How To: Tag a Friend or Fan Page in a Status Update

Have you ever seen a status update in your news feed that provides a link to a profile or fan page? When this is done, a friend or fan page has been tagged. It is much like tagging a friend in a picture or video. Tagging a friend in a picture is easy (Go to the picture, find the tag button and tag away).

Placing a tag in a status update requires a bit more technical knowledge, but don't worry, it requires very little technical knowledge. If you can address an email to someone, you will be tagging friends in status updates in no time.

To tag either a friend or a fan page, you only need to know one little trick. Type the "@" symbol, then start typing the name of the friend or fan page. The person or page you wish to tag will populate, then click on it. After that, you will have tagged that person or page in your status update.

Below is a step by step visual tutorial:

Step 1: "@" Symbol

Step 2: Type Friend or Fan Page Name.

Step 3: Click on desired Friend or Fan Page Name, Finish Message and Click Share.

You can see, the name you tagged is now blue and clickable when it is in your news feed! Once you get familiar with this, you can start tagging friends or fan pages in the middle of your sentences of your status updates. Give tagging a go, and feel free to use the @Coffin Media Works as your practice! Remember you will need to be a fan or friend of what you are tagging before you actually tag.

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