Step 3 — Choose the name of the person you are mentioning from a list of suggestions in a drop down list. See image below for illustrations. As the above image illustrate, typing in Odipo Riaga in your Facebook status update will bring in three Facebook accounts all of which are related to me.
The second is my photography page whereas the last is an account strictly used for photography business. There are instances where mentioning someone on Facebook does not work. These are instances that sometimes I personally cannot understand, instances where you have slow Internet, or when you are using the wrong Facebook App.
For example those on Microsoft OS may find it hard to mention their friends on Facebook. In such cases, I always advise people to try Facebook on the web. Home Entertainment How to mention someone properly in a Facebook Post. Tagging is important in certain aspects, but when you want to call out a name of a friend in a post or comment, the feature one should use is mentions, not tagging.
An attempted mentioning is done with the symbol. Symbol in Facebook does not mention someone but tags that name into a hashtag, the same way it works on Twitter. That is, if you click on a name with a preceding it, Facebook will take you to posts with the same hashtag instead of directing you to the Facebook timeline of the person that should have been mentioned.
An attempted mentioning ends up being plain, unbolded unclickable name just like the rest of the texts in that Facebook update. Why you should know how to mention someone properly on Facebook There are at least three reasons why you should know how to mention someone properly on a Facebook post or comment. See also Watch on Showmax - Kovu, a new Swahili soap opera. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. Smart Home. Social Media. More Button Icon Circle with three vertical dots. It indicates a way to see more nav menu items inside the site menu by triggering the side menu to open and close. If you accidentally Facebook mention or tag someone or the wrong someone, you can certainly remove it.
But what if that happens to you? For those that want more control over tagging possibilities and visibility, head over to your Facebook settings and click on Timeline and Tagging Settings. Here you can adjust who can post to your timeline, and whether or not tags must be reviewed by you first recommended On.
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Make sense so far? How Do You Tag Friends? As mentioned earlier, you cannot tag a Facebook Page in a post. Continue on to learn about using tools to mention, when to mention, and more. You can, however, mention Pages using some scheduling tools. Mentioning all of your friends just to draw their attention. When Should You Tag People? You can tag up to 50 people or Pages on a photo. All for free: Send It To Me! Good luck with your Facebook mentions and tags!
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