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How to Remove the Sidebar in Facebook Chat

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Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: June 21, 2021

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This wikiHow teaches you how to hide the list of contacts that appears on the right side of your Facebook news feed. All you'll need to do is click the three dots at the upper-right corner of the sidebar and toggle the "Show contacts" switch to the Off position.

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Sign in to https://www.facebook.com . Once you are signed in, you will see your Facebook news feed.
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A menu will expand.

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Slide the "Show contacts" switch to Off

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. This collapses the sidebar so it's no longer visible. A tab labeled "Contacts" will remain.
- If you want to re-enable the sidebar, click the three dots next to "Contacts" and toggle the "Show contacts" switch back on.

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Nicole Levine, MFA

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA . Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 71,362 times.

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Updated: June 21, 2021

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1. Click the three dots at the top-right corner of the Contacts sidebar.
2. Toggle the "Show contacts" switch to Off.

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