1. Power point presentaion about
20 tips, tricks, and tools to make
your Facebook experience even
better.
2. 1. Appear offline to certain friends
By opening your Facebook chat window,
clicking the settings icon in the upper right
corner, and then navigating to "Advanced
Settings," you can customize your chat
experience by appearing offline to certain
people on your friends list. This tweak will be
especially helpful for those of you with chatty
acquaintances who like to talk your ear off
when you're online.
3. 2. Reposition your Timeline photos
When uploading a new photo, it might not
always appear on your feed the way you
intended. Particularly long or wide photos
have a tendency to be cropped awkwardly, but
you can fix this rather easily. By clicking "Edit
Photo" from your Timeline page, you gain
access to a "Reposition Photo" option. Using
this tool, you can move your photo around the
preview window so that it appears as you
intended.
4. 3. Add photos to your worldly travels
If you're a fan of Facebook's "Places" feature,
you can very easily decorate it with pictures to
show off your various activities all over the
world. On the main Places page, simply click
"Add Photos to Map," and start tagging away!
If you frequently upload photos directly to
your Facebook profile using a mobile app for
iPhone or Android, you might find that your
map is already pretty well populated.
5. 4. Easily hide app notifications for a cleaner
experience
By going into your account settings, then
navigating to the "Notifications" tab on the left
side of the page, you can browse the
applications that have permission to populate
your news feed. If find that a friend has
spammed your feed with an excessive number
of app notifications, simply deactivate the
offending app. It's easier than breaking off the
friendship.
6. 5. Upload photos in high resolution
Sometimes you'll find that a gorgeous photo
you wanted to share with your friends appears
tiny and blurry after adding it to your social
network profile. Remedy this by going into
your Facebook albums and, before uploading a
photo, click the "High Quality" box.
7. 6. Use the "View As" option to tweak your
appearance to specific friends
Knowing what your friends can see on your
Facebook Timeline is an invaluable tool to
ensuring your virtual reputation stays intact.
From your Timeline page, click the settings
icon next to "Activity Log," and then click
"View As." From here you'll be able to see
what specific friends see when they visit your
page.
8. 7. Download your entire Facebook history
Ever wanted to browse your
entire Facebook profile at once — including
every status update you've ever submitted?
Facebook makes it easy: Under your Account
Settings page, a small link will appear at the
very bottom of the options list. Click
"Download a copy of your Facebook data" to
begin the process of securing your entire
archive.
9. 8. Forward your Facebook conversations
Having to repeat yourself is annoying in day-to-
day life, and it's even more of a bother when
online. Rather than copying and pasting
directions or instructions to multiple people,
click the "Actions" tab at the top of any
Facebook message thread to access the option
to forward it to others. Ta-da! No more double-
talk!
10. 9. Turn chat sign-in off by default
Can't stand endless chat when you're simply
browsing your status updates? No problem.
Click the settings icon in the main Facebook
chat window, and click "Turn off chat" to have
all future messages sent to your inbox, rather
than pop-up in realtime on your screen.
11. 10. Use Facebook to design your business card
If you've put a lot of work into making your
Timeline page reflect exactly who you are,
consider using it as a pre-designed business
card. Clicking the "About" link — located under
your name on your Timeline — lets you
browse your social network details. In the
Contact Info window is a small business card
icon that will direct you to Moo.com, where
you can customize a Facebook-flavored
business card and place an order.
12. Get the most out of Facebook using these
web tools
11. Analyze your Facebook history with
Wolfram Alpha
For the most comprehensive breakdown of
your entire Facebook history, Wolfram
Alpha can't be beat. Simply type "Facebook
Report" into the main search bar, approve the
app's use of your Facebook data, and wait for
the system to break down your history. Once
it's finished, you'll be treated to a seemingly
endless number of graphs and data points
showing your update history, most liked
photos, and much more.
13. 12. Schedule Facebook updates with Sendible
Believe it or not, thieves are big fans of
Facebook. By finding out when you'll be away
from your home, security experts believe
would-be robbers target those who go on a
Facebook hiatus. Sendible — an application
that allows you to schedule updates even
when you're not near your computer — can
keep your online persona active, even when
you can't.
14. 13. Use Twitter to update Facebook
Sometimes you just don't have enough time to
keep all your social networks up to date, but
thankfully Facebook and Twitter play nice
together with a little tweaking. Head to
the Twitter app page on Facebook to begin the
process of syncing your virtual social lives.
After authorizing the Facebook app via Twitter,
all your tweets will appear on Facebook as
status updates.
15. 14. Export your Facebook calendar to your PC
Make sure you don't miss any important
events by exporting your Facebook calendar to
either Microsoft Outlook or Apple iCal. Head to
your Facebook calendar (located under the
"Events" tab on the Facebook navigation bar)
and click the settings icon. Click "Export," and
then choose either your Facebook birthday list
or upcoming events. Your desktop's calendar
app should launch immediately, making the
process even more streamlined.
16. Make Facebook better using Chrome
extensions
15. Facebook Photo zoom
Using this extension, you no longer have to
click on the photos in your news feed in order
to view them in full size. Simply move your
mouse cursor over the image thumbnail and
the larger version will pop up right in front of
you. You can even adjust the zoom by moving
the mouse back and forth over the photo itself.
It's like magic.
17. 16. Revert Facebook Photo viewer
If you're not into real-time photo zooming, this
extension turns back the clock on your
Facebook's photo feature. Rather than
displaying pictures in the new "Theater"
layout, photos will appear on their own pages,
complete with the full comments section and
"Like" options.
18. 17. Facebook Chat notifications
Have you ever left a Facebook tab open on
your web browser and missed an urget
message from a friend? This handy
plugin produces a pop-up window on your
desktop to notify you when someone needs to
chat, ensuring you never miss an important bit
of info.
19. Firefox add-ons that make Facebook a joy to
use
18. Like the Page
If you're a Firefox user, you can use this add-
on to instantly share any web page they come
across, even when the site doesn't have a
built-in Facebook share button. A small "Like"
icon will pop up at the bottom of every
browser window, and all it takes it a click to
share your find with the world.
20. 19. FB Purity
This plug-in returns your Facebook to an
earlier day, back when spammers and useless
clutter wasn't a hinderance to your browsing
habits. You can hide any type of notification
you wish, including birthdays, relationship
updates, tagged photos, links, and much more.
You can make your social experience as simple
as you wish.
21. 20. Facebook auto-logout
Do you hate it when you accidentally leave
yourself signed in to the social network, only
to come back to missed chat messages and
anxiety over whether someone else was
browsing your digital life? This handy add-on
will automatically sign you out of your
Facebook windows if you've been inactive for
too long, ensuring that nobody can snoop your
info.