# How to: create a post on Facebook using my tablet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 14, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965 "2022-07-14T18:48:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/1 "2022-07-14T18:48:01Z")
Hey smart people, I would like to send CNN articles to my Facebook friends, but the articles never have the Facebook icon. I know about copying small items, clicking on Mail, copying the URL and copying that to the Create New Post in my homepage in Facebook, but articles in the CNN webpage are too big. I hope my question isn’t too long and confusing for anyone to help. TIA ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/2 "2022-07-14T18:54:56Z")
Just copy the URL and paste it into a post. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/3 "2022-07-14T19:03:48Z")
The URL is nowhere to be found on my tablet. That would have worked on my desktop computer, though. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/4 "2022-07-14T19:05:31Z")
Can you give me an example? There aren’t websites that don’t have a url. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/5 "2022-07-14T19:09:52Z")
Never mind, I figured it out; I only needed to copy the title and picture to get the URL. Thanks for your help, Munch. Sorry to show how dumb I am. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/6 "2022-07-14T19:25:59Z")
Are you using a CNN app, or just going to their website on a browser? ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/7 "2022-07-15T13:14:32Z")
I’m going to [CNN.com](http://CNN.com) on my IPad. I was able to copy one article by copying the picture, clicking on Mail, and copying the URL that appeared and then creating a post on Facebook, but that didn’t work on another article I tried to copy. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/8 "2022-07-15T13:32:14Z")
What browser do you use? ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/9 "2022-07-15T13:33:18Z")
Safari. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/10 "2022-07-15T14:50:46Z")
I think you’re over-engineering the solution here. Assuming Safari on my iPhone is no different than on a tablet (I can check when I get home), but you just click the url at the bottom of the screen, double-tap on the URL to highlight it, tap it again and select “copy”. Then you paste the url straight into your Facebook post. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/11 "2022-07-15T21:30:10Z")
Can’t you just click the share button? That should give you an option to copy the link or share it to Facebook. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/12 "2022-07-15T23:34:19Z")
> [@medstar](#): > > Sorry to show how dumb I am. _fires a Nerf dart into your leg_ You’re not dumb, @medstar. Say it. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/13 "2022-07-16T15:20:30Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I think you’re over-engineering the solution here. > > Assuming Safari on my iPhone is no different than on a tablet (I can check when I get home), but you just click the url at the bottom of the screen, double-tap on the URL to highlight it, tap it again and select “copy”. Then you paste the url straight into your Facebook post. Depends on which version of iPadOS you’re talking about. In the current versions, the url is at the top, like a desktop browser would have. But also up in the top bar is the share button. Looks like a box with an arrow coming out of it. That’s the simplest was to send someone a page. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/14 "2022-07-16T15:29:40Z")
An example of the share button… [![](https://i.imgur.com/Pwt6YX9.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Pwt6YX9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/15 "2022-07-16T16:39:58Z")
Thanks to all of the smart people on the Dope! I found the correct icon at the top of the CNN page and was able copy the article I wanted and pasted it to my Facebook post! Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-a-post-on-facebook-using-my-tablet/967965/16 "2022-07-16T17:32:21Z")
I’m not dumb, @ekedolphin. Thanks for believing in me. 😀