Facebook How-To Guide 2025 — Answers to the Most-Searched Questions

 

A practical, plain-English guide that solves the top “Facebook how to…” searches people type every day.

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🔁 Facebook How to Recover a Hacked or Locked Account

If you’ve been logged out or suspect your account was hacked:

1. Go to facebook.com/hacked.

2. Choose “My account is compromised” → follow on-screen prompts.

3. Verify your identity using email, phone number, or ID upload.

4. Once recovered, change password immediately.

5. Turn on two-factor authentication under Settings → Security → Two-Factor Authentication.

⚠️ Tip: Don’t click links claiming “your page will be deleted” — they’re almost always phishing scams.

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🔐 Facebook How to Turn On Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

1. Go to Settings & Privacy → Security → Two-Factor Authentication.

2. Choose Text Message, Authentication App, or Security Key.

3. Confirm setup.
   Now even if someone steals your password, they can’t log in without your code.

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👤 Facebook How to Change Your Name or Username

Change Display Name:

1. Go to Settings → Personal Information → Name.

2. Enter your new name → Save Changes.

3. You can only change it once every 60 days.

Change Username (for profile URL):

1. Visit your profile → tap Edit Profile → Edit Username.

2. Choose a short, unique name (e.g. facebook.com/yourname).

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🧾 Facebook How to Download Your Data or Photos

To get a copy of everything Facebook has stored:

1. Go to Settings → Your Information → Download Your Information.

2. Choose date range, file type (HTML or JSON), and media quality.

3. Request download → you’ll get an email link when it’s ready.

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📱 Facebook How to Deactivate or Delete Your Account

• Deactivate — temporarily hides your profile but saves data.
  → Settings → Account Ownership → Deactivation and Deletion → Deactivate.

• Delete Permanently — removes all data after 30 days.
  → Settings → Account Ownership → Delete Account.

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📸 Facebook How to Make Photos Private

1. Go to your profile → Photos → Albums.

2. Tap the three dots → Edit Privacy.

3. Choose Only Me, Friends, or Custom.

💡 Pro Tip: For posts, set audience before you hit publish — you can change “Public” to “Friends” or “Only Me” any time.

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👥 Facebook How to Create a Page

1. Tap Menu → Pages → Create Page.

2. Add name, category, and bio.

3. Upload profile and cover photo.

4. Customize Username, CTA button, and About section.

5. Invite friends to like your page to build initial traction.

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🕵️ Facebook How to Know If Someone Blocked You

There’s no direct notification, but here’s how you can tell:

• You can’t find their profile when searching.

• Old messages show their name as “Facebook User.”

• You can’t tag them or view posts/comments.

⚠️ Or, they might have deactivated their account — not necessarily blocked you.

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📈 Facebook How to Boost a Post (for Pages)

1. On your Page, choose the post → tap Boost Post.

2. Pick a goal (more engagement, website visits, or messages).

3. Define audience (interests, age, location).

4. Set budget + duration → click Boost Now.

5. Track results in Ad Center.

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🕒 Facebook How to Schedule Posts

For Pages:

1. Go to Meta Business Suite → Planner.

2. Click Create Post → Schedule.

3. Choose date/time → confirm.

For Groups:

• Only available if you’re an admin → Write Post → tap clock icon → select time.

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🔇 Facebook How to Turn Off Read Receipts (Seen)

You can’t fully disable “Seen” on messages in Facebook Messenger, but you can:

• Use Airplane Mode → read the message → close app → turn it off.

• Read via notifications (without opening chat).

• Or use Messenger Desktop notifications preview only.

🧠 Facebook hasn’t added an official toggle for privacy yet.

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🌙 Facebook How to Turn On Dark Mode

1. Go to Menu → Settings → Display & Accessibility.

2. Tap Dark Mode → On.

Saves battery and reduces eye strain, especially at night.

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🔔 Facebook How to Stop Notifications or Tag Spam

Turn Off Notifications:

• Settings → Notifications → choose type (Tags, Comments, Groups) → toggle off.

Stop Tag Spam:

• Settings → Profile and Tagging → Who can tag you → Only Me or Friends.

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📺 Facebook How to Upload HD Videos and Reels

1. Open app → Settings → Media.

2. Enable Upload HD for Photos and Videos.

3. On desktop, ensure your video is 1080p MP4 under 4GB.

🎥 For creators: Add captions — it boosts completion rate and accessibility.

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🧭 Facebook How to Switch Between Profiles or Pages

If you manage multiple pages or profiles:

• Tap your profile icon → Switch Profile.

• You can toggle between personal, professional, and business profiles instantly.

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🧠 Final Thoughts

Facebook has evolved from social networking into a multi-layer platform — part community, part business tool, part archive.
Learning how to master its controls saves time, boosts privacy, and helps you make the most of every post.

Bookmark this Sociolatte “Facebook How-To Guide” as your go-to reference for 2025 — and check back for Part 2, where we’ll dive into Reels, Monetization, and Meta AI features.