How to Share Videos on Facebook

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Sharing videos on Facebook is a great way to let your friends know what you're watching and what the best videos are! It's also a great way to share important life events like weddings or a child's first words. You can also edit the specific details about the video as covered at the end of this article in the "Editing a Video's Privacy and Information Details" section.

Steps

Sharing a Friend's Video Post

Navigate to Facebook and log in. Locate your friend's video that you want to share.

Click the blue "Share" button underneath the video.

Click "Share Link" in order to post the video for your friends to see. Read more about editing the video information and privacy settings in the "Editing a Video's Privacy and Information Details" section at the end of this article.

Uploading your Personal Video from your Computer

Navigate to Facebook and log in. Click the "Add Photos/Video" button. This link is at the top of the page, immediately following the "Update Status" and preceding the "Create Photo Album" text.

Navigate through your computer and choose a video to upload. Facebook will only allow you to upload videos in these formats: 3g2, 3gp, 3gpp, asf, avi, dat, divx, dv, f4v, flv,m2ts, m4v, mkv, mod, mov, mp4, mpe, mpeg, mpeg4, mpg, mts, nsv, ogm, ogv, qt, tod, ts, vob, and wmv. You can find the file format by right clicking on the file and choosing "Properties" in Windows or "Get Info" in Mac OS X. You will find the file format listed next to "File Format" in Windows and "Kind" in Mac OS X. Facebook also limits the size and length of the video. You may only upload video which are up to 1gb or 20 minutes, whichever comes first.

Click on the file you wish to upload and then click "Open."

Click "Post" to post your video. The video will take some time to upload, but Facebook will notify you when the video is ready to view.

Posting a Video's URL

Find your video's URL (typically in the top bar of your browser). Copy the URL. You may copy a URL by highlighting it and either right-clicking then choosing "copy" or by pressing CTL+C on your keyboard.

Navigate and log into Facebook.

Paste the URL as a status update. Then click on "Post." You will see that you can play the video directly from Facebook. To past the URL, you may either right-click and choose "paste" or press CTL+V on your keyboard.

Posting a Video Using the "Share" Feature

Find the video you want to share on your desired video site.

Find the "Share" Button and Click it. In Youtube, the button appears as linked text (i.e. "Share") below the video. In DailyMotion, the button is an overlay on the video which specifically says "Facebook" with the Facebook logo. If you are using a different website, then you may have to look for a variation of the "Share" button.

Follow any necessary steps to share with Facebook. In Youtube, a drop-down list will appear. Click the blue and white "f," the Facebook logo. In DailyMotion, simply click the first Facebook logo that is overlaid on the video. Other "Share" features may have you click on other versions of the Facebook logo.

Click the "Share" button. Your video will be posted and you will be able to view it from Facebook.

Editing a Video's Privacy and Information Details

Write something about the video by typing in the space that says, "Say something about this..."

Click on "Custom" to choose who you want to see the video. For instance, you can allow anyone on the internet to view it by choosing "Public" or restrict access to only your Facebook friends by clicking on "Friends."

Tag people to the video by clicking on the icon in the lower left-hand side which looks like a profile of a person with a plus sign. Type their name and then click on that person when Facebook lists them.

Add a location to the video by clicking on the icon which looks like an upside-down teardrop. Type the location and then click on your desired location when Facebook lists it.

Click on the icon which looks like a smiling face to add what you're feeling or doing. Navigate through Facebook's options, such as "feeling" or "watching." You may choose to select one of the options Facebook provides or type your own response. For instance, if you are watching a specific show then type the name and Facebook will most likely list the show, which you would click. If you want to say that you are "watching my family" because you have shared your significant other's vacation video, however, then you may simply type that text in the box. Since Facebook does not have a preset for "my family," you will need to scroll to the bottom of the preset options and click on your specific text (in this instance "my family").