Facebook tips: Use lists correctly
With the right tips, you can use the lists on Facebook much more intelligently. We'll show you how to protect your privacy.
Create Facebook friends list
Before you can work with the lists, you need to create them. Depending on your needs, you can create lists for family, friends, colleagues and other groups of people.
- Open the Facebook website and scroll down a bit.
- Click on the "Friends" category in the navigation bar on the left.
- With the button "Create list" you can now define a name and enter the desired persons.
Adjust settings with friend lists
Once you have created a list, you can adjust the chronicle settings:
- Click on the arrow at the top right of the window and select the "Settings".
- Under the "History and marker settings" category you will find some settings that you can adjust with the lists.
- Now select a point such as "Who can see posts in your chronicle in which you have been marked?" out.
- Usually the option "Friends" or "All" is preset. Click "Show All Lists" below and select the list you want.
- Repeat this step for other options such as "Who can see what others are posting in your timeline?".
Post only to certain lists
Since usually not every post should necessarily go to every friend on Facebook, you can also limit the audience here:
- If you have entered your status message on Facebook, you will find a selection menu to the left of the "Post" button.
- Here you can also select your list. Only the people in the list will see your message.
- Tip: You can use the "User-defined" option to specify multiple lists or to exclude individual lists.
Hide online status for certain lists
You can also adjust your accessibility in the chat using the lists:
- Click on the gear icon at the bottom right of the window and select the "Advanced Settings".
- You can now enter the lists under the option "Activate chat for all friends except" or "Activate chat for certain friends".
In the next two practical tips, we will show you how to hide your friends list on Facebook and hide your photo albums from friends.