Friends and family often say to me, “Jenny, I don’t even know how to send a Facebook message!” Well, let’s change that today because Facebook messenger is an easy way to communicate privately with one other individual or a group while you are on Facebook. First, I will show how to do it on laptop followed by iPhone.
How to use Facebook Messenger from your laptop
Step 1
Click the messenger button shown below with the red arrow.
Step 2
Click “New Message”
Step 3
Start typing in the friend’s name who you want to connect with through messenger.
Step 4
Facebook should start to auto populate the name as seen below with Instagram Expert, Sue B. Zimmerman. Click the appropriate name.
Step 5
Go to the Facebook prompt in gray “Type a message…” and do just that and hit return when you are done. Woot!
Here’s how to Facebook message from your iPhone.
Step 1
Select the Facebook Messenger App.
Step 2
Click the tablet and pencil.
Step 3
Start typing in the name of the person you want to message. Facebook should auto populate the name like it is below for Sue B.
Step 4
Click on where you see “Aa”
Step 5
As it says, “Type a message” when you are done hit “return” and boom you are done!
Have a social media question? Email it to me and Jenny@sojennymedia.com and I will be happy to answer it!