How to Share Videos on Facebook

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Last Updated: July 25, 2022

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.

Method 1

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Sharing a Friend's Video Post

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Locate your friend's video that you want to share.
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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.

Method 2

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Uploading your Personal Video from your Computer

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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.
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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.
The video will take some time to upload, but Facebook will notify you when the video is ready to view.

Method 3

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Posting a Video's URL

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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.
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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.

Method 4

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Posting a Video Using the "Share" Feature

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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.
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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.
Your video will be posted and you will be able to view it from Facebook.

Method 5

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Editing a Video's Privacy and Information Details

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When sharing a video on Facebook, you may add extra information about it. Before clicking "Post" from Facebook or using the "Share" feature from other websites, consider what extra information you'd like to add about 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.
Type the location and then click on your desired location when Facebook lists it.
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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").
section updates as you have chosen before clicking "Post."

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How do I use audio files without violating copyrights?

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If you use an entire song or audio file, it violates copyright law. However, if you use small sections, only what you need, for a video project, this is legal under some technology act (in the US).

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Click on the video itself; it may lead to the video's original post and you can share it from there.

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