Get to Know Facebook Timeline
Your timeline is your collection of
the photos, stories, and experiences that tell your story. Here are some of the
things you can do on your timeline:
- Add a cover
- Edit your basic info
- Jump to the past
- View your activity log
- See highlights from each month
- Star stories you want to highlight
- Add life events
- Update your status
- View and add photos
- Share your app activity
Upload a Cover Photo and Profile
Picture
A cover is the larger photo at the
top of your timeline, right above your profile picture. Note: Like your profile
picture, cover images are public,
which means anyone visiting your timeline will be able to see them.
We've found that people have a better experience viewing your timeline when they see a cover that is as unique and individualized as you are. This helps people learn more about you. It also helps us prevent spam, fake profiles, and other content that can detract from your experience on Facebook. An easy way to ensure your cover image is unique is to choose an image from your life, like a photo from a wedding, day at the beach, or birthday party. If you want to use a photo to show solidarity or express support for a cause or organization, you can still post a status or a photo and star it on your timeline.
To add a cover image to your timeline:
We've found that people have a better experience viewing your timeline when they see a cover that is as unique and individualized as you are. This helps people learn more about you. It also helps us prevent spam, fake profiles, and other content that can detract from your experience on Facebook. An easy way to ensure your cover image is unique is to choose an image from your life, like a photo from a wedding, day at the beach, or birthday party. If you want to use a photo to show solidarity or express support for a cause or organization, you can still post a status or a photo and star it on your timeline.
To add a cover image to your timeline:
- Go to your timeline
- Click
Add a Cover - Choose whether you want to upload a new photo or pick a photo from one of your existing photo albums
- Once you choose a photo, you can reposition it by clicking on the image and dragging it up or down
- Click Save
- Hover over your current profile picture or temporary
image and click on the
to edit your picture - Click on one of the options provided to upload a picture or take a new one (using your computer)
- Follow the on-screen instructions to choose or take a photo
You can also set any photo in which
you are tagged as your profile picture by viewing the photo, clicking the Options
menu at the bottom of the photo and selecting Make Profile Picture. Note
that profile pictures are public.
Your profile picture
is the picture that friends see next to your name everywhere on the site. This
is how people recognize you. Your cover
is the large image at the top of your timeline. This is your chance to feature
a unique image that represents who you are or what you care about.
Note: Like your profile pictures, cover images are public, which means anyone will be able to see them.
Note: Like your profile pictures, cover images are public, which means anyone will be able to see them.
If you add a cover photo
to your timeline, it will be visible to the public,
just like your profile pictures. This means that anyone can see your current
cover photo and any other images you’ve used as a cover. So unlike most of your
other photo albums, when you visit your Cover Photos album you won’t see an option to adjust the album privacy
settings.
New stories
- From the top of your timeline:
- Pick the type of story you want to add (ex:
Photo,
Life Event) - Add any details you want to add
- Use the menu at the bottom of the box to:
- Select an audience for your post. (Note: By default, life events start off as public)
- From anywhere on your timeline: Scroll to a spot on
your timeline and click
to post a story to a
specific date.
Stories behind the grey dots As you add more things to your timeline, some of your stories will fade behind grey dots going down the center of your timeline. Hover over these dots to preview each story, or click Resize to move this story out from behind the grey dot.
Stories from your activity log You can also highlight stories you find in your activity log by selecting Starred on Timeline.
For all stories The stories you star will always appear on your timeline, while other stories may fade behind the grey dots along the center of your timeline over time. Note that you can always choose who can see any story on your timeline using the audience selector under your name.
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