Would you like to let your friends know about Facebook where are you right now, publishing a post with a geographic location, but you don't have the faintest idea how to do it? You manage a Facebook page or a group, would you like to enter the position in the information but you don't know how to do it? Don't worry, I can help you out. If you give me a few moments of your precious free time, I can provide you with all the explanations you need, with this tutorial of mine focused on the subject.
In the following lines, in fact, you will find explained, in a simple but not for this little detailed way, how to put your position on Facebook as regards profiles, pages and groups, both by acting from a smartphone and tablet (using the official app of the social network) and from a computer">computer">computer">computer (via browser or using the Facebook application for Windows 10). In the end, you will see, you will no longer even have a doubt.
Still on the subject, another thing I will do will be to show you how to enable the function to show your position to your contacts and find the users in the area that the social network app offers to its users. It could be useful for you to organize a meeting with people you know more easily or in any case to find out where your friends are and to let people know what you are doing. Now, however, just chat and let's take action.
Index
- How to put my position on Facebook
- How to put your position on Facebook page
- How to put the position on Facebook group
How to put my position on Facebook
If you are interested in understanding how to put your position on Facebook when you post a post on your profile on the social network, both from smartphone or tablet that computer">computer">computer">computer, or how to enable the Friends Nearby feature on your devices, the instructions you must follow are the ones you find below.
Smartphones and tablets
To put your position on Facebook in a post, acting from smartphone or tablet, using the social network app for Android or iOS / iPadOS, the first move you need to make is to take your device, unlock it, access the home and touch theicona dell'applicazione of the social network (Quella with the blue background and the white “f”). If necessary, also log into your account.
Now that you see the main screen of the app, tap on the field What are you thinking about?, which is located at the top of the home, and touches the wording Sign Up present in the menu located below.
At this point, select the place where you are from the list that is shown to you (if you cannot find it, you can help yourself by typing the keywords of your interest in the Campo di Ricerca which is located at the top). If the places displayed are not updated, perform a new search by tapping on the icon arrow present in the upper right part of the screen. Afterwards, a map with the previously chosen place will be added to your Facebook post, and you will also see the place name appear next to your name.
Then complete your post (if you want) by typing any text in the field Write something about this place, add photos and / or videos, mood or activity etc. by tapping on icon which are next to the inscription Add to your post present at the bottom, adjust the privacy settings, using the appropriate menu under your name (above) and proceed with the publication, touching the wording Public (always placed at the top).
Instead, to enable the function Friends nearby, which allows you to let others know where you are and to find out the location of your friends on Facebook, proceed as follows: tap the button with the three: lines horizontally located on the right side of the Facebook screen, select the item Friends nearby From the menu that opens, choose who to share the location with from the menu Share with and his bottone award Attiva.
If in doing so you are shown a warning on the screen indicating that you need to enable the constant use of the Facebook app location services in your device settings, you can cope with this by following the instructions I gave you in my tutorial dedicated specifically to how GPS works.
Next, you will be shown the list of users in the area, where they are and when they were last online. If you want, by tapping on them names, you can view their profile, send them a message or a greeting.
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If you are interested in understanding how to put the position in your own post on Facebook, acting as computer">computer">computer">computer, the first move you need to make is to open the browser that you generally use to browse the Net (eg. Chrome) and go to the Facebook home page. If, on the other hand, you use the Facebook application for Windows 10, start it by selecting the relevant one collegamento present in Start menu.
Then, in both cases, log in to your account on the social network (if necessary). Now that you see the Facebook home, click on the field What are you thinking about [your name]? which is located at the top.
In the box that appears, click on the button Sign Up and select il place of your interest from the list that is shown to you or type your name in the Campo di Ricerca appropriate and choose the suggestion relevant. After doing this, you will see a map appear with the chosen place and the name of the same at the bottom.
Finally, complete your post (if you want) by typing a phrase to taste and adding, after clicking on buttons located below, photos and / or videos, mood or activity etc. Then adjust the privacy settings using the drop-down menu located at the bottom right and then proceed with the publication by pressing the button Public adjacent.
How to put your position on Facebook page
Let us now how to put your position on a Facebook page. Below, therefore, you will find explained how to proceed is from smartphones and tablets that computer">computer">computer">computer, both as regards the possibility of inserting places in post that in the information of the page of your interest. In all cases, however, keep in mind that you must be a administrator from the page to do it.
Smartphones and tablets
If you use Facebook from smartphone or tablet and you're interested in figuring out how to put the position in a post on a page, start theapp del social network on your device and go to the page of your interest by pressing the button with the three lines horizontally located on the right side of the screen by selecting the item Pages from the menu that opens and then the page name.
