Filter by friend lists
Click the name of one of your lists on the left side of your home page to view only stories by people on the list you’ve selected.

Hide a person or a story type (e.g. a quiz)
Click the drop-down menu that appears when you hover over the top right corner of a story you want to remove from your stream. Then, select an option from the drop-down menu:

• "Hide story" will remove the individual story
• The "Hide all by" and "Unsubscribe from" links will remove the post and prevent all future stories from a person, Page, group, event or app
• "Report story or spam" will remove the post and help keep your News Feed clear of similar stories in the future

Unhide stories from a person, Page, group, event or app

1. From your home page, hover your mouse to the left of the left side News Feed menu.
2. Select Edit
3. A list of people, apps, Pages, and groups you’ve hidden or unsubscribed from will appear in a pop-up box. Click the X next to each one you'd like to remove from this list. Removing someone or something from your list of hidden stories means those stories can appear in your News Feed again.
4. Click Save.

Click the "x" that appears when you hover over a story you want to remove from your stream. Then, select "Hide all by [application's name]". This will remove the post and prevent all future stories from that application. If the application was created using a separate parent application, then all stories from the parent application will be prevented from appearing on your home page, too.

Learn more about controlling your News Feed preferences.

1. From your home page, hover your mouse to the left of the left side News Feed menu.
2. Select Edit.
3. A list of people, apps, Pages, and groups you’ve hidden or unsubscribed from will appear in a pop-up box. Click the X next to each one you'd like to remove from this list.
4. Click Save.

Removing someone or something from your list of hidden stories means those stories can appear in your News Feed again.

To see what's going on with a specific group of your friends, find the Lists section in the left column of your home page and click on the list you want to see.

To filter your News Feed:

1. From the Home page, select Most Recent from the top of the page.
2. You will then be able to select Status Updates or the name of a Friend List. If you do not see the Friend List you are looking for you can select Choose another... for a full list.

Clicking on different options within the left-hand column of your home page lets you view different things. Here's an overview of each option:

• News Feed, a stream of updates from friends and Pages you follow, is your default home page view.
• Messages is where you can read and create private messages on Facebook.
• Events provides an overview of what’s going on around you. From here, you can respond to open events or events you’ve been invited to, or you can create an event of your own.

Below these four main views, you’ll see shortcuts to your lists, any groups you belong to, or apps you use regularly.

Bookmark apps and groups you use the most and they will appear in the top Favorites section of your left column.

You can think of these numbers as counters. The represent unread posts, messages, requests and invites accumulate.