17. Set a reminder to limit your time on Instagram

Don't want to be stuck on Instagram for too long? Set a reminder to know when the allotted time is up.

1. Go to your profile and click the three-line menu.
2. Press Settings .
3. Press Account > Your activity > Set daily reminder .
4. Select how much time you are willing to spend on the social network and click " Set Reminder" .

18. Set up notifications

Do you want to receive only certain types of notifications? Or pause them all at once? Easily!

1. Go to your profile and click on the three-line menu.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Press Notifications.
4. Click on each category of notifications to opt out of some of them. To pause all notifications, enable the Pause all switch.

Hacks for posting photos and videos

19. Make captions more readable with line breaks

If you prefer long National Geographic captions, this hack will make your text more readable.

1. Edit the photo and go to the caption screen.
2. Write the text.
3. To access the line feed, tap the 123 button on your device's keyboard.
4. Use the Enter key, to add paragraphs to the caption.

Note . Typing will start a new line, but will not create a gap in the text that you want to separate one paragraph from another. Create a caption in the notes app and copy it to Instagram. To break lines further, you can use punctuation, such as a bullet or period, to leave room for a blank line.

20. Plan your Instagram posts

How to do it right - watch the video in the original article on the Hootsuite blog.

21. Use individual photos to create one big one

Get creative and enjoy Instagram's grid format.

1. To share a #triplegram, post three related images in sequence. So that they occupy the entire line in a single unified form.
2. To share a series of posts in a grid, try splitting one image into nine (these apps make it easy) and post them sequentially.

Image from reynoldkitchens Instagram account

22. Adjust the intensity of the filters

For those who want a photo that looks like the real thing, but not quite #nofilter.

1. After uploading or taking a photo, tap the filter you want to use.
2. Click the filter again to open the editing options.
3. Use the sliding slider on the scale to adjust the intensity of the filter.
4. Click Done, to apply the filter to the post and continue editing.

23. Upload or post multiple photos

These are Instagram Stories that will never disappear!

1. Click the + icon in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Click Select multiple on the Galleries tab.
3. Select the photos and videos you want to include in Stories.
4. Select and customize filters (you can choose a different filter for each photo/video or apply the same filter to the entire post).
5. Once you've selected a video, you can trim the clips, or press and hold your finger to rearrange them.
6. To delete a clip, drag it to the center of the screen.
7. Finish editing as usual and share your masterpiece.

1. Click the + icon at the bottom of the screen.
2. Click Video.
3. Click the circle icon to start recording.
4. Want some clips? Lift your finger away from the round icon to pause, then press and hold it and the recording will start again.
5. To delete the previous clip in the video, click Delete , then click again to confirm.

24. Post a video without sound

If the sound is bad and/or unimpressive, you can also remove it so it doesn't distract your audience.

1. Click the + icon at the bottom of the screen to select the video you want to download.
2. Press Next .
3. Press the volume icon at the top of the screen to mute the video.

This can also be done in stories. To mute the sound, after recording a video, tap the volume control icon at the top of the screen.

25. Save drafts for later

You've taken the perfect shot and edited it to perfection, but the perfect caption never comes to mind. Save the post as a draft with all your edits and come back to it later.

1. Tap the + icon at the bottom of the screen to take a picture or upload a photo or video.
2. Edit the post however you like by adding filters, captions, tags or location.
3. Click the icon < in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the editing screen.
4. Press icon < again.
5. A pop-up menu will appear. Select Save draft .
6. When you want to continue editing and publish a post, click the + icon, then select Gallery.
7. The new section Drafts will now appear above Gallery . Click on the desired post or select Manage, to view all saved drafts.
8. Select the desired post, edit and share as usual.

note . To remove a post from saved drafts, select Manage to go to drafts, then press Edit . Select the posts you want to delete and click Unpublish at the bottom of the screen, then click again to confirm the action.

26. Blur the background of the portrait

1. Open the camera and select Focus from the options under the record button.
2. Take a selfie or switch to the second camera to take a picture of another person.
3. The subject will remain in focus and the background will be blurred.

This feature is only available on select Android devices, iPhone SE, 6S, 6S+, 7, 7+, 8, 8+, and X.

Companies can use this feature to partner with other companies or influencers, for announcements, joint projects, etc. You can invite your subscribers to join the Q&A session you host.

