How to Find Classmates and Coworkers on Facebook

By Carolyn Abram from Facebook For Dummies, 4th Edition

The Facebook Friend Finder works by looking for large groups of people you might want to become friends with. A common assumption is that you’ll want to become friends with people you’ve gone to school with and worked with over the years. To find these people, follow these steps:

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Click the Friends icon next to the word Facebook on the big blue bar on top.

This opens a little menu.

At the top of the menu, click the Find Friends link.

This brings you to the Friend Finder page.

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Click Other Tools (usually the bottom option).

This expands a menu of possibilities based on information you have filled out on your timeline.

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Click any of the Find Coworkers From or Find Classmates From links.

All these links go to the same place, which is a page for browsing people on Facebook.

Use the check boxes on the left side of the page to look for people from your various jobs or schools.

Selecting a check box displays people from that school or company. You can also look for people from your hometown, current city, or workplace by entering a mutual friend’s name.

You can actually browse for people in cities, companies, and colleges other than the ones you’ve listed on your timeline. Look for the empty boxes that say Add Another and type in the school, city, or company where you think you know people.