By: Jenn Herman and Eric Butow and Corey Walker and
Updated: 09-01-2021
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You don’t need to have one Instagram post for each photo. Instead, you can add as many as ten photos in your Camera Roll (or Gallery if you use an Android smartphone) to a single post.The select multiple icon in the viewer is blue and the other viewer icons have disappeared.
If you select a photo but then decide that you don’t want to include it, just tap the thumbnail photo. The order of your photos will change if you selected more than two photos. To deselect all photos, tap the blue select multiple icon in the lower-right corner of the viewer.
The most recently selected photo appears in the viewer.
The Edit screen appears.To reorder the photos, you have to deselect them and then reselect them in the correct order. (Yes, this is something Instagram needs to work on.) For example, suppose you select five photos and want to move photos 3 and 4 to positions 4 and 5, respectively. First deselect photos 3 and 4. At this point, the former photo 5 becomes photo 3. Then select the former photo 3, which becomes photo 4, and then select the former photo 4, which becomes photo 5.
The filter name appears above the filter thumbnail image.
A row of filter types appears below the photo. Swipe from right to left in the row to view all the filters. To apply a filter to all photos in the group, tap the thumbnail image under the filter name.
At the right side of the screen, you see part of the next photo in your photo group. To see the other photos, swipe left. To add another photo to your post, swipe to the end of the row, tap the + icon, and then select the photo from the Camera Roll screen.
In the New Post screen, you can write a caption, tag people, add a location, share your photo on other social networks, and turn commenting on and off.
You can't write a caption for each photo when you have multiple photos in your post. So when you write your description, the caption should describe all your photos, not just one.
When you've finished editing your photos, it's time to share them. Tap Share in the upper-right corner of the New Post screen.Jenn Herman, a social media consultant and world-renowned Instagram expert, pens a top-rated social media blog, Jenn's Trends.
Corey Walker offers social media strategy, content, ad management, and analytics focused on Instagram and Facebook.
Eric Butow provides website design, online marketing, and technical documentation services to businesses.
John Sonmez is a software developer and the author of two best-selling books, The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide and Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual. He is also the founder of the Simple Programmer blog and YouTube channel. Eric Butow is the owner of Butow Communications Group (BCG), which offers website design, online marketing, and technical documentation services for businesses. He is the author of 32 computer and user experience books.
Jenn Herman, a social media consultant and world-renowned Instagram expert, pens a top-rated social media blog, Jenn's Trends.
Corey Walker offers social media strategy, content, ad management, and analytics focused on Instagram and Facebook.
Eric Butow provides website design, online marketing, and technical documentation services to businesses.
As one of the most popular social media apps, Instagram constantly keeps coming up with new ways to share snippets of your life with others. One of the major breakthroughs over the years has been the release of Stories, adopted from Snapchat.
The core of Instagram Stories is the ability to share photos or videos that can only be viewed for 24 hours, after which they disappear forever. This eases the burden of having to create permanent content of the highest quality and incentivizes people to share more.
Furthermore, instead of forcing users to choose the best photo for their Story or regular feed post, Instagram has also allowed them to share a post with multiple photos, so they can tell their story in the best way possible.
Let’s review how you can share multiple photos in one Instagram post or Story as well as how to add images or video to an existing Instagram Story and a few other tips and tricks.
When you upload multiple images to Instagram, you not only tell a better story but also save time, increase engagement, and maintain clear theme separation in your overall narrative.
There are a few ways to add multiple photos or upload multiple videos to Instagram. You can do so from your phone or Mac, both using the official Instagram app or leveraging the extra functionality of third-party alternatives.
When you want to add multiple photos in one Instagram Story, your instructions might differ based on what version of Instagram you’re using and whether you’re trying to do that on iPhone or Mac.
Historically, the way to upload multiple images to Instagram Stories has been the following:
Instagram has recently removed the Select Multiple option on the iPhone (still there on Android).
However, the functionality still exists — you just need to tap and hold any of your images for it to appear.
There also are a variety of situations where posting Stories from your Mac would be much more preferable, especially if you tend to edit your photos with macOS software. As you might know, there’s no official Instagram client for Mac. But there’s Grids, and it’s just as good.
Grids is a fully-functional Instagram experience for Mac that lets you like, comment, follow, search, explore and, most importantly, post just like you would do with your phone. You can post single or multiple photos or videos to your regular feed and even post Stories. Besides, Grids features a beautiful customizable design, which lets you send direct messages and use separate accounts at once.