Then, to publish a post with place, click on the button Public placed under the cover image and tap on the item Sign Up present in the menu that opens at the bottom.
Now, select the place of your interest from the list that is shown to you (if you cannot find it, you can help yourself by typing its name in the Campo di Ricerca which is located at the top). If the places displayed don't seem up-to-date, perform a new search by tapping on the icon arrow present in the upper right part of the screen. Later, a map with the previously chosen place will be added to your post on the Facebook page and, next to the page name, the place name will also appear.
Finally, complete the post (if you want) by typing some text in the field Write something about this place, add photos and / or videos, mood or activity etc. by tapping on icon which are next to the wording Add to your post placed at the bottom and tap on the item Share, located at the top right, to proceed with putting it online.
As regards, however, the possibility of inserting the place in the information of a Facebook page, all you have to do is press on the item Edit Page that you find under the cover image of your page, select the item About the Page on the next screen, locate the section Location, tap on the field below and fill in the form that is proposed to you with the requested data (street, postcode, city, etc.).
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Now let's see how to put the position on a Facebook page, in a post, acting from computer">computer">computer">computer. To begin with, log in to the service via the browser or through theapplication for Windows 10, then go to your page by clicking on the item first Pages that you find in the left sidebar and then on the page name.
In the new screen that appears, click on the field Write a post that you find under the cover image, click on the button (...) in the box that has opened, then on the one with it written on Sign Up and select il place of your interest from the list that is shown to you, or type your name in the Campo di Ricerca dedicated and choose the suggestion relevant. Next, you will see a map appear with the chosen place and its name at the bottom.
Finally, complete the post (if you wish) by typing a phrase as desired and by clicking on the buttons below, photos and / or videos, mood or activity etc. Then proceed with the publication by pressing the button Share now located at the bottom right.
If, on the other hand, you want to insert the place in the information of the page, do this: click on the button Edit page information that you find under the cover image of the page, select the item Location at the top of the box that has opened and fill in the fields displayed by typing the required information (street, postcode, city, etc.). Finally, click on the button Save Changes.
How to put the position on Facebook group
Now let's see how to put the position on Facebook in a group, both in post that in the information of the same (as long as you are a administrator). The operation, even in this case, is feasible from smartphone or tablet and computer">computer">computer">computer. Read on to find out all the details.
Smartphones and tablets
If you are using Facebook from smartphone or tablet, to create a post with localization in a group, first start theapp del social network on your device. Then, go to the group of your interest by pressing the button with the three lines horizontally located on the right side of the screen by selecting the item Groups from the menu that opens and then the group name.
At this point, to publish your post with its position, tap on the field write something located under the cover image and tap the item Sign Up that you find in the menu below.
Choose, therefore, the place of your interest from the proposed list (if you cannot find it, you can help yourself by writing its name in the Campo di Ricerca appropriate). If you think it is the case, you can update the list of available places by tapping on the icon arrow present in the upper right part of the screen. A map with the previously chosen location will then be added to your group post and the location name will also be shown to you.
To proceed with the publication, complete the post by entering (if you want) a text in the field write something, add photos and / or videos, mood or activity etc. by tapping on icon which are next to the wording Add to your post located at the bottom and tap on the item Public, above, to publish the post.
If, on the other hand, you want to insert the place in the information of the group, you can do it by proceeding as follows: tap on the icon with the shield with the star found at the top right of the main screen of the group, select the item Group settings from the menu that appears, touch the wording Location, select a place from the proposed list or search for it by keyword using the Campo di Ricerca special located at the top and tap on the item Save.
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If you use Facebook from computer">computer">computer">computer and you are interested in understanding how to insert the position into a post to publish in a group, the first thing you need to do is to access the service through the browser or through theapplication for Windows 10. Then, go to the group by clicking on the item first Groups that you find in the left sidebar and then on the name of the same.
At this point, click on the field Write a post that you find under the cover image, click on the button (...) in the box that opened, then on that Sign Up and select il place di from the proposed list, or type its name in the Campo di Ricerca dedicated and click on suggestion relevant. After doing this, you will be shown a map with the chosen place and its name at the bottom.
Finally, complete the post (if you think that's the case) by typing a phrase as desired and by clicking on the buttons located below, photos and / or videos, mood or activity etc. Then publish it by clicking on the button Public located at the bottom right.
If, on the other hand, you want to add the location to the information of the group, do this: press the button Other placed under the cover image of the group, select the item Change group settings from the menu that appears, locate the section Location, award your bottone add location, type the name of the place you are interested in in the appropriate field, select the suggestion relevant and click on the button Save per due volte I followed.
