Creating an account

The Intro section is separate from your basic information on your profile. Learn how to update your basic information such as your email address and phone number.
Some of the information on your Facebook profile will always be public. For example, your profile picture, cover photo and name will always be public to make it easier for others to identify you if they’d like to send you a friend request.
The information in the Intro section of your profile is always public, but you can choose what information you want to include in your Intro section.
To add or edit the Intro section of your profile:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • In the Intro section below your profile picture, click Edit details.
  • Change the information or edit the privacy setting and click Save.
You can edit your basic personal information (e.g. gender, contact info, relationships, work, education). To edit your info:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • Click About, then click Contact and basic info.
  • Click  or select  to add information.
  • Add or change the information that you’d like to edit.
  • Make changes to the privacy of your information by selecting the current privacy setting (e.g. Public, Friends or Only me).
  • Click Save.
Bear in mind that:
  • Some information on Facebook is always public. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • If you set your gender to Custom and select one or more genders, you can also select an audience for your custom gender. In addition to your custom gender, you’ll choose a Pronoun. The pronoun that you select is always public. This feature isn’t available in all locations.
  • Your email address has additional settings. Learn more about controlling who can see your email address.
You can edit your basic personal information (e.g. gender, contact info, relationships, work, education). To edit your info:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • Click About, then click Contact and basic info.
  • Click  or select  to add information.
  • Add or change the information that you’d like to edit.
  • Make changes to the privacy of your information by selecting the current privacy setting (e.g. Public, Friends or Only me).
  • Click Save.
Bear in mind that:
  • Some information on Facebook is always public. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • If you set your gender to Custom and select one or more genders, you can also select an audience for your custom gender. In addition to your custom gender, you’ll choose a Pronoun. The pronoun that you select is always public. This feature isn’t available in all locations.
  • Your email address has additional settings. Learn more about controlling who can see your email address.
You can edit your basic personal information (e.g. gender, contact info, relationships, work, education). To edit your info:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • Click About, then click Contact and basic info.
  • Click  or select  to add information.
  • Add or change the information that you’d like to edit.
  • Make changes to the privacy of your information by selecting the current privacy setting (e.g. Public, Friends or Only me).
  • Click Save.
Bear in mind that:
  • Some information on Facebook is always public. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • If you set your gender to Custom and select one or more genders, you can also select an audience for your custom gender. In addition to your custom gender, you’ll choose a Pronoun. The pronoun that you select is always public. This feature isn’t available in all locations.
  • Your email address has additional settings. Learn more about controlling who can see your email address.
You can edit your basic personal information (e.g. gender, contact info, relationships, work, education). To edit your info:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • Click About, then click Contact and basic info.
  • Click  or select  to add information.
  • Add or change the information that you’d like to edit.
  • Make changes to the privacy of your information by selecting the current privacy setting (e.g. Public, Friends or Only me).
  • Click Save.
Bear in mind that:
  • Some information on Facebook is always public. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • If you set your gender to Custom and select one or more genders, you can also select an audience for your custom gender. In addition to your custom gender, you’ll choose a Pronoun. The pronoun that you select is always public. This feature isn’t available in all locations.
  • Your email address has additional settings. Learn more about controlling who can see your email address.
You can edit your basic personal information (e.g. gender, contact info, relationships, work, education). To edit your info:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • Click About, then click Contact and basic info.
  • Click  or select  to add information.
  • Add or change the information that you’d like to edit.
  • Make changes to the privacy of your information by selecting the current privacy setting (e.g. Public, Friends or Only me).
  • Click Save.
Bear in mind that:
  • Some information on Facebook is always public. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • If you set your gender to Custom and select one or more genders, you can also select an audience for your custom gender. In addition to your custom gender, you’ll choose a Pronoun. The pronoun that you select is always public. This feature isn’t available in all locations.
  • Your email address has additional settings. Learn more about controlling who can see your email address.
You can edit your basic personal information (e.g. gender, contact info, relationships, work, education). To edit your info:
  • Click your profile picture in the top right of Facebook.
  • Click About, then click Contact and basic info.
  • Click  or select  to add information.
  • Add or change the information that you’d like to edit.
  • Make changes to the privacy of your information by selecting the current privacy setting (e.g. Public, Friends or Only me).
  • Click Save.
Bear in mind that:
  • Some information on Facebook is always public. Learn more about public information on Facebook.
  • If you set your gender to Custom and select one or more genders, you can also select an audience for your custom gender. In addition to your custom gender, you’ll choose a Pronoun. The pronoun that you select is always public. This feature isn’t available in all locations.
  • Your email address has additional settings. Learn more about controlling who can see your email address.