Facebook Login Help: A Facebook Login Guide
Facebook Login Help Basics
How do I get a Facebook account?
You register for a free account on the Facebook home page. Fill out the form below the login area and follow the steps to fill in your profile and find friends.
You will need a valid email address. Don’t use an email that you share with others, just yours. See how to create a new Facebook account.
 Figure 1. Use this form to register for a new Facebook account. |
How do I login to Facebook?
The login area is above the registration form on the Facebook welcome page. For your login name, use either your email address, your Facebook username or a mobile phone number you’ve listed in your account. Enter your current password. Check Keep me logged in if you want to stay logged in and you do not share the computer with anyone else. See a Facebook welcome home page tutorial.
 Figure 2. Login form for registered Facebook users. |
How do I recover my Facebook password?
You don’t– you reset it. Click Forgot your password? on the Facebook home page. You will be asked to identify your account so you can receive password reset instructions. Make sure your email address and phone number are current for this purpose.
Facebook Login Help for Login Problems
Why can’t I log into Facebook?
There are times when you enter what you think are the correct login credentials, yet you still can’t get in to Facebook. Some common reasons for login failures are:
- Mistyping the password or username/email
- Typing an old password after you change it
- Turning on the CAPS lock
- Facebook is blocked
- Internet connection problems
How do I log in to Facebook if it’s blocked at school etc.?
The best and safest thing you can do is to go a secure place where Facebook isn’t blocked–such as your home computer. This is the most ethical course of action, especially if Facebook is blocked in your school or workplace.
You can also unblock Facebook if you have admin privileges on the computer, or if you simply know how to disable the website blocker or if you know the password.
Some people use proxy servers as well, but there’s the danger of your account information getting stolen or misused if you use an untrustworthy server. Besides, admins can block proxies too.
One way to ethically get around Facebook blocking is to increase your Facebook email notifications so that your closest friends’ posts are sent to your email address.
Why do I see someone else when I try to log into Facebook? How do I sign n to my account?
If two people share the same computer, one may sometimes forget to log out of their Facebook account. Or else, they may opt to stay logged in. When the other user attempts to use Facebook, they may find the last person’s session is still active.
To log in as a different user:
- Click the arrow next to Home on the Facebook toolbar.
- Click Log Out.
- On the Facebook welcome page, uncheck Keep me logged in if is checked.
- Enter your user details and click Log In.
Facebook Login Help for Security
How do I know if someone else logs in to my Facebook account?
If you enable Login Notifications at Account Settings > Security > Login Notifications, you will be prompted to identify the device you sign in from the first time you use it; you will also receive alerts when an unidentified device or computer logs in to your account.
You can also monitor your most recent Facebook logins with Active Sessions found in Account Settings > Security > Active Sessions. There, you can end any open session that you want.
 FIgure 3. View your open Facebook logins via Active Sessions. |
If you want to approve new login attempts to your account first, enable Login Approvals also found on the Security page.
Where can I see my Facebook login history?
The Active Sessions area lets you view the most recent open sessions.
How do I keep my Facebook account secure?
- Don’t share your password with anyone
- Don’t loan or lose or give away the mobile phone (with its number) you use with Facebook
- Keep your Web browser(s) up-to-date
- Keep your antivirus software up-to-date, run it and use its Internet safety features
- Log in only to authentic Facebook login pages
- Do not install or run scripts, plugins or software from unknown, unverified or otherwise untrustworthy sources
- Do not click links in emails or messages that claim to be from Facebook
- Use a strong password combination
- Avoid using public computers as much as possible
- Do not use untrustworthy proxy servers or computers
See also Facebook login security tips.
How can I tell if my account has been hacked?
Note: If your account has been compromised, or if you find any type of abuse you on Facebook, report the hacking or abuse to the official site.
- You see posts from your account that you didn’t make
- Your password, profile details, etc. change without you doing anything
- Your friends complain about spam from your account
- You see purchases made with your account that you didn’t make
See Facebook password protection. Also, don’t skip the official Facebook Help Security articles. It has all kinds of information about account security features, phishing and scams and more.
Facebook Login Help for Email Address
How do I know what is my Facebook email address?
First, distinguish between your Facebook email address, which is “your Facebook URL @facebook.com,” and any email address that you’ve registered with your account. You can add/remove email addresses and change the primary email as well.
To view your email addresses in Facebook, head to Account Settings > General > Email.
To view your Facebook email address (yourname@facebook.com), go to Account Settings > General > Username. Your assigned email address bears your Facebook username/URL. You can claim a username; once you do, you can change it only once.
 Figure 4. Change, add or remove an email address. |
See how to change your Facebook email address and how to get a Facebook email address.
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My grandson uses my computer for his facebook. Now I am trying to log on to my account and I can’t. It keeps logging on to his. I don’t even use a password to get there,it automatically logs me on to his account. How can I get on my account. I have tried several times.
Click the arrow after “Home” at the top right of the page. Click “Log Out.” That should log the browser out of your son’s account. When you get to the home page, sign in with your credentials. And uncheck “Keep me logged in.”
You can also use a different browser from what your son is using, like IE9 instead of Firefox.
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