Storys on Instagram is a special kind of publication that disappears 24 hours after appearing in the feed. This format is actively used by advanced users. And for those who are just eyeing, this article will help you figure it out.
What is the difference between story and posts
What are the features of storytelling?
- Limited time. Before posting something on Instagram, many take too seriously the choice of the right picture. For advanced "instagramshchikov" - this is a question of the integrity of the picture when opening a profile. Most of the photos are not laid out simply because people are not sure of their attractiveness, relevance or interest. It’s easy to relate to stories and publish photos, obeying the mood. After all, this is temporary.
- Other ways of communication. Making a regular publication, a person puts it to the evaluation of others. It's great to get a lot of likes. But sometimes, through a photo, you just want to share some event from your life and not be upset because of the lack of “hearts”. Storys is an ideal solution, because they do not provide for likes and comments. But the uploader sees everyone who viewed the story, and each viewer can comment on it personally to the author in direct. Communication is more personal.
- Live tape. In order to view regular publications, you need to flip yourself. Just click on one history icon and the user will automatically be shown the following stories of all subscriptions. Thus, in one breath you can see the brightest moments of the last day in the life of all interesting people.
How to add story to Instagram
To add your story, you need to follow these steps:
- Open the field to create a story. To do this, click on your avatar. This can be done on the profile page or when viewing a feed for regular posts. At the bottom of the avatar is a small plus sign that calls for adding your story.
You can add a few stories to Instagram. But for subsequent ones, you will need to find this plus in the upper left corner of an existing story.
- Create new material. Record a photo with a short press on the white circle or a short video - by holding the button. The camera view changes from normal to front using the arrow icon. The lightning icon is responsible for the flash.
- Choose finished material. To add story to "Instagram" from the gallery, you need to click on the box on the left. All albums with photos will open, you just have to choose.
- Process photo or video. Many liked the filters suggested by Instagram for posts. In story they are different, but also good. They are named after famous cities and are viewed by scrolling (scrolling) to the right.
- Supplement the publication (in detail in the section "Functional story").
- Publish. When everything suits you, you can select the recipients by clicking on the corresponding icon. To publish a standard story, accessible to all subscribers, just click on the icon with a plus "Your story". To save for the future, an icon to the left is provided.
Developers add various interesting story modes. For example, "Focus." This kind of story is ideal for portrait photos. The application asks to find a face. And if it is found, it focuses on it, leaving the background slightly blurry.
You can view other modes by scrolling to the right or left at the bottom of the screen. Choosing the type of story follows first. A brief tour of the other types of stories, relevant for 2018, is presented below.
Text
Previously, “instagrammers” photographed notes to post a specific message with a picture. Now you can simply select the text format for the story.
At the top right there are various font options to choose from: bold, neon, typewriter, modern. If at the top left there is a letter icon with asterisks, it means that the text can be highlighted. With simple finger movements, words are easy to move, rotate, or enlarge.
At the bottom left is a selection of plain backgrounds. You can make your own by clicking on the camera icon on the right.
Live
It is a real direct inclusion. Thus, you can share what is happening in real time from the place of events. Just click "Start Live".
The familiar circular arrows allow you to switch the camera on yourself and chat with subscribers. A smile with stars on the right opens up a lot of cool filters. They are constantly updated, it remains only to have time to try everything!
When a user goes live, a notification is sent to his subscribers. They can connect and comment on what is happening or ask questions. This is the most lively communication on Instagram! After the broadcast is completed, it can be saved to story.
Boomerang
Previously, this mode existed as a separate application from the developers of Instagram. It was possible to loop a small piece of video in it. Now you can add story to Instagram immediately with a boomerang effect. Clicking on the "infinity sign" will start shooting a looped video.
Video variations
Super zoom. This is an opportunity to create funny short videos that combine the magnification of an object on the screen. It is achieved using any effect, which are located directly above the SuperZoom button. This video will definitely cheer you up, you have to try!
Reverse shooting. The function allows you to create a short video that will be played backwards. To supplement the publication, all means and filters are available, as in ordinary stories.
Free hands. In this mode, you can shoot a regular video. But unlike others, recording will continue for 15 seconds, even if you release the button.
Functional story
When creating stories along the perimeter of the screen, various icons are located that allow you to complement the story.
By clicking on the square "face", you can add:
- Location data. The real location is automatically selected, but you can choose any.
- Mentions. To share someone else’s profile, the story also allows you to add a link to Instagram.
- Hashtags The same as in the posts, only nicely decorated.
- GIFs - animated pictures. The most popular images automatically open, but a sea of options appears every day. It is better to search for a suitable one by driving a thematic word into the search bar.
- The time the picture or video was taken. You can add story to Instagram at any time, and the virtual dial will remind you exactly the time of events.
- Poll, scale of emotions, questions. If you want to not only add a photo to Instagram, but also get maximum feedback.
- Air temperature.
- Emoticons.
- And the camera icon in this menu will allow you to add a photo to the Instagram story on top of another photo. In a word, nothing complicated.
Sometimes you need to add a story to Instagram for information. By clicking on the pencil icon, you can display a picture or text with your fingers on the screen. To open ready-made fonts - the extreme icon on the right.
Sound control
Instagram is a visual paradise (note: people who perceive most of the information visually). But almost everyone loves music, and it gradually fills the application. This expands the possibilities for conveying the idea of publication. Yes, and subscribers to view content with music more fun.
An easy way to add music to your Instagram story for iOS devices: enable music on your smartphone player. Minimize it and open Instagram. Now you can create a story of any format, and your favorite songs will continue to play. When creating a regular video or using the hands-free function, music from the player will be recorded and saved with the video sequence.
When loading a finished video from the gallery, you can remove the sound by clicking on the microphone icon (it should become crossed out). To replace the recorded sound with your favorite music in such videos there are special programs (Tik Tok, InShot, Video Star).
Tricks Not Many Know About
Insta-gurus should know that:
- You can view stories from a computer in full screen mode. This will require special extensions. For the Google Chrome browser, this is IGVideo.
- If desired, story can be fixed in the profile even after 24 hours. To do this, click on the plus sign in the "Actual" block, which is located above the usual posts in the profile.
- The ability to add an Instagram post to a story helps show the publication to more people. Subscribers may not follow the page updates, but they will see the content, looking through the stories one after another. To do this, under each post there is a paper airplane icon.
- In order not to miss the history of a particular user, you need to go to his profile and in the interaction menu (ellipsis in the upper right corner) enable a notification.
- You should not choose the story format only so that no one can leave comments. In regular posts, they can be disabled at the last editing stage before publication (advanced settings at the bottom).