"YOUR" Facebook Privacy Settings

With all the Facebook Timeline updates, I've been the go to girl of how to fix the privacy settings. I guess you could say I'm the "Tech Girl" in my circle.  Since I've had to "fix" my girlfriends' settings and/or explain the procedure more than once, I've decided it's time to blog the step by step instructions.

So here is a Tutorial of How To Fix your Facebook Private Status Settings:

Many of us have Acquaintances on our "Friends" List and don't realize you can drop them into an "Acquaintance" List.  You will need to Categorize YOUR  "Friend's List"

CREATE "NEW" LIST

Lists must be created on an Internet browser.. I did not see an option on my iPhone app.  Here are the steps from the Internet Browser (on a desktop).

Go To Your Profile and Click on FRIENDS

Click One of Your "Friend" Boxes to Open Drop Down List

Your Friends List Will Open

Click on "Add to another list..."

Click on "+ New List..."

Type the Name of YOUR List

Once you've created YOUR List - you can sort your friend's - For Example: my lists are Close Friends, Family, School and so on. So when you Post a Status or Photo, whether from your iphone App or Desktop Internet Browser,  you can Drop Down and Select what Audience or "LIST" you want to View that specific post.

Please Note: if you have posts in the past that are set at Public or All Friends and you don't want people you have dropped into Restricted or Acquaintance settings to see them anymore, You MUST go back and change that setting on each individual post or photo.

POSTING A NEW STATUS and CHANGING AUDIENCE (Privacy) SETTINGS

OPEN Status Window and Click on Far Right Icon

Select the AUDIENCE you want to View That Specific Post

You can select a List You Created or from the Default List that Facebook Sets for you.
The Default List is under the "Audience" Category as shown in image above.  Customized Friend's List is below "Friends except Acquaintances" as show in image above.

MOVING YOUR "FRIENDS" ONTO LIST(S)

GO TO YOUR FRIENDS LIST (This is the Friend's VIEW from iPhone App)

Go to Selected Friend's PROFILE and Click on their  "Friends" box to drop down selection

Click on the LIST NAME to Check Mark/Add Them to That List

IF you do NOT want to view their Posts in your News Feed - Click on "Show in News Feed" to uncheck and STOP viewing Their Posts.

YOU are now able to change the settings of how  OTHERS View Your Postings along with who's postings you View. 

Remember, that if you change the setting either from your desktop or mobile app - it will become your default setting.  Meaning, If you change your post to "Public" and forget to change it on your next status or photo update - it will stay "Public"  or if you change it to "Close Friends" - it will default to "Close Friends" on the next posting.

Hope this Helps!

Feel free to leave me feedback or request for me to make another tutorial.  

~In My Eyes, It's better to be Acquaintances if you Can't Be Friends...