Using a carousel in your Instagram feed opens a ton of possibilities for a new kind of storytelling. But posting multiple photos to your Stories can bring your creativity to a whole new level.
Luckily, it’s very easy to learn how to add images or video to an existing Instagram Story:
Instagram is changing the functionality of its app so frequently that it’s sometimes difficult to catch up. One of the newer Instagram features that you might not have tried yet is called Instagram Layout.
Basically, you can use the Instagram Layout tool to create custom collages of your favorite photos and post them as Stories.
Here’s how to use it:
Alternatively, you can use the sticker functionality instead:
g. text or music)Sometimes, instead of adding multiple photographs to Stories, you want to create a carousel in your feed instead. How do you do that? It turns out, it’s even easier to do:
This process works in the official Instagram iPhone app, but what if you want to share on Mac instead? Here, once again, the Instagram Mac client, Grids, will help you.
Grids integrates the whole posting process, from choosing high-quality photos and videos to editing how they look and adding captions. You can post multiple photos and videos too, as well as add emojis and hashtags.
What’s more, Grids is the only app that allows you to post Stories from Mac.
Long time ago, when Instagram used to be all squares, every photo was automatically cropped to fit the default ratio. Today, there are no longer ratio restrictions. However, if you try to upload multiple images to Instagram, all the photos in the batch will be cropped to the ratio of the first one, which might not necessarily be what you want.
Luckily, it’s easy to change:
In addition to all the information shared above, there are a few questions that tend to come up over and over again, and which we should clarify.
A: The current limit for an Instagram carousel is 10 photos.
A: Although you can add extra photos to an Instagram Story, you can’t do so with posts, since they are meant to be more permanent. Your only way out here is to delete the post and resubmit it again with the correct number of images.
A: The multiple photo workflow described above might not yet be available everywhere in the world. So, depending on where you live, you might get it at a later date. Try keeping your Instagram app updated to the latest version and watch out for it.
As you can see, there are indeed many ways to post multiple pictures on Instagram, both from your iPhone, in the official Instagram app, and from your Mac using a full-featured app like Grids.
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Need to post multiple photos to Instagram* from a computer? We will tell you how to do this through the social network and through the SMMplanner scheduling posting service.
If you're going to post multiple photos to Instagram* from your computer, the first thing to remember is that no matter how hard you try, you can't fit more than 10 photos or pictures in one post. The rest of the process is simple and fast, let's do it.
Home pageOpen your profile home page or feed. On the top option panel there is a plus sign in a square. Click on it to post some photos to Instagram* from your computer.
Drag and drop a photo here For convenience, it is better to create a folder on your PC in advance with a photo for publication and drag a photo from it to this window.
You can also click the blue "Select from Computer" button and upload photos from any folder on your PC. You can navigate between folders, but you won't be able to select pictures from several at once.
Uploaded photosAfter uploading several photos and before posting them, you can edit them. To do this, click in the menu " Crop ".
Grid helps you to center the desired part of the frameUse the grid to move the image around to select the desired area of the photo. To do this, move the cursor over the photo and hold down the left mouse button. Everything, you can move the image.
Picture formats, you can choose the appropriate oneClick the button with the circled checkmarks to select the format of the uploaded image and use the grid to move it horizontally or vertically.
Zoom - when you need to get closer to your subscribers :–) There is also an option Zoom , which is controlled by a button with a magnifying glass in a circle.
You can zoom in and out of objects in the photo to place the areas you need. This is a great way to help followers pay attention to the right part of the frame.
With the plus button you can add photos to the carousel . It works provided that there is space left - the number is less than or equal to 10. You can change the order of the photos in which they will be shown to subscribers. To do this, click "Next", and then on the plus in the circle and select files from your PC in the window that opens. Nothing complicated :-) In this way, you can set not only consecutive frames, but also a variety of pictures.
Click NextAfter all the manipulations with the number and scale of the photo, click "Next" and go to the "Edit" menu. There you can apply filters and change image settings.
Applying filters In the image editing menu, you can apply 1 of 12 suggested filters to each photo. Click on "Filters" and use any of the ones you like.
You can choose a separate filter for each image, but we still recommend choosing similar filters so that the photos do not look too scattered within the same post.
Image settings allow you to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, etc. Click Settings and move the slider along the line, adjust the level of each parameter until you like the result. Already changed values can be transferred back if you do not like what happened. Or generally click on the arrow to the left of "Edit" to exit the editor and enter it again. In this case, the settings will be reset, and you will not have to reattach the pictures.