1. While live, press Request in the comment section.
2. You will see the confirmation when the user accepts it and you will have time to prepare.
3. As soon as you go live, the screen will split in half.
4. You can leave the live broadcast at any time.

1. When you go live, you will see a notification for each request in the comments section.
2. Click View and then choose whether to add a speaker or cancel the request.
3. The double emoji icon will show red numbers showing how many requests you have.
4. Click on the icon and you will see both requests and the current number of viewers.
5. You can accept the request or invite any viewer to join you. You can remove a guest and add someone else at any time.

28. Save the live video

1. After finishing the live broadcast, click Save in the upper right corner.
2. Then press Done and your video will be saved in the Gallery but will no longer be available in the app.

Stories Hacks

29. Record Videos Hands Free

1. Swipe right on the home screen to open the story camera.
2. Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen ー normal mode, boomerang, etc. ー and stop at the recording option Hands Free .
3. Press the button at the bottom of the screen to start recording.
4. To stop it, wait until all the time is up, or press the shoot button again.
   

30. Add as much text as you want to stories

1. Swipe right from the main screen to go to the story camera.
2. Take a photo or record a video.
3. Tap the screen to add text OR tap the Aa icon in the top right corner.
4. Write the text.
5. Click the > icon.
6. Repeat these steps to add more text.

31. Change the color of individual letters or words in text

1. Swipe right from the main screen to go to the story camera.
2. Take a photo or record a video.
3. Tap the screen to add text, OR tap the Aa icon in the top right corner.
4. Write the text as usual.
5. Press and hold a word or a single letter to select and highlight it.
6. Select the desired color.
7. Continue editing and posting as usual.

32. Change the color or text on the sticker

1. Select the sticker you want to add to your message.
2. Click on it to choose a different color. If it's a temperature sticker, you can choose between Celsius and Fahrenheit.

33. Share someone else's post to your story feed

A repost in stories is great for posting user-generated content or publicly showing your appreciation for a similar brand or influencer.

1. Click the paper airplane icon below the post you want to share.
2. Click Add a post to your story .
3. The post will appear as a sticker with a custom background.
4. You can rotate, scale, move the sticker and click on it to try other styles.
5. When you find the right option, press the button Your story for publication. The message will display the username of the original content. When someone clicks on a post, they can see the original post and more content from whoever created it.

You can only share posts from public accounts. If you don't want your content to appear on other people's Stories, you can check it in your settings.

34. Add a soundtrack to the story from the Instagram music library

You can choose from thousands of songs!

1. When you've taken a photo or video for your story, tap the stickers (smiley) icon at the top of the screen.
2. Then click the sticker Music in the menu and open the Instagram music library.
3. Select a song by searching for a specific track or by mood, genre or trend.
4. Click Play to listen to the song before adding it to your story.
5. After selecting a song, you can fast forward or rewind it to start playback from a certain point.
6. Finish adding to the post as usual and click the Your Story button at the bottom to publish the post.

35. Share a Spotify song or album to stories

Show how trendy your brand is.

1. Open the Spotify app.
2. Find the song or album you want to share.
3. Press the three dots to open the options menu.
4. Scroll down and click Share.
5. Click Instagram Stories .
6. Instagram will open and you can add a sticker, text or picture to the picture of the album you're sharing (if you share a particular song, the app will still show the album it's in).
7. Then press Your history to add a song.

36. Get music recommendations with the question sticker

Whether you want new music to get you in the holiday spirit or new tunes to help you get through your final weeks of school, your friends have the perfect tracks.

1. Click the square emoji in your story to add a question sticker.
2. Click sticker with questions and then music icon so people can send you a song. They can click on a sticker in your story and then write a question or send you a song.
3. When you view history and swipe up, you will see who replied. Click on someone's answer to share it. The photo and username will not be displayed.

37. Save the whole story to the gallery

If you want to publish it on another channel later.

1. Open stories.
2. Swipe up on the screen.
3. Click the arrow icon in the circle in the upper right corner of the screen.

You can also save individual posts from your history by downloading them by clicking the down arrow icon in the lower left corner of the screen. If you've published a post, go to the photo or video you want to save, tap the three dots icon in the bottom right corner, and select Save photo .

38. Post a story on your profile

If your story ー is fire and you want everyone to see it ー even those who haven't been on Instagram in the 24 hours it's showing ー post it on your profile.

