Objective: to create an account and Facebook page, upload photos, create a profile, send messages, and add friends for online networking.
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STEP 1: Create an Account at http://www.facebook.com/
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Fill in the registration form
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All fields are required:
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name, status
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email
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password
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date of birth
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Click the arrow to the right of each box to see your options
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Select the month, day, and year you were born
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text for security check
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In the text box next to text in the box, type the two words you see in the larger text box above
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Check the box after reading the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
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Facebook currently only imports webmail address books from Hotmail, AOL, Gmail, MSN, and Yahoo
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If your email account is with any of the providers mentioned above, people in your address book who are on Facebook will appear.
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Select which of your friends on Facebook you want to add to your list of friends
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Click Add to Friends
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If friends in your address book are not on Facebook, their names will be listed
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Select who from your address book you want to invite to join
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Click Invite to Join
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Fill in the form
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Click on the arrow to the right of a box to see the options to choose from
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Select the option that applies to you
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Click Save
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Click Join
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The city and state you entered on the form will be visible in the box to the right of City/Town
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STEP 2: Upload a Picture
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Click Profile
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Click Upload a Profile Picture
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Click Browse
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Find the folder with the photo you want to upload
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Click Open
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Click in the box to certify that you have the right to distribute the picture you are uploading
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Click Upload Picture
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STEP 3: Create Your Profile
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Click edit
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Fill out the form with the information you want to share
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Click the arrow to the right of a text box
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Select the option that applies best
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Click Save Changes
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Click Contact
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Add whatever contact information you want made available
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Click Only My Friends
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Click the arrow to the right of the box
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Select who you want to be able to see your contact information
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Click Save
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Click Save Changes
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Click Relationships
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Provide whatever information you want made available
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Click Save Changes
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Click Cancel if you want to skip this section
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Click Personal
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Click inside a text box and enter information about your favorite TV shows, favorite books, interests, etc.
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Hit Tab to move to the next text box down
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Click Save Changes
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Click Education
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Enter the information you want to share
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Click Save Changes
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Click Cancel if you want to skip this section
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Click Work
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Enter the information you want to share
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Click Add Another Job if you to list additional jobs
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Click Save Changes
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Click Cancel if you want to skip this section
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Click Picture
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Click Browse
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Select the folder on your computer that contains the photo
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Select the photo
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Click OK
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Click the box to certify that you have the right to distribute the photo
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If you are not sure, click Terms of Use
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Click Upload Picture
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STEP 4: Invite/Find Friends
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Click the arrow to the Right of Friends
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Click Invite Friends
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Click inside the text box next to To:
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Type the email addresses of the friends you want to invite
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Separate each email address with a comma
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Click inside the Message text box if you want to write your own invitation message
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Click Invite
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STEP 5: Check/Send Messages
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Click the arrow to the right of Inbox
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Click Message Inbox to check messages
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Click Compose Message to send a message
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Click the arrow to the right of Search
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Select how you want to search for someone on Facebook or
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Type a type a name or email address in Search
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Hit Enter
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The results of your search are displayed
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From the results listed, find the specific person you searched for
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Click Send Message
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Click inside the text box to the right of Subject and enter the subject of your message
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Hit Tab
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Type your message in the Message text box
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Click Send
Name
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STEP 6: Log Out of Facebook
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Click Logout
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It’s in the upper right corner of the screen
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