We've all seen Facebook comments where people ask if they can share your post. But how do you make something shareable on Facebook? Let's find out.
Creating Facebook posts is one of the website's most basic functions — but how do you make posts shareable on Facebook? As much as Facebook has changed and evolved over the years, writing/publishing posts remains a crucial feature. Open the website or app, select the 'What's on your mind' box at the top of the screen, and start typing away about whatever you want to say. Type your message, click the blue 'Post' button, and that's all there is to it.
While publishing Facebook posts is easy enough, there's one comment you've likely seen quite a lot. If you post something that's especially funny or important, there's usually someone leaving a comment to ask if you can make the post shareable. It's a simple enough request on paper, but when you start looking into things, knowing how to make a post shareable is easier said than done.
If you're trying to make a Facebook post shareable but aren't sure what to do, here are the steps you need to follow. Using Facebook on your computer, find the post you want to make shareable and click the three dots near the top right corner of it. Click 'Edit audience' and then choose who you want to share the post with. The 'Friends' option will let all of your Facebook friends share the post, while setting the post to 'Public' allows anyone to share it. The steps are virtually identical if using the Facebook app on your smartphone. Find the post you want to make shareable, tap the three dots, tap 'Edit Privacy,' and choose from the list of options. Like on the Facebook desktop site, setting the post to 'Public' is the best choice if you want to make the post as widely shareable as possible.
How To Make All Facebook Posts Shareable
That's how you can make posts shareable on a per-post basis. But what if you want all of your posts to be shareable? While you need to change published posts one at a time, you can change the shareable status for all future Facebook posts. Here are what the steps look like for that: From the Facebook website on your computer, click the arrow in the top right corner, click 'Settings & privacy,' click 'Settings,' click 'Privacy,' and click 'Edit' next to 'Your Activity.' Click the dropdown menu next to the 'Post' button and select the option you want. If you want all of your friends to be able to share future posts, select Friends. If you want anyone to be able to share your future posts, select Public.
You can also change these settings on the Facebook mobile app. Open the app on your phone, tap the 'Menu' button in the bottom right corner, tap the settings icon at the top right, scroll down the page, tap 'Posts' under 'Audience and visibility,' tap 'Who can see your future posts,' tap 'Try it now,' tap the dropdown menu, and select who you want the post visible to. Keep these tips in mind, and you'll have instant control over who can (and can't) share your Facebook posts.
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