When Facebook changed their (your) privacy controls in September of 2011, they allowed one setting to control your old post visibility while giving you more control over your ongoing posts. Here’s how to adjust your settings for things that you’ve posted IN THE PAST.

1. Open Facebook.

2. Click on Account on the top right of any page.

3. Click on Privacy Settings on the drop down menu.

3. Look for the second last section, titled Limit the Audience for Past Posts.

4. Click on the blue link to the right that reads : Manage Past Post Visibility.

5. Read the little blurb menu that pops up.

6. Choose to Limit Old Posts or not, it’s up to you. I would suggest changing ALL old posts to Friends Only but you may have different settings on your old material.

7. Confirm the change in the next menu that pops up if you have changed everything to Friends Only.

That’s it. You’re done. Everything that was shared before with everyone is now only shared with your friends. Everything that you post from now on has to be set to your specifications.

Don’t be shy. Ask questions, comment, scream, yell or just say hi. It’s all good.

Thanks for reading.

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