Today, I'm going to talk about how

to create Instagram stories.

Let's get started.

Insta Stories can drive a ton of engagement value, whether you're sharing

a story from a brand account or your personal profile.

To create an Instagram story, open Instagram

and tap the Camera icon in the upper left hand

corner of your phone.

You can also start a new story by clicking on your own user

icon while viewing your profile.

Here, you can share a photo or video

you've already captured by swiping up on your screen

to browse your gallery.

Or choose a camera lens to capture a new photo

or video in the app.

Here, you'll have a few different options

to choose from.

The first option is type.

This will give you a blank screen

where you can start typing a text-only message to post

as your story.

No photo required.

The second option is music.

This option will allow you to search for a music track

before adding visuals to your story.

The next option is live.

If you toggle your screen to the live option,

you'll start filming and broadcasting live on Instagram.

Like Facebook Live, friends can follow along

and leave comments.

And when you're done with the broadcast,

you'll have the option to let the video disappear, save

it, or share it on Instagram stories for an additional 24

hours.

The next option is normal.

It means what it says.

Tapping once will capture a photo.

And holding down will record a video.

Next is the boomerang option.

Boomerang mode films looping GIFs up

to three seconds in length.

The next option is super zoom.

Super zoom is a video recording lens

that zooms in closer and closer on your subject.

But turn up the volume, and you can

use to presume to create a dramatic soundtrack

to accompany your video.

After super zoom is the focus option.

When you select focus and point your phone camera at a subject,

the background of the frame will get a blurred effect.

This is a great option for portraits or product photos

where you want the subject to really stand out.

There are also a number of focus filters

you can apply for different effects.

Next, there's rewind.

You can use the rewind lens to film a video in reverse.

Finally, there's a hands-free option.

Use hands-free mode if you want to set up your camera

to film a video for you.

Make sure you profit somewhere stable before you call action.

Once you've edited your photo or video,

tap your story to share it to your story.

You can also tap close friends to share

with a predesignated group of friends.

Only you can add and view people in your close friends list.

Additionally, you can tap Sent To to share with other friends

at the same time.

You can also save your edited photo or videos to your gallery

by tapping the down arrow in the upper left hand corner.

And that's it.

You've just created an Instagram story.

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