Facebook - Using lists to customize who sees your posts

Using "lists" in Facebook allows you to create a post (with or without photos or videos) and share that post with a specific list of people that you have created, instead of sharing it with "everyone" in your friends list... 

You must be signed into your Facebook account and Remember in Facebook you have 2 different pages: a timeline page and a home page.

·       Your timeline page shows everything you have written/posted - as well as easy access to all your friends, photos, maps & likes (companies, groups, artists etc)

·       Your home page (or wall) shows your own postings as well as postings by those you are friends with and comments/likes made on those various posts

To create or edit a custom list, go to your home page. 

P  Click the Home link (along the top-right of every Facebook page)

P  Choose "Friends" from the sidebar on the left side of your home page

P  Press "Create List" at the top of the page

P  Type the name of your list in the "List Name" field. Type the names of Friends into the "Members" field

P  Return to your lists page. Your new list that you created should be on the page

To edit a custom list, go to your home page. 

P  Click the Home link (along the top-right of every Facebook page)

P  Find the list you want to edit in the left column, or click the More link next to Friends

P  Select the list you want to edit or click Create a List

P  Search for your friends in the search bar at the top of the page, or add people from the List Suggestions on the right

You can add individual friends to lists by hovering over the Friends button at the top of their timeline and selecting from the list names that appear. If you don't see the name of the list you're looking for, click the option to show all of your lists.

To delete a custom list that you have created, go to your home page (you are only deleting the custom list - the individuals in that list remain in your friends list)

P  Click the Home link (along the top-right of every Facebook page)

P  Click on name of the list you want to delete

P  Click on the Manage List dropdown and select Delete List

You will notice there is a RESTRICTED LIST category provided by Facebook, people you add to your Restricted list. When you add someone to your Restricted list, they'll only be able to see your Public content or posts of yours that you tag them in