10 Useful Facebook Timeline Tips and Tricks

10 Useful Facebook Timeline Tips and Tricks

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The new Facebook look is pretty great for the most part, many users are very happy with the new look overall, there are of course a few bugs here and there just with anything new being introduced. For those who are still searching the web looking for some of the awesome features timeline has to offer we would like to help by covering 10 useful tips and tricks.
I have seen both users who like and dislike the Timeline, I am in favor of it for the most part and it tend to bring a fresh new look to Facebook. Here are 10 useful tips and tricks:

1. View All Your Content

Access Your Content

Facebook’s mysterious algorithm decides which stories will showcase on your Timeline.
However, it also includes half-hidden posts. Posts that are marked on your Timeline, but not displayed, are noted by a blue dot on the central line. You can view these posts by clicking on the individual blue dots.
A quicker method is to click on the three blue dots underneath each year. This gives you the option to view all stories within that year.

2. Hide Stuff From Your Timeline

Hide Timeline

As we’ve pointed out, the Timeline gives friends the ability to view your entire Facebook history.
For this reason, we imagine the first thing most people will want to do is to “sanitize” their Timeline. The good news is, it’s simple to hide what you don’t want showing.
When you see a post you’d like to nix, just hit the pencil icon at the top of the post and select “Hide from Timeline.” This doesn’t delete the content from your account, but it will keep it safe from prying eyes.

3. Customize Your Favorite Boxes

Customize Favorites

Next up is the ability to customize the boxes that appear under your cover photo. The “Friends” and “Photos” boxes are fixed, but you can play around with the others.
To edit the boxes, click on the small arrow icon on their right. All boxes that can be moved or removed will have a pencil edit icon appear as you hover.
Hitting on the pencil brings up edit options to remove or swap boxes. To add a Facebook app, or one of the new social apps, click on the plus sign on an empty box.

4. Hide Your Sidebar

Hide Sidebar

You can make Timeline look even less cluttered by hiding the sidebar.
To do this, click on the arrow icon at the very bottom right of your screen. The sidebar will collapse, but leave the adverts to bug you — although, we’ve got a tip for those too…

5. Get Rid of Facebook Ads

If a specific ad is really bothering you, simply adios it from your display.
Hover over the advert and click the “X” that appears at the top right. This gives you the option to hide it or hide all ads from that advertiser.
If you choose to hide the ad, Facebook gives you the further option to tailor what kind of ads appear on your account.

6. Change Primary Album Photo

Change Album Photo

Albums you’ve created will show up in your Timeline. However, you can change the large, or “primary” image.
Click the pencil edit icon to select a different image from the album that will appear in the big window.

7. Feature a Timeline Post

Feature Timeline Post

Make certain posts appear larger on your Timeline so they take up a double column space.
To do this, click the star icon in the top right corner of the post. You can minimize large posts the same way.

8. Customize Your Subscription Updates

Customize Subscriptions

When you subscribe to someone’s public updates, Facebook defaults to “Most updates.” You can change this.
Either go to the person’s profile and click the “Subscribed” drop down menu or, more efficiently, go click your “Subscriptions” favorites box (under your cover photo). This gives you a bird’s-eye view of the people you’ve subscribed to.
Now, if you hit the “Subscribed” box for each person you can tailor exact updates.

9. View Private Activity Log

View Private Activity Log

If you’ve hidden items from your Timeline, but still want to review all of your Facebook content, look to your private Activity Log. Click on the “View Activity” box under your cover photo.
Now, by selecting a type of content from the “All” drop down menu, you can browse all your past Facebook activities, organized by date.

10. View Timeline Profile As Someone Else

View Your Profile Through Someone Else's Eyes

As with the former version of Facebook, you can view how others see your Timeline.
Click the cog icon under your cover photo; then select “View as…”
You can now enter a friend’s name or click on the “public” hyperlink to see how stranger’s view your Timeli