Change a Facebook Status
A Facebook status is an update you can publish on your profile that informs your Facebook friends and family about your latest news and activities. A status can be an update about any topic you want to share; such as your current mood, or what your plans are for the evening. Your Facebook status can also refer to your relationship status in life. For example, if you just became engaged, you can indicate this relationship status in your Facebook profile so your friends and family (and potential suitors) will know that you are getting married soon. Continue reading this article to learn more about how you can change your Facebook activity status, as well as your relationship status.
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Change your Activity Status
- Click on one of the "Facebook" website links that are listed in the Sources section of this article.
- Click on "Facebook" located in the top-left corner of the Facebook website. You will be redirected to the main Facebook login page.
- Enter your email address and password into the fields located in the upper-right corner to log into your Facebook account.
- Click on your name in the upper-right corner of your Facebook session. You can also click on "News Feed" within the "Favorites" section of the sidebar on the left side of your session. Either of these actions will allow you to change your Facebook status.
- Navigate to the "Status" option displayed on your Facebook page. The Status option will be indicated by a blank field that reads, "What's on your mind?"
- Type your new Facebook status into the blank status field. You can post an update about any topic you want to share with your Facebook friends. For example, if you are currently at a sporting event, change your status to "At a baseball game right now, and my favorite team is winning!"
- Click on the "Post" button below your status update to publish your new status. Your new status will be displayed in your profile, and in the Timelines of your Facebook friends.
- Remove a status at any time by pointing to the status, and clicking on the pencil icon that appears in the upper-right corner of the status box. A drop-down menu will display and give you the option to delete your status.
Change your Relationship Status
- Click on your Facebook name located at the top of your Facebook session. This action will display your main Facebook profile page.
- Click on "Update Info" located at the top of your Facebook profile. This action will allow you to make changes to your personal profile.
- Scroll down to the section labeled "Relationships and Family."
- Click on the button labeled "Edit" in the top-right corner of the Relationships and Family section.
- Select your new relationship status from within the drop-down menu of the same name. Examples of relationship statuses you can choose from include "Married," "Single," "In a relationship," "It's complicated," and many more.
- Click on the "Save" button located in the bottom right corner of the Relationships and Family section. Your new relationship status will then be displayed in your profile for your Facebook friends and family to see.
Tips
- If the person you have a relationship with is also on Facebook, you can link to them from within the Relationships and Family section, so other Facebook users can view your partner and access their profile. For example, if you change your relationship status to "Married," type the name of your spouse in the blank field below your status to give users access to your spouse's profile.
