Are there people you're friends with on Facebook who you'd rather not chat with? The good news is, you don't have to. Facebook offers some handy advanced settings that mean you can control your online status before you sign into the chat service.
Whether you want to chat in secret from the boss, hide from your annoyingly talkative cousin or only appear as online to one special person, we can help you out.
Take a look through our super-simple walk-through in the gallery above. Let us know in the comments any other Facebook Chat tips and tricks you've discovered.