19 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do On Facebook

Go to your profile page, then About, click Details About You, then under Name pronunciation, click "How do you say your name?"

This is how it shows up on your profile!

Those pesky read receipts RUIN lives. If you're the type of person who doesn't want to reply because you're ~not in the mood~, then you should disable "Seen" receipts so people don't know you're ignoring them.

Download the Facebook Unseen Chrome extension or install Chat Undetected for Firefox and Internet Explorer. The downside? You won't be able to see when people have read your messages.

Never miss a birthday AGAIN. Go to your Events page in the left column. Now look on the bottom right for two links: Upcoming Events and Birthdays. Copy one of those links.

Open Google Calendar, and click on the down arrow next to Other Calendars > Add by URL, paste the URL and... you're done!

In iCal, go to Calendar > Subscribe and enter the URL.

In Outlook, go to Tools > Account Settings > Internet Calendars.

Did you know that you have two Facebook inboxes? There's an Other inbox for messages from your fans, aka randos/people who aren't your friends. People who haven't friended you must pay a nominal fee to send a message to your main inbox.

To view love e-letters from your latest admirers, click on the Messages icon and then select Other.

Facebook search is now really good at searching for posts that have been shared with you.

If you're looking for something specific a friend has posted, type their name and a keyword, and the post will appear in the results.

First, copy and paste the link to the GIF in your status bar. Then, once a preview of the GIF appears, delete the link.

Head to your Friends tab and all the way over on the right, click Edit Privacy. Change the Friends List setting to Only Me.

Before you complain about your boss, maybe hide him or her from the post. In the "Who should see this?" menu next to the Post button, select Custom and add the undesired friend to the Don't share this with list.

Turning off those auto-play videos will also save your data plan! Open the Facebook app > Settings > Videos and Photos > Auto-play and slide to disable Smart Auto-play, then select Use Wi-fi Only.

It's not easy finding a photo big enough to be a cover photo. Make sure you find an image that fits these dimensions.

On desktop, the cover photo dimensions are 851 pixels wide x 315 pixels tall. On mobile, it's 399 pixels x 150 pixels.

On desktop, open the chat window, click on the gear icon in the upper right, click Advanced Settings. Then, Turn off chat for all friends or Turn off chat for only some friends and add friend lists or names of people you'd like to ignore.

Going from In a relationship to Single? Prevent ringing the alarms by going to the About tab > Family and relationships > changing your privacy settings to Only Me. Switch your status to Single and changes will not appear in the News Feed.

There are a ton of articles shared every day on Facebook, and there isn't enough time in the day to click on all of them.

Tap or click the Share button and then Save Link. All of your bookmarked articles will appear on in the Saved tap in the left column (desktop) or in the More tab > Saved (mobile app).

Ever noticed the little $ icon in Facebook Messenger chats? You can use it to pay Facebook friends up to $10,000 per month. The feature is similar to PayPal, Venmo, or Square Cash. You can only pay via debit card, which you can enter in Facebook settings > Payments.

Awesome for saving photos from a party or wedding! First create an account at IFTTT.com and then head to this page, where you'll be prompted to connect your Facebook and Dropbox accounts. Once the accounts are verified, you can turn on the "recipe" and every photo you're tagged in will be saved!

Go to facebook.com/lookback to watch your entire Facebook life flash before your eyes. The video, which is automatically generated by the site, features your first moments, your most liked posts, and a collage of your most recent happenings. Scroll down to edit the photos you want to be featured.

This experimental iPhone app is the best way to view your News Feed. Large photos from friends and pages are splashed across the top, while status updates appear at the bottom. Keep scrolling to view shared articles and trending stories from across the web. It's a feast for your eyes, and so much better than the Facebook app. Unfortunately, it's only available for iOS users right now.