A short presentation on the new Facebook Timeline and how the changes affect your business Page. Learn what the new items are and how to use them, specifications for the new images, and how to find the new navigation tools.
3. Cover Image
• Maximum Size – 851px wide by 315 px tall
• Profile Photo appears in bottom left corner so leave space open
• Cannot include: price or purchase info, contact info, calls-to-
action, or reference to FB features (i.e. Like or Share)
• Hover your mouse over the image area until ‘Cover Image’ button
appears, then click and follow instructions to upload your image
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4. Tabs/Apps
Tabs or Apps are below the Cover Image
You can only see the first 4
Photos is always first, but the order of the others can be
changed
Your Custom Tabs are now here also
To see them all, click on the down arrow to the right
Hover your mouse over one until the ‘pencil’ icon appears –
then click on that to get a menu of choices – this is how you can
change the order
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5. Tab/Apps Images
The App Images can all be changed except
Photos
The size is 111px wide x 74 px tall
Click Manage, then Edit Page at the top of
the Admin section
Click Apps in the list to the left
Click Edit Settings for the App that you want
– then click Change next to Custom Tab
Image and follow the instructions to upload
your image (you can also change the name
here)
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6. Custom Tabs
• My Custom Tab
• Width is changed to 810 px
• Has to be clicked to open
from the Apps section
• No default tab option
Question – will custom tabs still be useful?
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7. Activity Log
Also under Manage menu
Click the circle to get the choices
Allow, Highlight or Take off the Page
Change the date
Add a location
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8. New Post Types
Status - no change
Photo/Video – no change
Event – will take you to the Create Event form
Milestone – a new option
– Use for important events and updates in your business
– Can go back in time and add previous milestones
– Milestone posts go all the way across the page
Question – to create a poll
Offer – new option in beta testing
– More info at Help – Visit Help Center – Create and Manage Pages - Offers
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10. Highlighting Posts
Hover your mouse over a post to bring up the icons
Click the ‘Star’ icon to Highlight the post – changes it to go all the
way across the page
Click the ‘pencil ‘ icon to bring up a menu
• ‘Pin to Top’ moves the post
to the top of the Timeline
for 7 days
• You can also change the
date and add a location
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11. Admin Panel
The Admin Panel gives you quick access to several areas – some
new, some not – Notifications, Messages, Fans, Insights, Tips
The Admin Panel can be hidden to make
if you are just working on the Timeline
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12. Admin Panel
Notifications – the same as you see on your personal Profile
Messages – NEW – fans can now send direct messages to the
page that don’t appear on the News Feed or Timeline
Fans – update on latest new fans
Insights – gives you information on how your page is working
Tips – tips from Facebook – changes regularly
Menus to further information
– Manage
– Build Your Audience
– Help
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13. Edit Page – Manage Permissions
Posts by others can be ‘allowed’ or ‘not allowed’ by default
Click Manage – Edit Page – Manage Permissions
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14. Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to watch my
presentation. My own Facebook Page Timeline is
a work-in-progress, but you can check it out …
– www.facebook.com/launchitsocialmedia
For more information, please check out the
following pages…
– Website – www.launchitsocialmedia.com
– Blog – www.launchitsocialmedia.com/blog
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