Tag People in a Facebook Status
Tagging your Facebook friends in a status is a fun way to show who you're hanging out with or to tell your friends that you're thinking of them. If you want to know how to tag people in a Facebook status update, just follow these easy steps and you'll be able to do it in less than a minute.
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Steps
Highlighting People’s Name on the Facebook Site
- Log in to Facebook. Type in your username and password.
- Type your status into the status bar. You can find it on the top of your home page, in the white space that says, "What's on your mind?"
- Hit the spacebar and type in the "@" symbol. If you don't leave a space before the symbol, the process won't work.
- Type in the name of the person you want to tag. Once you start typing the person's name, a list of your friends will appear, and you can select the person from the list.
- If you want to tag multiple people, repeat the process. Just hit the space bar and the "@" symbol to tag another friend until you're done tagging. You should now see your message along with the tags you've selected.
- Click "Post." Read your status to make sure you tagged everyone correctly.
Highlighting People’s Name on the Facebook Mobile App
- Launch Facebook. Look for the Facebook app on your mobile device and tap it to open.
- Log in. If you had logged out of your previous Facebook session, you will be asked to log in. Just enter your email address and password into the fields provided and tap “Log in” to continue.
- Open the Update Status window. Tap on your name on the header toolbar, and you will be brought to your Timeline or wall. Tap the “Write Post” button at the top of your wall, and a small window for “Update Status” will appear.
- You can also tap the “Status” button on the bottom toolbar of the Notification screen (default when you open the Facebook app).
- Tag a friend. Before you enter your friend’s name, type the “at” symbol, or @, in front of it. Facebook will recognize that you want to tag someone, and it will make suggestions matching the first few letters you’ve entered.
- For instance, you want to tag your friend Kristine, type “@Kr” and Facebook will start finding matches.
- Select the friend. A list of possible matches will appear right below where you’re typing. Tap on the name of the friend you want to tag and highlight. His/her full Facebook name will be added to your post.
Tips
- Be careful when you're tagging. You may have two friends with a similar name and should avoid tagging the wrong person.
- When you're tagging a friend, make sure it's appropriate. Don't embarrass your friends by tagging them in an inappropriate status.
