Chapter 3. Getting Around the Facebook Site

After you’ve signed up for Facebook, it’s time to get to know the Facebook site. There’s a lot there, if you know where to find it—which is what we discuss in this chapter.

What’s What and What’s Where on Facebook

When it comes to getting around the Facebook site, where should you start? Well, the logical place to start is the sign in page, and then what you see afterward—Facebook’s home page.

Signing In

Point your web browser to www.facebook.com, and you see the Facebook sign in page, as shown in Figure 3.1. (This is also the page you used to register for Facebook, in case you forgot.) Signing in is as easy as entering your email address and password into the two boxes in the top right of the page, ...

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