We talked about creating a beautiful visual in the article “How to create a beautiful visual for Instagram* in 2022”. In it, we tell you how to design posts in your account so that readers like your profile, and show what rules and tricks you should follow.
Image settings applied This is what the photo looks like after editing.
After applying the settings and photo filters, click "Next" to move on and add a caption, hashtags, and more.
We talked more about hashtags in the article “How to use hashtags to promote on Instagram *: examples, opportunities, mistakes” - we talked about how to use tags correctly so that they benefit your account.
Menu before publication - do not forget to enter the textBy the way, about the text. It is better that subscribers are hooked not only by the picture, but also by the text under it. This will help users stay on your profile. If you need ready-made texts, take a look at our article Posts for Instagram*: where to get ready-made texts. And if the text turns out to be too large - it does not matter. What to do in this case, we tell in the article "Large texts on Instagram *: why are they needed and how to design."
In the Create Publication menu, you can add a signature, geodata, and take advantage of Accessibility and Advanced Settings.
Accessibility By selecting the "Accessibility" option, you can make a caption for each photo for people with visual impairments.
Write your own text or it will be generated automatically. Alternative text is displayed only for special programs that recognize such texts and use them to describe the content of the photo aloud.
If you don't want your post to be commented on, disable this feature in the "Advanced settings".
Description of the publicationCreate a caption with or without hashtags, add a geotag to your publication. It all depends on the nature of your post: if you have a “local” business and you want your photos to be easy to find, use geotags and geotags, without neglecting hashtags with your brand. More about place hashtags in our articles “80 hashtags for promotion and promotion in social networks” and “How to correctly search for posts and people by hashtags on Instagram *: instructions”. In them you can find detailed information on how to use it and why, as well as what benefits it can bring.
Ready post A great way to not only publish several photos in one post, but also prepare posts in advance before publication is to use the SMMplannert delayed posting service.
When registering via the link, you will get free access to all functionality for 2 weeks.
So, how to post a few photos on Instagram* from a computer:
Log in to the site, go to the "Posts" tab.
In the same way, you can publish a post in several social networks at onceClick "Schedule a post". An active window appears, in which we will create a future post for the profile.
In an empty box, write the text for the future postAdd photos. We click on "Photo / Video", a page with folders on the computer opens. Among them we find what we will publish.
To post multiple photos on Instagram* from your computer, simply select all the photos you want to post.
If a picture doesn't fit or you don't like it, click on the cross, it will disappear. For example, if you are promoting a short-term promotion, the post can be deleted after the discount expires. Select a page or multiple projects where the post will be published.
An expanded list of options will appear:
You can also add a poll to your post, or create a custom design for one or each of the photos using Canva. There are many options for editing and improving images for a post. But the main advantage of the service is that it will publish posts while you are resting :-)
When everything is ready, click "OK", and the post will go to publication at the time specified for it.
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On Instagram, it is important to create a variety of content that will attract the attention of subscribers, will be different from other profiles and will be associated only with you.
In this article, we will talk about a method that will make Instagram stories even more original.
The methods for making a collage of multiple photos in the application itself for iPhones and for other phones differ. It’s easy to add several photos to stories on iPhone, you don’t need to download additional applications.
Click on it. But in order to do the same steps on other phones, you will need to tinker, download a third-party application.
Step by step how to use this feature on your Android smartphone.
In the lower right corner there is a carnation or pin icon. We poke; You can add several photos, reduce them or enlarge them, write on them, use gifs, stickers, emoticons. When you have done all the necessary actions, share with your subscribers.
On different devices, the appearance and functionality of the keyboard may vary, but the essence remains the same, and if you search in the settings and widgets, you will find a “pin” to upload pictures.
Here are some ideas for adding variety to your Stories:
There are many ideas on how to use this feature on Instagram. As long as there is enough imagination and resourcefulness, the profile will be so unique.
What to do if you don't want to leave Instagram, and you are not going to download something additionally? For such cases, there is a function Instagram collage. Let's figure out how to put several photos in the story.
Keep in mind that the dimensions are determined not by you, but by Instagram. It gives the same standard for everyone, except that there are several collage formats. Choose the one that suits you best.
And now you know how to insert several photos into one story.
Another way to attach multiple photos to Instagram Stories is to use the Stories editing app.
If the phone's memory permits, several applications can be downloaded. There are more editing options, application tools will make Instagram stories brighter and more creative.