1. Open your story.
2. Tap the three-dot icon in the bottom right corner of the photo or video you want to share.
3. Press Share as a post.
4. Edit ー add filters, tags, captions, etc. ー and publish as usual.

39. Find out how your stories are doing

Want to know how your stories are doing? Take a look at this little-known feature to find out who has viewed posts.

1. Open your story.
2. Swipe up on the screen.
3. Instagram will show the number of views as well as the names of the people who have seen each photo or video in your story.

40. Zoom in and out video with one finger

1. Swipe right to open the story camera.
2. Hold down the capture button with one finger to start recording video.
3. Swipe up or down with the same finger to zoom in or out.

41. Hide stories from specific users

Method 1

1. Go to your profile and press the three-line menu.
2. Press Settings.
3. Click Privacy > History .
4. Click Hide my stories from .
5. Select the people you want to hide the story from, then tap Done (iOS) or tick symbol (Android).
6. To display your history again, tap blue tick and uncheck.

Method 2

You can also select the people your story will be hidden from when you view the list of people who have seen your story.

1. Tap the three horizontal dots (iOS) or three vertical dots (Android) to the right of their name and select "Hide history from [Username]".

Hiding your story from a person is different from blocking and does not prevent them from seeing your profile and posts.

42. Hide your story from the location or hashtag page

1. Click Viewed in your story.
2. Viewers who view your story via location or hashtag page will appear at the top.
3. Click x to the right of a hashtag location or page to hide your story from them.

43. Only share your story with close friends

Make a "best friend list" to share private moments with a small group of your choice.

1. Go to your profile and click the three-line menu.
2. Click Best friends .
3. Press Add next to the people you want to add to your close friends list. You can also click Search, to find a friend.
4. Press Done when finished adding people to the list.

You can safely update the list and remove people from it. They will not know that you have added or removed them.

1. Tap the camera icon in the top left corner or swipe right from anywhere in the feed.
2. Tap the circle at the bottom of the screen to take a photo, or press and hold to record a video. To select a photo from your phone's library or gallery, swipe up anywhere on the screen.
3. When you're ready to post, click Best Friends at the bottom left.

People on your list will know they're on it, but won't be able to see who else is on it. If someone has added you to their list, you will see a green badge when viewing their stories and a green ring around their profile photo.

44. Hide someone's stories by not unfollowing the profile

Whatever the reason, we are all subscribed to at least one account, the content of which we may not like, but for some reason it is impossible to unfollow the account. What is the solution? Switch his stories to silent mode.

• Press and hold the profile picture of the account you want to disable.
• Press Switch to silent mode . This moves the history to the end of the queue and prevents it from playing automatically.
• To undo this, press and hold the history icon and press Unlock .

45. Add a text post to your story

A picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes you only want to say a few words.

1. Go to history, select Text under the capture button.
2. Touch the screen and write the text.
3. Click the button at the top of the screen to view different styles.
4. Select a background and text color.
5. Click the icon > when you're done designing and publishing your story.

46. Post photos or videos of any size without cropping

Now you can share a large-format photo of a group of colleagues without cutting Gary out of accounting.

1. Upload a wide photo or video and slide your fingers to zoom out and share the photo at original size.
2. The empty space will be filled with a color gradient that matches the photo.

47. Pin your best stories to your profile header

Businesses can keep their best stories forever with Instagram Stories Highlights.

1. Click on the circle New on the left side of your business profile.
2. Select any stories from your archive (note: Stories from business profiles are automatically saved to the archive after the show time).
3. Select the album art icon and name the collection.
4. Your collection will appear as a circle on your profile that plays as a single story when someone clicks on it.
5. To edit or delete pinned stories, on your profile, press and hold the icon.

Eternal stories remain on your profile until you delete them. You can post as many pinned stories as you want. Check out how to create timeless story cover icons for free so that your icons really stand out from the crowd.

48. Share Instagram story in Facebook stories

You can do this for a single post, or you can set up the app so that all your Instagram stories are automatically published on our Facebook page.

1. Start creating a story, then press Next .
2. Click on Your Facebook Story .
3. Click Share .

1. Go to your profile and click on the three-line menu.
2. Press Settings .
3. Click Privacy > History .
4. Turn on the switch Share story on Facebook to enable the export of publications.

