Social Media Facebook How to Use Facebook's See First List Choose the people and pages you'll see at the top of your newsfeed 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 September 29, 2020 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Dec 15, 2020 Jon Fisher Facebook Facebook Flipboard Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating Tweet Share Email If you scroll through Facebook to find posts from your favorite friends or pages, there's an easier way. With its See First list, Facebook lets you prioritize posts from friends or pages you choose. Here's how to select friends and pages to appear first in your News Feed. These instructions apply to Facebook on the desktop and the Facebook mobile app for iOS and Android. Select Friends or Pages to See First Create your See First list from News Feed Preferences or someone's profile. Ale Ventura/PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections/Getty Images From News Feed Preferences With Facebook on the Desktop Open and log in to Facebook on a desktop computer. Select the arrow in the upper-right corner of your Facebook page. Select Settings & Privacy from the drop-down menu. Select News Feed Preferences. Select See First. A new screen displays thumbnail images of your friends and the pages you follow. Select the thumbnails of the people you want to see at the top of your News Feed when they post. A star is added to the thumbnail. Select X to close. To review your list, go back to Settings & Privacy > News Feed Preferences > All then select See First Only. Your choices display. Add up to 30 people or pages to your See First list. The selections you make are not ranked. For example, the person or page you chose first won't necessarily be seen first. From News Feed Preferences With Facebook Mobile App These instructions apply to the Facebook iOS or Android app. Tap the three horizontal lines. Scroll down and select Settings & Privacy. Tap Settings. Scroll down and select News Feed Preferences. Tap Prioritize who to see first to make posts from people or pages appear at the top of your News Feed. Tap the thumbnails of the people or pages whose posts you want to see first, then select Done. Your See First list is now set. How to Add a Person to Your Close Friends List Putting someone on your See First list is different from identifying them as a close friend. When you add a friend to your Close Friends list, you receive a notification every time they post on Facebook. Add to Close Friends from Facebook on the Desktop Go to your friend's profile. Select the Friends button. Select Edit Friend List. Select Close Friends. Add to Close Friends from the Facebook iOS or Android App Go to your friend's profile. Select the Friends button. Tap Edit Friend List. Tap Close Friends. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit