Excuse me your Facebook Public is showing…

Instructional guide to change your Public Facebook settings to private in 8 easy steps!

Note: this information is managed on a PC not a mobile device, however knowledge of these settings may assist mobile users of the public elements.

Cover Photo ~ Public by default

Your chosen Facebook (large) Cover Photo is public and therefore all comments by friends are able to seen by anyone who ventures to your Facebook account. Think twice about displaying personal family photos here, especially pictures of children and your home. It maybe useful to choose an Avatar. Old Cover photos can be changed to the Friends only setting.

Profile Picture ~ Public by default

Your chosen Profile picture is public by default, however it can be changed to ‘Friends’ to prevent a larger version of the photo being viewed. This photo represents you on Facebook, so ensure it is reputable.

Friends List ~ From Public to private

To change your friend listing from Public to Private. Click on the Friend tab on your timeline. Click on the pencil icon and choose Edit Privacy. Change to the Only Me option.

What Public info do others see of you?

Clicking on the dropdown tab next to View Activity Log. This will reveal a ‘View As’ tab. The View As tab shows what is on Public view on your account. The pop up will be at the top of your account. Place the name of one of your connected friends into the space provided, to view what they can see of your account. *Check your Pics too and if on public view lock them down!

The Public Facebook World Globe

Have you noticed the Facebook World Globe? – it refers to a PUBLIC setting. Anytime you comment under a post with the World Globe setting, your comment is also public. Public Facebook comments may be found in a Facebook keyword search and may be picked up by the Google search engine.

Changing your Public Posts

1. Change Public Posts to Friends by clicking on the Audience Selector before you Post your status update. 2. Ensure your Privacy Settings are up to date by clicking on the padlock on the top blue Facebook bar. Click on More Settings to view further privacy settings. 3. Use the ‘Limit Old Posts’ tab in privacy settings to change anything that was on Public view to friends only.

Public Biography Info

Do you need information about your school, workplace and where you live on Public display? I would suggest this be deleted or edited to Friends only. Click on the About tab - hover over the section you want to change and an Edit tab will appear. Click into this section to change your setting from Public to Friends.

Tagging in Public

Tagging is a fantastic way of notifying a friend/s in your post. It's gives the ability to share events, posts and other things from Facebook together.  However everytime you Tag a User, your account settings technically change from 'friends' to -  'friends of friends'. If your tagged friend has an open / public Facebook account, your information is available for all to see.

Solution:  You can custom post so only the person is tagged but their friends are not included.  Go to your audience selector and instead of choosing friends, choose the Custom tab, then uncheck the 'friends of those tagged' box. 

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