Find and add friends on Facebook

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Find and add a friend on a computer:
  1. Click the search bar in the top left of any Facebook Page.
  2. Type your friend's name into the search bar and click
  3. To send someone a friend request, click next to their profile picture. Some people might not have next to their profile picture, depending on their privacy settings.
Note: You can have up to 1,000 sent requests waiting for a response. If you send more, the oldest request will be deleted.
Find more friends
You can use People you may know to find friends on Facebook. People you may know suggests friends based on shared friendships, being in the same Facebook group or your common networks.
To find more friends to add, you can upload your contacts from your mobile phone or email accounts.
If you're having trouble with adding a friend, learn more about why you can't add someone as a friend.
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