49. Share the recording of the live broadcast in stories

Another feature available to business accounts.

After the live broadcast ends, click Share at the bottom of the screen and the video will be added to your story.

Note . The recording will be available within 24 hours. During playback, all comments and likes from the original broadcast will be displayed. Companies will also be able to know exactly how many people watched the video ー both live and recorded in stories.

50. Share a story preview

Want to encourage your audience to watch the rest of your account's stories? We have a simple trick for this.

• Open stories and take a photo or select one from your library by swiping up.
• Click on the pen icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
• Select a color.
• Press and hold on the screen for 1-3 seconds until the screen is filled with a fill.
• Click on the eraser symbol in the upper right corner.
• Erase the part of the image you want to show by swiping the screen or touching the screen with your index finger.
• Click Your Story, to share the image.

51. Link your IGTV video to your stories

If you just created an IGTV account, let your followers find your new content ー share it in stories.

• In your stories, select the image you want to post (a screenshot or a still from your IGTV video).
• Touch the link icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select IGTV video from the menu Add link .
• Select the desired video and click Done in the upper right corner of the screen.

Now your followers can go to the video on IGTV by scrolling through the story on Instagram.

Profile description hacks

52. Include a hashtag or profile link in your profile description

In your profile description, you can link to a hashtag page or other account.

1. Click the profile icon to log into your account.
2. Click Edit profile and go to section
   About me .
3. Enter # or @ and a list of recommended hashtags and accounts will appear.
4. When you select the desired hashtags and accounts, they will become active and link to the section About me .

Note . When you mention someone else's profile in the description, their owner receives a notification and can remove the link. The account will remain in your description, but without an active link.

53. Hide photos you've been tagged in (or remove the tagging completely)

Has your company been tagged in an image you don't want to be associated with? There are ways to remove it from your profile.

1. Click the person icon to access your profile.
2. Click on the person icon in the frame below the profile description to go to the tab Photos and videos of you .
3. Click on the photo you want to remove from your profile.
4. Click on the three dots icon in the upper right corner and select Post Settings.
5. Select Hide from my profile or Remove label, if you want remove label.

Pro tip: If you don't want tagged photos to appear on your profile, go to the three-line menu, section Privacy > Tags and toggle the toggle switch Add automatically to inactive.

54. Add line breaks to your profile description to make text stand out

If you want to break up a block of description text about yourself, this hack is for you. Line breaks are a great way to add information and enhance the visual experience.

1. Open the note app and write the text including line breaks.
2. Select all text and select Copy .
3. Open the Instagram app.
4. Click on your profile icon to access your profile.
5. Click Edit Profile .
6. Paste the text from your notes into the profile description field.
7. Press Done to save the changes.

1. Log into your Instagram profile in a browser.
2. Select Edit Profile .
3. Break text into paragraphs the way you want them to appear.
4. Press Submit, to save the changes.

Note . It does not matter if the profile was edited from a mobile device or from a PC, when viewed from a desktop computer, the information will be displayed without paragraphs.

55. Include a link in your profile description to drive traffic

Profile Description ー A great place to link and drive traffic to your website or other social network.

How to:

Click on the profile icon and go to it.

1. Click Edit Profile .
2. Insert the link you want to share.
3. Click Done to save your changes.

Pro tip: include UTM parameters in your URL to track the amount of traffic coming from your profile link.

56. Make your description appear in more search results

You can search for a person in the profile description by field Name . If you mention keywords related to your business in your name, you will appear more often in the search results of people who are looking for companies in your industry.

• Click on Edit Profile .
• In section Name , change the text to include keywords.
• Click Done in the upper right corner of the screen.

57. Change profile description alignment

Tired of left alignment? There is a way to align the profile description to the center or even to the right.

• Go to your profile on a PC browser (easier than on a mobile phone).
• Copy the space between the arrows (not the arrows themselves!): >> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ <<
• Click Edit Profile .
• In field of description , paste the spaces you copied above before each line of text. Add or remove spaces to align text further to the right or left.

Note: you only have 150 characters to describe your profile and each space counts as a character.

58. Add special characters to your profile description or caption

On some Instagram profiles you will see symbols such as hearts, stars and pencils. You can do that too!

