Social Media Facebook 146 146 people found this article helpful How to Send Greeting Cards on Facebook Celebrate friends with fun, colorful cards for every occasion by Linda Roeder Writer Former Lifewire writer Linda Roeder is a longtime web enthusiast and consultant with a broad knowledge of how personal web pages, blogs, and social networking. our editorial process LinkedIn Linda Roeder Updated on April 12, 2020 reviewed by Jessica Kormos Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jessica Kormos is a writer and editor with 15 years' experience writing articles, copy, and UX content for Tecca.com, Rosenfeld Media, and many others. our review board Article reviewed on Jul 31, 2020 Jessica Kormos Facebook Facebook Flipboard Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating Tweet Share Email Sending greeting cards to your friends right from your Facebook profile is fun. Greeting card apps and Pages offer cards for all occasions, including birthdays, holidays, parties, relationships, celebrations, and friendships. You'll find cards that are humorous, loving, sexy, funny, and edgy. The professionally designed cards are colorful, so they're bound to make an impression on your Facebook friends; you just add a personal message. With some of the cards, you can add audio and music for a little extra personality. Hero Images / Getty Images It takes just seconds to open a greeting card app or Page, pick a card, add your message, and send it on its way. Sending a Greeting Card Using the Birthday & Greeting Cards App Birthday & Greeting Cards is just one of the apps available for sending greeting cards on Facebook. Go to your Facebook profile page. Type birthday & greeting cards in the search field at the top of the screen. In the search results screen, select Apps. On the Apps page, next to Birthday & Greeting Cards, select Use Now. If prompted, review privacy information and agree to allow Facebook to access your profile. You may refuse to share your friend list and email address. Scroll through the page or use the dropdown menu to choose a card design. When you find a card you like, select Send this Card. If this is your first time sending a card, you may be asked to sign up or log in. The next page provides instructions for how to send the card. When you're ready, select Understand. Let's share. In the Share on Facebook dialog box, select the dropdown menu at the top and choose Share on a Friend's Timeline. In the Friend field, type your friend's name. Under your name, type a message to your friend. Select Post to Facebook. A confirmation message appears. After you send the card, your recipient sees the greeting card on their timeline. Facebook Greeting Card Pages You can also find Facebook Pages that will lead you to card sharing sites. Like the Birthday & Greeting Cards app, they offer an assortment of cards for all occasions. To access them, follow steps 1 and 2 above. You can use alternative terms in the search bar, such as free greeting cards. In step 3, instead of selecting Apps, select Pages. Choose one that looks appealing, and follow the instructions from there. The process of sending a card from a Facebook Page follows the same general steps as listed above. Once at the company's website, you preview cards, select recipients, and choose the wording for your card. The sites have a Facebook button to link back to your friends' profiles.