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Want to know how to share a Tweet on Facebook? Here is a step-by-step guide to help you do it without wasting time.
Facebook and Twitter are the most widely used social media network being used today and many a times you would need to post content from one social media platform to another. We also have an option to link Twitter to Facebook so that your tweets can simultaneously show up on Facebook timeline every time you tweet.
If you like using Facebook as a social media platform, do check our detailed post on How to Earn Money from Facebook as well.
Posting the same message to every social network separately can be daunting and time-consuming. If you are the one who is always retyping your tweets to Facebook, then you can learn a few tips here on how to Share a tweet to Facebook directly.
How to Share a Tweet on Facebook Summary
On Desktop:
Navigate to the tweet you want to share.
Click on the downward arrow icon (often referred to as the “more” button) located at the upper-right corner of the tweet.
Select “Copy link to Tweet” from the dropdown menu.
Now, go to Facebook and log in if you’re not already.
In the “Create Post” box, paste the copied link.
Write any additional content you want to include with the tweet link, and then click on “Post”.
On Mobile:
Tap on the share icon (it looks like an upward-pointing arrow or a box with an arrow coming out of it, depending on the app version).
From the share options, tap “Copy link to Tweet”.
Now, open your Facebook app.
In the “What’s on your mind?” box (or similar), paste the copied link.
Add any other content you want to share along with the tweet link, and then tap “Post”.
Step-by-step guide on how to share tweets on Facebook:
Step 1: Sign in to your Twitter account.
First, open the Twitter account that you want to link with Facebook. Then, enter the username and password to login into your account.
Step 2: Click the person profile icon and choose “Settings” from the drop down menu.
Click on the profile menu option, present on the left side of the menu bar to open your profile settings. Then, scroll down until you see the option, “Connect to Facebook.”
It should be right underneath the Bio section. Then move down till you reach the bottom of the page and spot the “Facebook” icon.
Click on that button to open a new window.
Step 3: Click on, “Post Your Tweets to Facebook,” then select “Sign in to Facebook and Connect Your Accounts.”
Now, you need to enter your Facebook login credentials. If you are already signed in with your Facebook account in your browser, your Facebook name and profile picture will appear automatically. So, click “Okay” to proceed.
But if you want to continue as a different user, then click the arrow in the top-right corner of the window and select “Switch User.”
Step 4: Receive a prompt that Twitter is about to receive your Facebook information and click “Continue as.”
Once you’re logged in, you’ll be prompted that Twitter will get specific details from your Facebook account.
Review the kind of information that twitter will receive from your Facebook account.
The data will most likely include all your public profile information, friends list, and birthday. If you are cool with that, then click “continue as” and your Facebook Name will appear.
Step 5: Check who will see your tweets
In this step, you’ll be asked to choose the privacy settings to set who will see your tweets.
Click the inline “audience selector” button that shows up in the pop-up window, to choose who can see your tweets on Facebook.
The default setting is for the friends to see.
Click “allow” for your tweets and retweets to show up in your Facebook profile always.
But if you desire to check the tweets before posting on Facebook, then click “Skip” which means that you’ll need to allow it every time.
Step 6: Click the “Log In With Facebook” button and the “Allow “button to connect Twitter and Facebook.
After you click “Allow,” your Twitter profile picture will replace the “Connect to Facebook” button through an arrow directed to your Facebook profile picture. This means that the connection has been successfully established.
Now onwards, Twitter will repost all your tweets to your Facebook Timeline every time you tweet, and your username will be displayed as well.
How to post a tweet on Facebook Timeline for a single tweet
If you are looking to learn how to share a tweet on Facebook just once, there are steps for that as well,
Here is a step-by-step guide on how to share a tweet on Facebook.
Step 1: Login to your Twitter account and Identify the tweet you wish to share.
The first step when you want to share a single tweet to Facebook is identifying the tweet you want to share.
Step 2: Choose “Copy Link to Tweet.”
Now, click on the arrow facing downwards in the upper-right corner, which opens a menu bar with three items.
These include “Copy Link to Tweet,” “Embed Tweet,” and “I don’t like this Tweet.” Just select the first option, which is “Copy Link to Tweet.”
Also, the second option of “Embed Tweet” will let you share a tweet on your blog or a website.
Step 3: Copy the URL of the Tweet.
In this step, a pop-up window will open where the full hyperlink to the tweet will be displayed. Select and Copy the URL of the tweet to post to Facebook.
Step 4: Open your Facebook, create a new post, paste the URL, and publish.
The next step is to log in into your Facebook account and create a new post. Paste the hyperlink to the tweet that you copied. Facebook will automatically search for it and display the preview of the tweet.
Once you hit Publish, the tweet will get posted to your Facebook timeline, for everyone to like and share.
If you don’t want to share the tweet with everyone, then you have an option to share it privately too.
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