To create a personal Facebook group, develop the group and set the privacy to closed or secret, depending on your preference. Private Facebook Group, In a closed group, only current members can see exactly what is posted, however anyone can ask or be welcomed to join, and anyone can see the group's name and members. A secret group is completely personal and members need to be invited. See information in # 2 listed below.

 

Private Facebook Group

Instructions

1. Click the blue down arrow on top right of Facebook and choose Develop Group

Figure 1: Create a group (click to enlarge)

Select your group choices: enter your group name, include group members, then pick the privacy settings for your group (see Figure 2). For personal privacy setting information, click here.

Figure 2: Personal privacy options (click to expand).

• Click Create.


• When you create your group, you customize it by uploading a cover image and adding a description.

Other tips.

1. Search to Facebook.com and check in to your account.

2. Click the "Create Group" option in the left sidebar on your Facebook homepage. If this option does not appear, click the blue "See All" link in the menu to reveal the "Develop Group" alternative.

3. Type a name for your brand-new group into the "Group Call" field.

4. Type in the names of Facebook buddies and contacts that you wish to invite to the secret group in the "Members" input field. Only the good friends that you invite will have the ability to see and access the group.

5. Click the "Personal privacy" pull-down menu at the bottom of the dialog box and choose "Secret." Click the blue "Create" button to create your secret Facebook group.

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