How to Find New Friends on Facebook
Go to Facebook., Log in., View your friends., Go to Facebook’s friends finder., Review suggested friends., Respond to your Friend Requests., See people you may know., Search for friends.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Go to Facebook.
Visit Facebook’s home page from any web browser on your computer. -
Step 2: Log in.
Use your Facebook account and password to log in.
The login fields are found on the upper right corner of the page.
Click the “Log in” button to proceed. , Click your name on the header toolbar, and you will be brought to your Timeline or wall.
Click the Friends tab, right below your cover photo, and you will be brought to your Friends page, which lists all your friends on Facebook. , On the Friends page header, click the “Find Friends” button.
You will be brought to the “friends finder” page of Facebook. , Before you search for new friends, you may want to start reviewing friend suggestions left by some of your current Facebook friends.
Look for the “Review Your Friend Suggestion” section to see the recommended friends.
If you find someone you know and would like to add, click the “Add Friend” button beside his/her name.
Your friend will be notified and he/she has to accept your request before you two become official Facebook friends. , The next section is for “Respond to Your Friend Requests.” This section contains the people on Facebook who have sent you friend requests that you haven’t answered yet.
If you find someone you know and will like to add, click the “Confirm” button beside his name.
You will now become official Facebook friends. , Scroll down further and you will see the last section, which is for “People you may know.” This section contains the people Facebook thinks you may know based on your mutual friends.
The list here can be very long as it keeps on expanding as you reach the bottom.
If you find someone you know and will like to add, click the “Add Friend” button beside his/her name.
Your friend will be notified and he/she has to accept your request before you two become official Facebook friends. , You can filter the last section, “People you may know,” by using the “Search for Friends” filters on the right panel.
The list of people will automatically update after you enter the filters.
Finding friends via name—Enter the name, or part of the name, of the friend you’re looking for in the Name field.
Finding friends via location—Enter the city or cities for either Hometown or Current Location of the friend you’re looking for in the Hometown or Current Location fields, respectively Finding friends via school—Enter the schools of the friend you’re looking for in the school fields, like High School, College or University, and University (postgraduate).
Finding friends via mutual friends—Enter the names of possible mutual friends of the friend you’re looking for in the Mutual Friends field.
Finding friends via employer—Enter the employers of the friend you’re looking for in the Employer field. -
Step 3: View your friends.
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Step 4: Go to Facebook’s friends finder.
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Step 5: Review suggested friends.
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Step 6: Respond to your Friend Requests.
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Step 7: See people you may know.
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Step 8: Search for friends.
Detailed Guide
Visit Facebook’s home page from any web browser on your computer.
Use your Facebook account and password to log in.
The login fields are found on the upper right corner of the page.
Click the “Log in” button to proceed. , Click your name on the header toolbar, and you will be brought to your Timeline or wall.
Click the Friends tab, right below your cover photo, and you will be brought to your Friends page, which lists all your friends on Facebook. , On the Friends page header, click the “Find Friends” button.
You will be brought to the “friends finder” page of Facebook. , Before you search for new friends, you may want to start reviewing friend suggestions left by some of your current Facebook friends.
Look for the “Review Your Friend Suggestion” section to see the recommended friends.
If you find someone you know and would like to add, click the “Add Friend” button beside his/her name.
Your friend will be notified and he/she has to accept your request before you two become official Facebook friends. , The next section is for “Respond to Your Friend Requests.” This section contains the people on Facebook who have sent you friend requests that you haven’t answered yet.
If you find someone you know and will like to add, click the “Confirm” button beside his name.
You will now become official Facebook friends. , Scroll down further and you will see the last section, which is for “People you may know.” This section contains the people Facebook thinks you may know based on your mutual friends.
The list here can be very long as it keeps on expanding as you reach the bottom.
If you find someone you know and will like to add, click the “Add Friend” button beside his/her name.
Your friend will be notified and he/she has to accept your request before you two become official Facebook friends. , You can filter the last section, “People you may know,” by using the “Search for Friends” filters on the right panel.
The list of people will automatically update after you enter the filters.
Finding friends via name—Enter the name, or part of the name, of the friend you’re looking for in the Name field.
Finding friends via location—Enter the city or cities for either Hometown or Current Location of the friend you’re looking for in the Hometown or Current Location fields, respectively Finding friends via school—Enter the schools of the friend you’re looking for in the school fields, like High School, College or University, and University (postgraduate).
Finding friends via mutual friends—Enter the names of possible mutual friends of the friend you’re looking for in the Mutual Friends field.
Finding friends via employer—Enter the employers of the friend you’re looking for in the Employer field.
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