Pages Manual

Facebook Pages

Facebook Pages are a free product for organizations,

public figures, businesses, and brands to express
themselves and communicate with people on Facebook.

The following guide provides step-by-step instructions to

create a basic Facebook Page. Before you get started,
below are some key definitions to understand how
Facebook Pages work.

Key Definitions

Facebook Page: Pages are for organizations, public figures, businesses, and brands to
connect with people in an official, public manner.

Profile/User Account: A Facebook profile is intended to represent an individual person to

connect with their friends and share information about their interests.

Administrator: A page administrator, or admin, controls the content and settings of a group
and must administer the page via a personal profile.

Applications: A set of Facebook or third-party developed applications that can be added to

a profile or page to increase engagement and enhance content.

News Feed: Top News aggregates the most interesting content that your friends are
posting, while the Most Recent filter shows you all the actions your friends are making in
real-time.

Wall: The Wall is a central location for recent information posted by you and about you. It’s
where you keep your up-to-date content, and where Fans can contribute.

Publisher: The Publisher lets you share content on Facebook and is located at the top of
both your home page and on your profile.

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Build a Page: Get Started

1 If You Already Have a Profile
Go to www.facebook.com/page to choose your Page category and get started.

2 If
 You Do Not Have a Profile
Click the “Create a Page” link on www.facebook.com to create a Profile and Page to-
gether. You must have an authentic Facebook profile to manage a Page. The Profile
you create will automatically be the Administrator of the Page.

www.facebook.com/Pages

Create a Page – www.facebook.com

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Build a Page: Adding Content

1 A
 dd a Page Photo and adjust the thumbnail. Wave over the top right corner of the
profile picture box and select “Change Picture”.

2 A
 dd a summary that tells users a little information about your organization, public
figure, or business.

3 You can also click “Edit Page” to change your profile picture and Page information.

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Page Admin View

Follow the steps to build Page content and connections.
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Portion
of Page
Photo

Edit Page View: Profile Picture

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Build a Page: The Wall

1 T he Wall is the place where your updates and posts are displayed.

2 You can show posts from “Everyone” with the most interesting posts first, or posts
from your Page in reverse chronological order.

3 T his is the space where all posts from admins and fans can appear.

4 Click “Edit Page” and go to the “Manage Permissions” section to adjust who can post
on your Wall and moderation filters.

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Page Admin View

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Edit Page View: Manage Permissions

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Build a Page:
Understand the Features
1 T he Like button is how users connect to your Page. When a person clicks the Like
Button, a News Feed story is shared with his/her friends (e.g. “Robin likes Your Page”).

2 These are your navigation links and applications. The pre-populated links may vary
depending on your Page Category. Click “Edit” to move and delete links.

32 T his is the Photostrip. The most recent photos that you tag your Page in or post to your Wall
will appear here. To hide a photo, roll over it and click the X in the top right corner.

4 Use the Publisher to post an update, poll, photo, link, or video. Type the text in the box and
click Share. The content will appear on the Wall and in the News Feeds of people who like
your Page.

Mutual Friends and Interests Customize Your Post

People visiting your page will see connections they have in Target users from a specific geographic region and post in
common with your Page. different languages to increase relevance.

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Build a Page: More Features

1 You can always find your Page by typing the Page Name into the Search Box.

2 The the number of people who Like your Page appears under the navigation links in the
left column.

3 “Likes” shows a list of other Pages that your Page is affiliated with or interested in. To
feature a Page you like, click the Page’s Like Button when you are using Facebook as
your Page. Then click “Edit Page” and select the Page in the “Featured” section.

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 ou can feature “Page Owners” and link to their personal profiles from your Page. To
feature a Page Owner, click “Edit Page” and select the Admin in the “Featured” section.

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Use Facebook as Your Page

1 The “Your Settings” section of the Edit Page View allows you to set defaults for how
you post to your Page - as yourself or your Page - and set-up email notifications.

2 Click “View all email settings for your pages” to enable other Page notifications.

3 Select “Use Facebook as Page” in the Account Menu in the top-right corner to to
navigate and interact with other areas of Facebook as your Page.

42 When you use Facebook as your Page, you will receive notifications in the top-left
corner when people Like or interact with your Page.

[email protected]
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Edit Page:
Admins, Applications, and More
1  dmins can be added and removed in the “Manage Admins” section of the Edit Page
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View.

2 Type a friend’s name or email address in the text box to invite someone to manage a
Page. When you send an invite to a friend, a Page Admin notification will be sent to
him/her.

3 These are the applications that are added to your Page in the navigation links section.
Click on “Edit Settings” under the application title to add, remove, or name the
navigation link.

Edit Page View: Manage Adminstrators

Edit Page View: Manage Applications

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Get Insights: People Connecting

1 Click “View Insights” to learn about who your audience is and how people interact
with your Page. Note: you can view insights for all of your Pages at facebook.com/insights.

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 age Admins can export most of these insights to an Excel or CSV file.

3 U
 nderstand how many people are connected to your Page, and demographic and
geographic information.

4 Learn about the different ways people interact with your Page.

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Resources
From your Page Manager you can view all of the Facebook
Pages that you created or administer. You can always access
your Page Manager by visiting:
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Connect to these Pages and visit the “Resources” tabs to learn how to
optimize your Page.
• facebook.com/facebook

• facebook.com/facebookpages

• facebook.com/facebookads

• facebook.com/marketing

• facebook.com/influencers

• facebook.com/celebs

• facebook.com/nonprofits

• facebook.com/education

• facebook.com/government

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