How to Change Facebook Chat Settings
In old days, distances meant that you were unable to see and talk to your loved ones for years or maybe even a lifetime. However, technology has simply changed the face of this planet and one can always stay connected to the people one loves.
The best way of staying in touch with friends and relatives is through social networking websites such as Twitter or Facebook. The latter of the two is a better option, as it provides you an opportunity to chat with your online friends.
However, you might feel the need to change some chat settings on your Facebook account because of some particular reasons. This is not a problem at all and can be performed quite easily.
Instructions
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Sign up with Facebook
The first thing you need to do is signing up with Facebook. It is not a difficult process at all and you simply have to provide a few details such as your complete name, email address and some more personal information. Once you have done that, you will be asked to verify your account through email and then start interacting with your friends. -
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Log into Facebook
After making your account, you need to sign in to start off sharing your thoughts, memories and other things you like. You can also add as many friends as you like, so that you can chat to them whenever they are available. -
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Find the chat bar
Once you have logged into your Facebook account, you will find the chat bar on the right of your screen. There will be a list of online friends available and if you look at the bottom of the chat bar, you will see a couple of icons. -
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Hit the icon with arrow
The icon with an arrow allows you to hide the list of friends online. You simply have to click it and the bar will be gone. Instead, you will get a number telling you how many people are available for chat. -
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Hit the options icon
The second icon will give you options to make some changes as per your needs. If you click it, you will get the following options: chat from desktop, chat sounds, advanced settings and turn off chat. -
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Advanced settings
Other than advanced settings, all other options are self explanatory. Moreover, the advanced settings option allows you to make further changes such as turning off chat for a single person, a group of people or the entire friends. -
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Save and continue
After making the desired changes, you have to hit the save tab and continue using Facebook as usual.
