{"id":47867,"date":"2022-07-30T22:08:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47867"},"modified":"2022-07-30T22:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T22:08:07","slug":"how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Share a Story on Instagram?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fab61373642\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fab61373642\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fab61373642\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram\/#How_Do_You_Share_a_Story_on_Instagram\" title=\"How Do You Share a Story on Instagram?\">How Do You Share a Story on Instagram?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram\/#Taking_a_screenshot_of_DMs_to_share_on_instagram\" title=\"Taking a screenshot of DMs to share on instagram\">Taking a screenshot of DMs to share on instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram\/#Using_screen_recording_to_share_a_story_on_instagram\" title=\"Using screen recording to share a story on instagram\">Using screen recording to share a story on instagram<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram\/#Using_a_poll_sticker_to_engage_followers\" title=\"Using a poll sticker to engage followers\">Using a poll sticker to engage followers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram\/#Adding_a_quote_to_a_story\" title=\"Adding a quote to a story\">Adding a quote to a story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-you-share-a-story-on-instagram\/#Reposting_your_own_feed_posts_to_your_own_story\" title=\"Reposting your own feed posts to your own story\">Reposting your own feed posts to your own story<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_You_Share_a_Story_on_Instagram\"><\/span>How Do You Share a Story on Instagram?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how do you share a story on instagram\" align=\"right\" style=\"max-width:29% width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:254px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/1fdAQ2p.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>When you have a story to tell, sharing it on Instagram is a great way to reach a wider audience. There are a variety of ways to do this, including taking a screenshot from a DM, using a screen recording of your story, and adding a quote or poll sticker. If you&#8217;re new to Instagram, follow these tips to get started. You&#8217;ll soon be on your way to sharing your story on the platform.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taking_a_screenshot_of_DMs_to_share_on_instagram\"><\/span>Taking a screenshot of DMs to share on instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It was once easy to take a screenshot of an emoji or a photo that&#8217;s disappearing in a DM, but that&#8217;s no longer possible. Notifications about screenshotting content will not be sent to the recipient. If you decide to take a screenshot of an Instagram story, you must make sure the person you&#8217;re screenshotting doesn&#8217;t already have it. This is especially true if you&#8217;re taking a screenshot of a story.<\/p>\n<p>It used to notify users when they took screenshots of a story, but that feature has been retired due to privacy concerns. Instagram&#8217;s screenshotting policy still applies to most other content, but not to DMs, posts, profiles, or pages. If you&#8217;re going to take a screenshot of a story, make sure to select &#8220;private&#8221; for the content.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_screen_recording_to_share_a_story_on_instagram\"><\/span>Using screen recording to share a story on instagram<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Creating a screen recording is one way to create and post a Story on Instagram. Using the app Record It!, you can capture the entire screen and share it with your audience. Once recorded, videos will save to your camera roll, so you can trim them later. You can also create vertical video clips to post to your Instagram Story, so your audience won&#8217;t keep scrolling. Just remember to enable sound in your recording.<\/p>\n<p>In order to create an Instagram story, you will need an iPhone or an Android device. You can use the camera feature on the iPhone or the Android device to capture your screen and upload it to your account. Taking a screenshot of your screen is also possible, but you will have to crop and edit it if you want to share it. You can also use a third-party tool to capture only your Story. The app can be added to your control center or selected from a page on your Instagram account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_poll_sticker_to_engage_followers\"><\/span>Using a poll sticker to engage followers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using a poll sticker to engage followers while sharing a story on Instagram is an effective way to capture the attention of your followers. You can include an emoji slider or a question sticker with your Story. Replace the default question text with emojis and add a poll to your Story. You can resize and position your poll sticker to fit the screen size.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to use a poll sticker to engage followers on Instagram. A slider sticker will give your followers two choices, which allows them to express their feelings. If you want to make your poll more interactive, you can also ask questions to encourage interaction. You can also use a sliding emoji sticker to let followers know that you have strong feelings. A poll sticker will also allow you to present a yes or no question to your followers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_quote_to_a_story\"><\/span>Adding a quote to a story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding a quote to a story in Instagram can be a great way to boost your business&#8217;s presence. These quotes can be inspirational, funny, or motivational, and they can be relevant to your business. You can use templates created specifically for this purpose. Once you&#8217;ve created your template, it&#8217;s easy to customize the quote to fit the theme of your story. There are also a variety of Instagram Story templates available to use.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use quotes to highlight testimonials or give shoutouts to loyal followers. A popular organic period product company, Ohne, uses custom graphics to highlight the positive feedback from its users. You can also post quotes from video interviews to engage your audience and encourage them to watch more. But when using quotes in Instagram, you should make sure that they don&#8217;t seem too repetitive or boring. 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