Friend Lists
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Organizing Your Friends
Friend lists on Facebook
Friend lists on Facebook
You can use lists to organize your friends on Facebook. Using a list, you can post an update for specific people, like your coworkers or friends who live near you. You can also see updates from specific groups of people (example: close friends, family).
You can add or remove friends
from these lists at any time.
Your friend lists on Facebook
To help you get started, you have friend lists for:
Close Friends:
Friends you may want to share exclusively with.
Acquaintances:
People you might want to share less with. You can choose to exclude these people when you post something, by choosing Friends exceptAcquaintances in the audience selector .
Restricted:
This list is for people you’ve added as a friend but just don’t want to share with, like your boss. When you add someone to your Restricted list
, they will only be able to see your Public content
or posts of yours that you tag them in.You can also create custom lists
to organize friends as you like. You choose who goes into these lists and what (if any) privacy restrictions apply.
To see your lists
:
1.
Open Facebook on a computer.
2.
From your News Feed, click Friends
in the left menu. If you don't see it, click 
See More
.
See More
.3.
Click Custom Lists
, then click a friend list to open. You can also click Create List
to create a new one.
Learn more about managing your lists on Facebook
.
How do I create a list to organize my friends on Facebook?
How do I create a list to organize my friends on Facebook?
To create friend lists, log into Facebook on a computer.
You can use lists to organize your friends on Facebook. Using a list, you can post an update for specific people
, like your coworkers or friends who live near you.
To create a new list:
1.
Log into Facebook on a computer.
2.
From your Feed, click Friends
in the left menu. You may need to click See More
first.
3.
Click Custom Lists
, then click Create List
.
4.
Enter a name for your list and click Confirm
, then enter the names of friends you’d like to add by clicking Add Friends
. Keep in mind you can add or remove friends from your lists
at any time.
Add or Remove Friends from a list on Facebook
Add or Remove Friends from a list on Facebook
To add or remove friends from a list:
1.
Go to your friend's profile.
2.
Tap 
below their profile picture.
below their profile picture.3.
Select Edit Friend List
.
4.
Tap any lists you want to add the friend to, or tap a list with a 
next to it to remove them from the list.
next to it to remove them from the list.5.
Tap Done
.
You can add a friend to more than one list. Learn how to use lists to organize your friends
.
How do I create an Acquaintances list on Facebook?
How do I create an Acquaintances list on Facebook?
Acquaintances are people you might want to share less with on Facebook. You can choose to exclude these people when you post something by choosing Friends except Acquaintances
in the audience selector
. No one will be notified if you add them to this list.
To add or remove a friend from your acquaintances list:
1.
From your Feed, tap Search
at the top of Facebook.
2.
Enter the name of the person and choose from the results.
3.
Tap
Friends
.
Friends
.4.
Tap Edit Friend List
.
5.
Tap Acquaintances
to add or remove them from your Acquaintances list.
6.
Tap Done
in the top left.
Managing Your Lists
How can I use lists to share to a specific group of people?
How can I use lists to share to a specific group of people?
Lists
give you a way to share with a specific audience. To share with a list:
1.
Tap the audience selector
when you're ready to share something.
2.
Tap the name of the list you want to share with.
3.
Tap Done
, then tap Post
.
Manage your Close Friends list on Facebook
Manage your Close Friends list on Facebook
You can add or remove friends from your Close Friends list
on Facebook.
1.
Go to your friend's profile.
2.
Tap
below their profile picture.
below their profile picture.3.
Tap Edit Friend List
then select Close friends
.
4.
Tap Done
.
Note: You can add friends to more than one list or remove friends from a list
.
How do I edit the name of a list on Facebook?
How do I edit the name of a list on Facebook?
To edit the name of a custom list, log into Facebook on a computer.
You can edit the name of any list you create:
1.
Open Facebook on a computer.
2.
From your Feed, click Friends
in the left menu. If you don't see it, click
See More
.
See More
.3.
Click Custom Lists
and then click the list you want to edit.
4.
Click 
in the top right and select Edit List Name
.
in the top right and select Edit List Name
.5.
Type the new list name and click Save
.
Note: Close Friends
, Acquaintances
and Restricted
lists can’t be renamed. Learn more about using lists to organize your friends
on Facebook.
How do I delete a list on Facebook?
How do I delete a list on Facebook?
To delete a friend list you created, log into Facebook on a computer.
To delete a list you created:
1.
Log into Facebook on a computer.
2.
In the left menu of your Feed, click Friends
. You may need to click See More
first.
3.
Click Custom Lists
and then click the list you want to delete.
4.
Click
in the top right and select Delete List
.
in the top right and select Delete List
.Learn more about using lists to organize your friends
on Facebook.
Privacy and Lists
How can I use lists to share to a specific group of people?
How can I use lists to share to a specific group of people?
Lists
give you a way to share with a specific audience. To share with a list:
1.
Tap the audience selector
when you're ready to share something.
2.
Tap the name of the list you want to share with.
3.
Tap Done
, then tap Post
.
Can people see who I'm sharing with on Facebook?
Can people see who I'm sharing with on Facebook?
People who can see your post can also see the audience you chose to share with:
Public
Friends (+)
Friends Except...(+)
Only Me
Specific Friends
Custom
Acquaintances
Close FriendsWhen you use the Custom
audience option to share a post with a list or specific people, the people you share the post with may be able to see each other's names. You can also use the Friends Except
and Specific Friends
audience options to include or exclude specific friends from your post.
Add or remove someone from your Restricted List on Facebook
Add or remove someone from your Restricted List on Facebook
Your Restricted list is for people you’ve added as a friend but may not want to share with (example: your boss). Learn more about friend lists on Facebook
.
When you add someone to your Restricted list, you’ll still be friends with them on Facebook, but they'll only be able to see your public information
(example: your posts and profile info you choose to make public) and posts you tag them in.
What will people on my Restricted list see when I share posts?
What will people on my Restricted list see when I share posts?
If you're friends with your boss, for example, and you add them to your Restricted list:
If you choose Public
as the audience for your post, your boss will be able to see it.
If you choose Friends
as the audience for your post, your boss won’t see it.
If you tag your boss in a post or photo, your boss will be able to see it.
If your boss goes to your profile, they won't be able to see anything you haven't tagged them in or shared as a public post.
To add someone to your Restricted list
:
1.
Go to their profile.
2.
Tap
Friends
below their profile picture.
Friends
below their profile picture.3.
Tap Edit Friend List
.
4.
Tap Restricted
.
5.
Tap Done
.
To view or edit your Restricted list
:
1.
Log into Facebook on a computer.
2.
From your News Feed, click Friends
in the left menu. If you don't see it, click
See More
.
See More
.3.
Click Custom Lists
, then click Restricted
.
4.
To remove someone from the list, click 
next to their name.
next to their name.Learn more about how to control the audience for your posts
on Facebook.
