Facebook 101

Security settings can help to make your Facebook account more secure. For example, you have the option to receive notifications whenever someone signs in to your account from a new computer. This is also known as two-step verification, and it can help to prevent someone else from accessing your Facebook account.

Here, you'll be able to modify some of your basic account information, like your name and password.

A Facebook account is free. However, some games and applications made by third-party developers require money to use. If you ever decide to use these services, you can enter your payment information here.

If you're concerned about the amount of information Facebook stores about your identity, you can download a copy of your Facebook data. This includes all your previous posts, photos, profile information, and more.

You can use your mobile phone to send and receive Facebook updates as text messages. If you've never used Facebook Texts, you can get started by clicking Add a Phone.

By default, Facebook emails you notifications about important activity, like when you receive a friend request. If you'd prefer not to receive emails about your Facebook activity, you can turn off some or all notifications.

Here, you can control your privacy settings. For example, you can control who can see the things you share and who can send you friend requests.