| If you are setting up a Facebook account for the | | | | searching through your email contact list. If they find |
| first time, follow these steps and tips to get started: | | | | a Facebook account associated with an email address |
| * Setting up a personal Facebook account | | | | on your contact list, they'll list the profiles for you so |
| 1. Go to You will see a page asking you to either log | | | | you can add them as friends. To do this, you need |
| in or sign up. Fill out the four fields under the Sign Up | | | | to give Facebook your email password that you use |
| heading: First Name, Last Name, Your email address, | | | | to log into your email account to give Facebook |
| and a password. | | | | access to your email contact list. |
| * Tip: Many of your friends who are trying to find | | | | If you choose to allow Facebook to find friends for |
| your profile on Facebook will search for your name, | | | | you, type your email password and click "Find |
| so include the your maiden name, nick name, etc. if | | | | Friends." Facebook will not store your password, so |
| you want to make it easy for your old high school | | | | you don't have to worry that Facebook will go |
| friends and colleagues to find you. | | | | through your emails. |
| * Tip: Put your middle name after a space on the | | | | If you don't want to give your password, or if you |
| first name field, especially if many people know you | | | | don't care to search for friends, just click "skip this |
| by your middle name. Put your maiden name before | | | | step." |
| your last name, using either a hyphen or parentheses. | | | | 5. The next step will ask you to provide your high |
| * Tip: Use an email address to which you will want | | | | school, college, and work information to help friends |
| Facebook updates to be sent. Also, this will be your | | | | find you. Again you may skip this step if you wish. |
| contact address that friends can see on your profile. | | | | 6. The next step will ask you to upload a profile |
| 2. Select your gender and date of birth. You need to | | | | picture. You don't have to do this either, and you can |
| give your actual date of birth to comply with | | | | load any picture other than one of you if you wish. |
| Facebook guidelines, but if you want to hide that | | | | Again, this will help friends find you when they are |
| information from your profile, you will have the | | | | searching for people with your name. |
| option to do so later. | | | | 7. Now you will be taken to a page with more |
| 3. Click "Sign Up". You will need to type the | | | | options. You should be able to navigate through the |
| characters given on the following page to ensure that | | | | options fairly easily. You can refer to the help section |
| you are not an automated software program (they | | | | if you have questions. Be sure to check your email, |
| can't read the letters in the picture). Click "sign up" | | | | to confirm your Facebook account and start getting |
| again. | | | | notifications from Facebook! You're ready to start |
| 4. You now have an account! Now all you need to do | | | | finding and keeping up with friend, load photos, play |
| is finish your profile and find your friend's profiles and | | | | games, and much more! Start exploring-there's a lot |
| link to them (this is called adding someone as a | | | | to discover! |
| friend). Facebook will offer to find friends for you, by | | | | |