Hi Steve,

Facebook is pretty easy, honestly. But I get you, 
about not knowing it yet. No worries. Me, I choose 
to always use the mobile version of the site. It's 
more accessible, IMO, that way. All you do is put 
the letter m where the www usually goes, and 
you've got it  (http://m.facebook.com).

Okay, let's see... here are 10 tips to get you 
started...

1)   On your "Profile" page you can read all the 
posts you make.

2)   On the main "wall" which you can always get 
back to from anywhere by simply clicking the 
Facebook logo at the top of every page, you will 
read all the posts from any of the "Friends" 
you've allowed into your account when they make a 
Friend request, or when you send them a Friend 
request and they accept.

For instance, I've got my kids, my wife, my 
relatives across the country, numerous friends, 
church members, & various associates from a few 
different industries all on my Friends list. So on 
any given day I'll see the last or last few posts 
they've made, on that page, and they will also see 
mine on their wall/page. What I did was bookmark 
that page to my desktop, so all I have to do is 
click on the Facebook link on my desktop and it 
brings me right to that page in my account, every 
time. And I've found that even when I type 
m.facebook.com into a browser, it keeps me logged 
in and automatically brings me right to my account 
page to read others posts, every time, too.

3)   In each post, be it from you or from someone 
else, you can click the "Like" button if you agree 
with or like what they're saying.

4)   You can also click "Comment" on anyone's post 
and leave a comment, or read through everyone 
elses comments that show up below the original 
post. And you can join in the conversation that 
often happens within a post's growing list of 
comments. You can also choose to "Like" any of 
those comments as well, and others can click Like 
on yours too.

5)   When you click Comment it brings you "into" 
that post. So you can then read all the other 
comments and post your own if you wish. To get 
back to the main wall of your account, then, just 
click on that Facebook logo at the top of every 
page, again.

6)   You can also "Share" posts. So when you share 
something you can share it with all your friends, 
and it'll show up on your wall along with all your 
own posts. Just by clicking the Share button, 
pretty much. You'll see it all once you get into 
it and start getting used to it.

It really is farely simple. Nothing to be worried 
about. You know the saying. All we have to fear, 
is fear itself.

7)   The "Notifications" list is where you can 
click that link to see all Notifications you've 
gotten. This list of Notifications will include 
responses to your posts, and also once you respond 
in someone elses post, it'll keep telling you 
whenever someone else comments in that same post. 
It also lets you know when your comments within a 
post are "Liked" by someone else.

Upon my first time checking Facebook each day, I 
go through the list and read through all the 
notifications that appeared overnight, back to the 
last time I was logged on. To make sure I don't 
miss any responses to my posts or responses or 
questions, y'know?

8)   Up near the top of the page you'll see all 
the links I've mentioned, plus a few others. Below 
that will be your photo if you use one, next to an 
Edit field where you will type in or paste in your 
own posts. Below that are all the other posts 
you'll read through regularly. If you choose not 
to share a picture of yourself, it'll show a white 
silhouette of a person instead of your picture, 
that's all.

9)   You can search and on the results page, it 
gives you the option to search for people, Fan 
Pages, and/or Groups. I've searched my city's name 
and found numerous regional Facebook groups, such 
as for homeschooling, muscle cars, regional garage 
sales, Amazon & eBay sellers, and more, when I 
narrowed it down to groups with my city's name in 
the title.

10)  Joining a Group is good. If it's a closed 
group, you have to ask to join, and once in, no 
one else can see your posts, except for others who 
are also members of that group. So posts and 
responses there do not show up on your wall, and 
are viewable only by others in that group (when 
it's a closed group). They have public groups, 
too, which anyone can join, and anyone can read 
the posts within.

There are bunches and bunches of groups on almost 
any topic you can think of. There are blind groups 
just for talking, blind groups about tech, blind 
iOS & Mac groups, Blind Parent groups, etc. And of 
course there are groups for anyone, blind or not, 
on most any topic. Last I checked, earlier this 
year, there were 1.4 Billion, with a B, active 
accounts on Facebook. So you can find almost 
anything, and anyone.

That's just scratching the surface to get you 
started. Jump in, the water's fine. ;-)

http://m.facebook.com


Strive On!
Everett
http://m.facebook.com/everettgavel


----- Original Message ----- 
> Hello, I am 61 years old and have retinitis 
> pegmentosa RP.
> I have been a member of an email list for RP for 
> several years, but over the
> last couple of years most of the list members 
> have moved to a face book site
> to share information.
> I really liked being on the email list and would 
> like to stay in touch with
> the members but I know nothing about face book.
> I mean I know absolutely nothing about face 
> book.
> I know there are those in the blind community 
> that use it but I have no idea
> how.
> Is there some one here that can give me some 
> advice and information on how
> to get on face book and how to use it?
> I am using a desk top with windows 7, office 
> 2013, and JAWS 16.  I use
> outlook for my email.
> Thanks for any help.
> Steve Crews
>


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