- Create a story
- Add content and save it
- Check the views
- Delete a story
Make a story on Instagram from your smartphone
Do you want to find out how to make your own story on Instagram acting from an Android smartphone or from an iPhone using the official app of the service? Then follow the instructions on what to do that you find right below.
Together we will discover how to create a story, how to add content to it, to highlight it and how to delete it, in case you have second thoughts.
Create a story
If you want to start creating your own Instagram story from mobile, the first fundamental step you need to take is to start the service app on your device. Then press on photographic macchinetta which is at the top left of the Instagram home or on the tua photo which you can always find at the top of the home page or, again, in the screen relating to your profile (the one you can access by tapping onlittle man bottom right).
So choose the option with which you prefer to start creating your story among the various available at the bottom of the screen (Normal, Boomerang, HD Portrait etc.) then decide whether to insert a photo or a video.
In the first case, choose whether to use the rear or front camera by tapping the button with the double arrow, whether or not to enable the flash by pressing the button with the lightning and whether to apply effects by pressing on smiley. Then press on white circular button which is at the bottom to take your picture.
If instead of taking a photo you want to record a video, the steps to take are practically identical to those just seen for the images, with the difference that in order to record the clip you will have to press and continue to hold down for the entire duration of the movie. on white circular button.
If you prefer to use the contents saved in the roll of your smartphone, press onpreview (or on the relative symbol) at the bottom left and select what you are interested in from there. The options relating to customizations are identical to what we have seen together earlier.
I would also like to point out that, if instead of using photos and videos you want to create your story on Instagram by entering only text, you can do it by selecting the tool Text from the menu below. Then press the center of the screen and write what you want.
You can also change the font by tapping on the menu at the top and the background color by pressing on colorful circle down. You can also activate the use of the camera to include images as a background. To do this, stop on the photographic macchinetta bottom right and then on circular button. By continuing to keep pressed, you can record a video.
Regardless of the type of content you choose, finally choose whether to apply filters by swiping from left to right on the screen. To add other decorative elements, press on the symbols at the top: that of smiling sticker allows you to insert a sticker, that of the pen to draw freehand, while the one with the letters Aa to add any text you like.
If you deem it appropriate, also adjust the settings of your Instagram stories by tapping on thegear that you find at the top left .. In the screen that will be shown later you can choose whether and to whom to hide the story, whether or not to prefix the replies to messages, etc.
To conclude and then to send the story online, click on the button The tua storia which is at the bottom left. To share everything only with close friends, press the button Closer friends. The history will remain visible for 24 hours after which it will be automatically deleted.
Add content, highlight it and save it
Once you have published a first piece of content in your Instagram story, you can add more by tapping the button with the photographic macchinetta that you find in the upper left part of the app home and proceeding in the same way as seen together in the previous step.
Any content you add to the story can also be featured on your profile. To do this, access the story by pressing on tua photo that you find in the upper left part of the Instagram home or by tapping on the one you can view by accessing the section relating to your profile.
Then presses on the wording Highlight at the bottom, assign a title to the highlighted content by filling in the appropriate field and step on the button Add. The chosen content will therefore be visible on your profile, in correspondence with the section Highlights of the story.
I also point out that if you want you can save the individual posted contents or the entire news on the device in use, by tapping on the button Other that you find in the lower right part of each element added to the story, by selecting Save ... and then the option you prefer from the menu that opens.
Check the views
For each piece of content you add to your Instagram story, you can keep track of the views it has received so that you know who has viewed and who has not your happy. How you do it? Simple: first, access the view of your story by tapping on tua photo at the top of the app home or on your profile screen.
Once this is done, if someone has viewed the currently playing content of your story, you will see the entry appear View from [number of users] at the bottom left of the screen. Pigiandoci above you will be able to know exactly which users have viewed your story, in correspondence with the section Views.
Delete a story
Have you thought about it and want to delete certain content from your story before 24 hours are up? It can be done. To do this, first start playing your story by tapping on tua photo that you find at the top of the Instagram home or in the section of the app dedicated to your profile.