• Open a Word or Google document.
• Start typing about yourself. To place a special character, press Insert , then Special characters.
• Add icons.
• Open your Instagram profile in a web browser and click Edit Profile .
• Copy and paste text from a Word or Google document into the profile description and click Done .

59. Switch to a business profile to serve ads and get analytics

If you represent a business and still don't have an Instagram business profile, you're missing out on useful features and insights. Switch now.

1. Go to your profile and click the three-line menu.
2. Press Settings .
3. Click Account .
4. Click Switch to professional account .
5. We recommend that you connect your business account to a Facebook page that is linked to your business. This will make it easier to use all the features available to companies. Currently, only one Facebook page can be connected to your account.
6. Add details such as your company or account type and contact information.
7. Press Done .

Hashtag Hacks

60. Find the best (and most relevant) hashtags

Because with the right hashtag, your content will be found more often and it will allow you to expand your audience.

1. Select the magnifying glass icon and go to the search tab.
2. Enter a keyword and touch tab Tags .
3. Select a hashtag from the list.
4. You will land on the posts page with that hashtag.
5. A small line appears above the TOP and Recent tabs, labeled Similar . Next to it, Instagram will display a list of similar hashtags that you can scroll through for inspiration (and further search).

61. Subscribe to updates of interesting hashtags

Great way to get inspired to create content!

1. Select the magnifying glass icon to go to the search tab.
2. Enter the hashtag you want to follow.
3. On the hashtag page, click the Follow button.

62. Save the hashtags for later

If you often use the same hashtags for every post, save them in a note to save time.

1. Create a new document in the notes app on your mobile device.
2. Add the most commonly used labels to the worklist.
3. When you come up with a post, go from Instagram to the notes app, copy the text and paste it into your caption.

63. Hide hashtags in posts

Don't pollute signatures. Hide hashtags so the reader can focus on what's important.

1. One easy way to hide hashtags is to remove them from your caption completely and put them in a comment under your post.
2. As soon as someone writes another comment, your hashtags will be securely hidden in the comments section.

1. Another method is to separate hashtags from the rest of the caption by burying them under an avalanche of line breaks.
2. Press the key 123 when you come up with a signature.
3. Select Enter .
4. Enter part of the punctuation marks (period, bullet or dash), then press Enter again.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 at least five times.
6. Instagram hides captions after three lines, so hashtags won't be visible unless your followers click yet on your post.

64. Hide hashtags in stories

You can include up to 10 hashtags in a single story, which will greatly increase the number of people who see it. To keep your story from looking cluttered, there are two easy ways to hide hashtags and maintain a neat appearance.

1. After you have entered the hashtags, reduce them to the minimum size using your thumb and forefinger.
2. Place a sticker, big emoji or GIF on top of them.

1. After you have typed the hashtags, reduce them to the minimum size using your thumb and forefinger.
2. Click on the hashtags again.
3. Then click on the eyedropper icon in the lower left corner.
4. Click on the area where you want to hide hashtags. The hashtag text will be painted in the same color as the background, effectively hiding the captions.

Hacks for private messages in Direct

65.

If you don't want your followers to know when you last logged into the app, you can disable your activity status in Instagram Direct Messenger.

1. Click the profile icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
2. Press Settings .
3. Scroll down and select Online Status.
4. Switch to inactive position.

66. Send disappearing content to other accounts

You can send a disappearing photo, video, or boomerang to another account or group of friends using Instagram Direct Messaging.

1. On the home screen, tap the camera icon in the upper left corner of the screen. You can swipe right to open the camera, or open Instagram Direct by tapping the paper airplane icon in the top right corner of the screen, then tapping the camera icon in the top left corner.
2. Take a photo, video or boomerang.
3. Edit.
4. Click the > icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
5. Select a recipient OR click New group to send a message to multiple people in the same group chat.
6. Click Send at the bottom of the screen.

If you select multiple recipients without creating a group, the same message will be sent to each user.

67. Send live video

You can send your live video or the video you are watching to a user or group.

1. When capturing a live video, tap the Direct (paper airplane) icon at the bottom of the screen and send a live stream to your friends (you'll also have this option when you're streaming with a friend).
2. After sending, the recipient will see your video in the Yandex.Direct mailbox. Friends can only view your video if you are currently live.

68. Edit a photo of a friend and send it to him

1. When viewing a photo message from a friend, tap the camera icon at the bottom and capture the reply.

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