Chapter 10
Making Your Story More Fun
IN THIS CHAPTER
Designing graphics for your Stories
Using text, stickers, hashtags, links and face filters
Sharing with Instagram LIVE
In Chapter 9, we show you how to create and share a basic Instagram Story. There is so much more you can add to your Stories to make them come alive and get seen by more people!
Instagram Stories has rolled out a number of additions to enhance the Stories you create. In this chapter, we discuss how to create your own graphics; add text, username tags, stickers, hashtags, geolocation tags, and website links; and use Boomerang and face filters.
In addition, you find out how to use Instagram LIVE, including how to prepare for, promote, save, and repurpose your broadcast.
Creating Graphics for Stories
If you enjoy posting graphics versus photos, you'll be happy to hear that you can use graphics in Instagram Stories. Create your graphic in Illustrator or Photoshop, making sure the graphic is 1,080 pixels wide x 1,920 pixels high. Export the graphic as a .jpg, and email it to yourself.
Next, open the email on your phone, and download it to your camera roll. Then upload the graphic to Instagram Stories in the same ...
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