
  2. News Feeds- Friends – Status Updates

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How to get back feeds of friends you’ve hidden?

Intentionally or by mistake, if you hidden status update of your friend and now wants it back then follow these steps

  1. Click on Home – Check left side below your profile pic
  2. News Feeds – Friends – Status Updates
  3. Scroll your mouse to the bottom of the page
  4. Just below the last feed – see Edit Options
  5. Add to news feeds.

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