How to Make a New Facebook Account

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: March 2, 2023 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a new Facebook account after signing out of your old one. You can do this on both the desktop and mobile versions of Facebook. If you want to use the email address that you used for your old Facebook account with your new one, you'll need to delete your account and wait for the account to fully delete before creating your new one.

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Creating an Account On Mobile

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Open Facebook. Tap the Facebook app icon, which resembles a dark-blue box with a white f on it. This will open your News Feed if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, skip ahead to the Tap Sign Up for Facebook step.
It's either in the bottom-right corner of the screen (iPhone) or the top-right corner of the screen.

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This is at the bottom of the menu.
It's a link at the bottom of the screen.
This blue button is in the middle of the pop-up window.
Tap the Enter your email address text field, then type in the email address that you want to use.
It's below the email address text field.
Tap the First name field, type in your first name, then tap the Last name field and type in your last name.
Tap the Password text field, then type in a password that you want to use.
Select a month, day, and year for your birthday.
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Select a gender. Tap either Female or Male. This is the last step in creating your profile once you select a gender, your profile will be created.
- While there isn't an Other or Prefer not to say option, you can hide your selected gender from your profile later if necessary.
- If you're prompted for a verification code, open the email address that you used to create your Facebook account, look for the code in the subject line of the email from Facebook, and enter the code on the Facebook prompt.

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Open Facebook. Go to https://www.facebook.com/. This will open your News Feed page if you're logged in.
- If you aren't logged into Facebook, skip ahead to the Enter your first and last name step.
Click
. It's a small triangle in the far-right side of the dark-blue bar that's at the top of the Facebook page. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so will log you out of your Facebook account.
Type your first name into the First name text field in the Sign-Up section of the page, then type your last name into the Last name field here.
Type a working email address to which you currently have access into the Mobile number or email field, then add the address to the Re-enter email field that appears below it.
Type the password that you want to use into the "New password" text field.
Click the month drop-down box and select the month of your birth, then repeat this step for the day and year drop-down boxes.
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Select a gender. Check the Male or Female box near the bottom of the Sign Up section.
- Facebook currently does not have an Other box, but you can hide your selected gender from your profile later if need be.
It's a green button at the bottom of the Sign Up section. This creates your Facebook account, though you'll still need to verify your email address.
Go to the inbox for the email address that you used to sign up for Facebook and sign in if needed.
Click the Welcome to a Facebook email from Facebook in your inbox.
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Click Get Started. It's a dark-blue button at the bottom of the email. Doing so will verify your email address and open a new tab for Facebook. Your new Facebook account is now live.
- You can navigate through the final steps of your account creation (adding friends) by clicking the white f icon in the top-left corner of the page.

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Why can't I get on Facebook on my cell phone?

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You should be able to download Facebook from your smartphone's app store. If not, go to where you got your phone and ask for help. If that doesn't work, consider buying a more up-to-date phone or using the Facebook website.

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How do I set my password and email address for a new Facebook account?

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Go to the Facebook page and then find the sign up. Enter your email and password.

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How do I delete an old Facebook account?

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Go into your Facebook settings and click "Manage Account" at the bottom. You will then be able to deactivate your account.

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