Post Links on Facebook

Facebook is one of the easiest ways to share all the interesting things you find online with all of your friends and family. Many websites have built-in "Post to Facebook" buttons that allow you to quickly share something on your Facebook timeline. You can also share using the traditional method of copying and pasting, and Facebook will usually generate a nice looking preview for the content.

Steps

Using a "Share on Facebook" Button

  1. Sign into your Facebook account. By signing into your Facebook account in your browser or on your mobile device, you'll be able to quickly share articles using the "Post to Facebook" button.
    • If you aren't currently signed in, you'll be prompted to when you try to share the article.
    • If you want to share an article or website in the comments section of someone else's post, Post-Links-on-Facebook.
  2. Click or tap the "Post to Facebook" button for the article you want to share. Most major websites will have built-in tools that allow you to quickly share any article to your Facebook timeline. A new window will appear when you click the button with a preview of what the post will look like.
    • The button will usually look like the Facebook logo. Note that this is different than the "Like" button, which only Likes the post made by the author on their own Facebook page.[1]
    • If you aren't signed in, you will be prompted to sign in after clicking the button.
    • If there is no "Post to Facebook" button, see the Post-Links-on-Facebook.
  3. Add your own comments. In the "Say something about this..." box you can type any additional comment you'd like. This will appear above the link when it is posted to your Timeline.
  4. Tag your friends. If you want to tag friends in the post, you can do so easily by typing @ followed by your friend's name. You can then select their name from the list that appears.
  5. Select who can see the post (optional). By default, the post will be visible to anyone on your friend's list. You can change this by clicking the "Friends" menu at the bottom of the window. You can select from any of your Make-Friends-Lists-on-Facebook, or make the post public.
  6. Post the article. Once you're happy with the post, click the "Post to Facebook" button. The article will appear on your Timeline.

Copying the Article's Address

  1. Sign into your Facebook account. If the article you want to share does not have a "Post to Facebook" button, or you're sharing the address for a different type of website, you can copy and paste the web site's address (URL) instead. This is also the easiest way to share something in the comments section of someone else's post.
    • You can do this for a lot of things that don't have a "Post to Facebook" button and Facebook will automatically create a preview of the content you're sharing.
  2. Open the article, image, or any other piece of content that you want to post to Facebook. Make sure that you have opened the actual article, and are not on the main site (especially important if the main site just lists headlines; click the article's headline to open the full article).
  3. Copy the URL from the browser's address bar. Highlight the entire address and copy it to your clipboard. For more details on copying for different devices, click here.
    • Make sure to include the http:// part of the address. If your browser hides this, it will be automatically copied along with the visible part of the address if you highlight the whole thing.
  4. Select the place you want to post the content to. You can paste URLs into three main places in Facebook: new posts on your or someone else's timeline, comments on someone else's post, or in a chat window.
  5. Paste the URL. If you are pasting the URL into a new post on your Timeline, a preview will appear after a moment. If you are pasting into a comment or a chat, no preview will appear, but one will be created when you post it.
  6. Delete the URL (New post only). If you are pasting the URL into a new post on your or someone else's Timeline, you can delete the URL after the preview is generated. The preview will stay, allowing anyone to click on it, but they won't see the ugly URL in your post.
    • You can't delete the URL in a comment or Facebook chat, or the preview will be deleted as well.
  7. Add any other comments. After adding and removing the URl, you can make a post just like you normally would, including tagging friends.



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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18233311/facebook-like-button-doesnt-post-on-users-timeline
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