The Timeline
Your Timeline is the part of your Profile where you and your friends can post messages, photos, links, and more. It's also a place where Facebook shares brief updates about your recent activity on the site, such as the Friends you've added, the photo you've uploaded, the things you've Liked, and much more.The Timeline was previously known as the Wall. The biggest difference between the Wall and Timeline is that your Timeline makes it easy to look at all of your past posts. With Timeline, you can easily view your Facebook activity from any year since you joined Facebook.
Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn more about sharing on your Timeline.
Posting Past Events to Your Timeline
Your Timeline isn't just for recent activity and posts. You can also post past events and milestones, like a new job or an important achievement. Facebook calls these Life Events. Some Life Events are automatically posted to your Timeline when you change your Profile information. For instance, if you change your relationship status to "Married," Facebook would add the Life Event "got married" to your Timeline.You can add past events to any point in your Timeline. This lets you use Facebook like an online scrapbook or autobiography. Keep in mind that Life Events are completely optional—you don't have to post any of your personal history to your Timeline if you're uncomfortable sharing this much information online.
To Add a Past Event to Your Timeline:
The Facebook Publisher on your Timeline includes two options for posting to a past point in time:- When you post a status update, photo, or video, click the clock icon and select a date in the past.
Posting to past date
- Click Life Event, then select the desired type of event and enter additional details.
Posting a Life Event