Introduction

Facebook, a tremendous tool of link between acquaintances who believe in the power of communication.

It is strong medium where people can share , can talk and present their  view points in forms of texts, statuses , images, videos etc.

In the context of the following user guide, we mention you the keys to unlock the magic treasure of facebook.

Against all odds where there is hardly any chance who isnt in the grasp of the fairy land where communication is possible at the speed of light, we emphasize on sharing our knowledge with the beginners.

To begin with the depth to a certain knowledge is attained only if we have a good grasp of its history.

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes were the backbone behind this great invention, the three brains were Mark Zuckerbergs college mates and room fellows when he was a student at the Harvard University.

The website’s membership was initially limited to Harvard students, but it later expanded further to include any university student. In late 2005, it was open to
high school students, and finally, in 2006, Facebook became available to anyone aged 13 and over with a valid e-mail address.

Facebook was once only available through a computer, however; in 2006 applications became available that make Facebook available through mobile phones, PDAs, iPods and other mp3 devices. There are more than 65 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices.

Set Up

To get a plunge into the sea of communications, the user has to begin with setting up an account.It is a hassle free process and doesnt follow any rocket science procedure.All you need to do is simply visit the website Facebook.com.Once visited it asks you to fill in some blanks, which comprise of your questions regarding your details, i.e. your first and last names, your email id, gender, and birthday.The next follows where you have to decide for a password for your account.Not to mention that you have to remember the password.After setting up with the initial procedure,Facebook goes ahead to complete your profile by asking you to give details about your high school, present employer etc.It is always upto you if you want to fill in these details, it is no mandatory procedure.The step just helps your known ones track you easily.The final step then follows where you are asked to provide the profile witha picture. You can therefore go ahead to select a picture you like of yours and complete the final step.And hence opens the door to a magic land.

Profile Information

Facebook gives the user a full scope to maintain his privacy,every infomation you input comes with an option of its privacy settings,By privacy settings we mean to whom do you want to display the information you just input in your profile.

Some people choose to be an open mirror to the whole world so they opt for the show to all settings,some go for their friends, and some confine the informations to their profile itself.Once the user has navigated to the profile there are a series of blanks where you can input your informations,preferences,likes, dislikes etc.Your profile will be where others come to learn about you, so it is important to
be honest.

Finding Friends

Once the user has toiled this far, it now time to travel into the main phase.Adding friends, essentially the basic purpose why a person enters into facebook.Using the navigation in the top-right of your screen, click the Home button. If you
skipped over the “finding friends” portion, you will likely see the option to search
through your e-mail contacts.

Facebook Navigation

Once the user has set up the profile and has added some friends , one must go ahead to explore the facilities that facebook provides.

The Facebook icon when clicked upon takes you to the homepage of facebook.

The suggest friends tab makes you view the profile of people who want to get connected with you.

Messages - Messages work just like chats they allow us to send private messages to friends who are offline or online. Messages are similar to a traditional email service.

To Send a message
- Locate and select the Messages icon at the top of the screen, then select Send a New Message.
-A message window will appear. Type the name of the person you want to message.A list of suggested friends will appear as you type. You can click a suggestion to add that friend to the message.
-Type your message which you want to send. When you're done, press Enter to send it.

one can send messages to your friends directly from their timelines.Just click on the Message button on any friend's Timeline to start a new message.

Profile Page - The timeline is called as the profile page where you will share information about yourself. Whenever you post an update, it appears right on the Timeline. 

Your friends can also share posts on your Timeline.

Search - Type anything into the search box, like your name, and when the drop-down list appears, just click the last thing: "See More Results For". On the left-hand side, choose People to filter only human profiles. 

At the bottom of that same page, you can search for people via email. 
Use the Friend Finder for even more search options.There you can search for people you email, people who you have mutual friends with, etc. Or you can search for friends via their name or email, school and class year, or company.


You can't search for people via their interests, however sometimes someone chooses to make their likes and groups public, so you can view what they like to do and sort of their personality just by viewing their info page.

you can search for your interests in the search box and then join groups or pages you like. They always show other fans who like that same page/group as well, so it's easy to find other people who enjoy what you enjoy.

Notifications - One gets alerts about what people upload in their timeline posts from liked pages.When friends tag you in their statuses and pictures.One can also adjust notifications of Email notifications, Push notifications, App requests notifications, Group notifications, Close friend notifications, Pop-up notifications and Event notifications.

You Can also change you notification settings by - 

Click the Account menu at the top right of the page and choose Account Settings.
At the bar on the top of the Account Settings page, click Notifications.
You'll now see a large page of notifications with two checkboxes beside them. The checkbox on the left is for email and the checkbox on the right is for text messages. Checking a box means you'll get a notification and unchecking a box means you won't. Simply choose the options you want.

When you're done making your choices, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the button labeled Save Changes.

Conclusion

With a rare exclusion that an user is ignorant of the vast network of communication , Facebook, here we present the beginners guide for using Facebook.