Then locate the content added to the story you want to remove (you can quickly scroll through the various contents by tapping on the screen), press the button Other which is at the bottom right and, from the menu that appears, select the option Delete. Confirm the choice made by tapping on the button Delete in response to the on-screen question.
Make a story on Instagram from a computer
Are you interested in understanding how to make a story from a computer, using the official app of the service available for Windows 10? Then follow the instructions in this regard that you find below.
As seen together in the previous lines for what concerns the mobile side, we will find out how to create a story, how to add further content, how to highlight it and how to eliminate it before it disappears "naturally", in case of second thoughts.
Create a story
To be able to start making your own Instagram story from PC, first start the service app. Then click on photographic macchinetta which is in the upper left or on the tua photo that you find in the section of the application dedicated to your profile (you can access it by clicking onlittle man bottom right).
You can then take the photo (using the computer webcam) with which to start creating the story by clicking on white circular button down. If you want, you can embellish the image by selecting one of the various options available at the bottom of the screen.
If you want to enable or disable the use of night mode (which allows you to get better photos in low light conditions) click on the icon with the moon and the stars which is at the bottom left.
If instead of taking a photo at the moment you want to use an image already saved on your computer, click on the appropriate button at the bottom left and select the content of your interest (you have to move it in advance to the folder C:Usersnome utentePicturesCamera Roll of Windows).
If you wish, you can also apply filters to your content by clicking on it and, continuing to hold, drag the slider to the left. You can also insert decorative elements (stickers, freehand drawings and texts) by clicking on the appropriate buttons at the top of the window.
To conclude and therefore to share your story, click on the button Send to> which is at the bottom right and select the option The tua storia. The history will be visible for 24 hours, after which it will be automatically removed.
Add content and save it
After publishing a first piece of content in your Instagram story, you can add more by tapping the button with the photographic macchinetta that you find in the upper left part of the app home and proceeding in the same way as seen together in the above step.
I also point out that, if you wish, you can save your story on your computer so that you can access it offline at the appropriate time. To do this, start playing your story by pressing on tua photo at the top of the application home or in the section dedicated to your profile. Then click on the button Other at the bottom of the screen.
In the menu you see appear, select Save ... e poi l'opzione Save photos o Save video (to save the single photo or video) or that one Save news (to save the story in its entirety on the PC, in the form of a movie).
As for the possibility of highlighting a given content, unfortunately at the time of writing this guide, the option is not yet available on the Instagram app for Windows 10.
Check the views
Now that you have finally figured out how to make a story on Instagram from a PC, would you like to find out who are the users who have viewed it? Then first access the history view by clicking on tua photo at the top of the app home or on your profile screen.
At this point, if any users have viewed the content currently playing, you will find their list of names in the lower left part of the window. By clicking on it you will receive more details about it.
Delete a story
As for the possibility of deleting a certain content from the history before the expiration of the canonical 24 hours of online stay, proceed as follows: first start playing your story by clicking on the tua photo that you find at the top of the Instagram home or in the section of the app dedicated to your profile.
Now, locate the content added to the story that you want to get rid of (you can quickly scroll through the various contents by clicking on it), click on the button Other at the bottom right and select Delete twice in a row. Done!
In case of dubbi or problem
Have you followed my instructions on how to make your own story on Instagram, but problems have arisen in the course of work or is there something that is not yet clear to you? So do this: contact the service center official of the famous social service, I am sure that in this way you will be able to solve.
By connecting to the relevant web page you can in fact find many questions with ready answers that could help you to dispel your doubts about the functioning of the stories as well as of Instagram in general. Click on the topic of your interest among those on the left side of the page and then select the reference question on the right side of the screen. Then read the relevant information.
If by doing so you cannot find the question with a ready answer that is right for you, perform a keyword search using the appropriate field at the top.
You can also reach the Instagram help center via the service app for smartphones and computers. In both cases, you can do it by going to the section of the same dedicated to your profile, by pressing the button [...] at the top and then on the wording Service center.
How to make a story on Instagram