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To create a Facebook account on your phone or tablet:
How to set up a private Facebook group
1. go to the app store or play store on your device
You can set up a private Facebook group and invite all your members who have Facebook to join. Anyone in the group will be able to share photos, make comments and start a conversation and only those in the group can see what has been said.
2. search for Facebook and click install 3. when it has installed you will see its icon on your home screen with the rest of your apps 4. click on the app and follow the prompts as above to sign up.
Facebook and privacy Facebook allows you to write posts that can be seen by everyone, but you can easily change this, so your posts are only seen by people you choose. A post allows you to put your thoughts out there for your friends to comment on - pictures and videos can be added to posts. You can set your privacy in the settings tab: it can be set so that only friends can see your post, or everyone on Facebook. It is always important to check this before you post any information - always check the audience and make sure it is set to your preference. It is vital you do not share personal information such as address, date of birth or banks details on social media, it is also advised not to tell people when you will be going on holiday. Once you have set up your profile, you can set up a private Facebook group or a Facebook page.
What’s the difference between setting up a Facebook group or page for our group? A Facebook group is primarily for people who share a common interest; members can freely post on the group and others can interact with them. A Facebook page allows you to promote your group to the public. When someone likes the page, they will start seeing updates from that page on their news feed. Anyone can like and interact with the page. 12
Once you have logged into your Facebook account, click groups from the menu on the left. On the top right hand corner there is a create new group option. When you click this, a form will appear with four parts that you need to complete to create your group: 1. name: choose a name for your new group. The name can be anything you want, but as people may search your group’s name to look for you on Facebook, it might be better to set the Facebook group’s name as the name of your actual group 2. privacy setting: you have 2 options: • public: anyone on Facebook can see who’s in the group and what they post • private: only group members can see who is in the group and their posts 3. visibility setting: also known as the “Hide Group” setting • visible: anyone on Facebook can find the group • hidden: only members can find the group. New members would have to be invited to join by the group admin 4. add members: The last step is to add your group members. Facebook will suggest people from your own friends list and will also recommend more friends as you start choosing. You must add at least one friend before you can create the group you can add one friend to start then add more later. You will automatically be added as a member of the group and will be recognised as the group’s administrator, so you will be able to add or remove group members. 13
