Introduction

As you use Facebook, you may find that you interact with certain groups of Friends more often than others. Groups are designed to simplify sharing with a group of people on Facebook. If you've used Friends Lists to connect with set groups of Friends, you'll enjoy using Groups.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to create your own Facebook Group.

You'll also get an overview of the different ways you can share and interact with other member

All About Groups

Whether you're connecting with a close group of friends or an offline organization-such as a book club or softball team-Groups make it easy to share with a set group of people on Facebook.

To Create a New Group:

1. From the Facebook Home page, locate and select Create Group in the Navigation pane.
   

   Creating a new Group

2. The Create Group dialog box will appear. Enter a name for your Group in the Group Name box.
3. Add Group members by typing the names of the people you wish to include in the Group Members box. You can only add people who are already your Facebook Friends.

   Adding a Group Name and members

4. Choose the privacy settings for your Group, then click Create. There are three privacy options:
   • Open: Anyone can view the Group, its members, and their posts.
   • Closed: Anyone can view the Group and its members, but only members can see Group posts.
   • Secret: Only members can see the Group or any of its information. People who are not members won't even be able to see that the Group exists.

   Choosing the Group privacy options

5. Finally, you'll be asked to choose an icon for the Group, which will appear in the Navigation pane. Choose an icon and then click Okay, or you can choose to skip this step.
   

   Choosing a Group icon

6. The Group will be created.

   The newly created Group

For more details on setting up Facebook Group, click here.