How to Set up a Facebook Account Sign Up www.facebook.com

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family The site, which is available in 37 different languages  The Facebook website was launched on February 4, 2004.

By Mark Zuckerberg, along with fellow Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.

To create a Facebook account:

• Go to www.facebook.com

• Enter your name, email or mobile phone number, password, date of birth and gender.

• Click Create an Account.

• To finish creating your account, you need to confirm your email or mobile phone number.

• If you have chosen to provide "email address" while creating an account, then you need to confirm your email address.

• Click "Connect to Gmail" button.

• On the new window, provide your email address and password.

That's it. Your account will be confirmed.

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Upload photos. 

• Facebook allows you to upload your photos to post to your profile and share with friends and family. You can upload single photos or organize your photos into albums. Make sure to not upload anything containing questionable content

Add friends. 

• Facebook is nothing if you don't have friends and family to share with. You can search for people by their name or email, import your contact lists, and invite friends that aren't currently using Facebook.

• When you find someone that you want to add, you will need to send a friend invite. Once they accept your invitation, that person will be added to your Friends list.

Share and post. 

• You can post to your own timeline or post to your friends' timelines. You can also share content from elsewhere on the internet, including links, images, and videos.

Chat on Facebook.

• Facebook allows you to chat with anyone on your friends list. If the person you are chatting with is not online, they will receive your message the next time they log in. You can also download the Messenger app for your phone to chat on the go.