Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Make A Group On Facebook Yourself

By Josh Martin


This is how to make a group on Facebook. After signing into your account, navigate to the Home page. On the left side under your profile picture you will see a list. Select Create Group.



A window will pop up. The first box in the window is labeled Group Name and begins with an icon. Clicking the icon reveals a drop-down menu. Select the icon you want. Then type in a name. You should use keywords and phrases in the name when you make a group on Facebook. When these phrases and words are entered in a search, it will show up in the results.

The second box is for listing members. In this box you can type the beginning of the name of a friend you wish to invite. Facebook will then create a menu of all your friends whose names begin with that letter. You can scroll down and select the friends you want. If you invite the wrong friend, you can click the x next to their name and they will be deleted.

Then select your Privacy Settings from the following options: Open, Closed, or Secret. These different options determine what information is kept private and what is made public. An Open privacy setting allows other people on Facebook to see your members and group pages content. Closed privacy makes content private, and Secret privacy makes content and members private. Afterwards, select the Create button.

Another window will pop up. Click the Okay button. You will go to your groups main page. Click the Edit Group button at the top right. This will redirect you to the Basic Information page.

Under name and the list of members will be a line labeled Email Address. Click the Set Up Group Email button. A pop-up window will appear. Type in an email address. Emails sent to this address will be received by all members. Once you have created an email address, select the Create Email button. You will be taken back to the Basic Information page.

Your new email address should now show up in the line labeled Email Address. Under this line is a box labeled Description. Type information that you want others to know into this box. This description can be viewed by any other Facebook member unless the privacy setting is set to Secret. Click the Save Changes button. Then click the Back to Group option on the top right. You will go back to your groups main page. In the top right is an Edit Settings button. Click this.

A window will pop up. A drop-down menu allows you to set your preferences for alerts. Alerts can be sent to you when anyone comments or posts on your group page. They will be sent to the email address you provided for your Facebook account unless you click on the blue Edit Your Notifications Settings link. Clicking this will allow you to provide a different email.

Next, select whether or not you want your group to show up in home navigation. Lastly, choose to either check or uncheck the box for the option Send me Group Chat Messages. If you uncheck the box, group chat messages will not be sent to you. Click the Save Settings button.

See, that was simple wasn't it? You've now learned how to make a group on Facebook.




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