Instagram For Dummies
- Length: 368 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2019-10-15
- ISBN-10: 111959393X
- ISBN-13: 9781119593935
- Sales Rank: #88109 (See Top 100 Books)
Go from Instagram newbie to star!
Instagram is the fastest-growing social network in the world, soaring from 500 million to 1 billion active users in just two years. Users flock to the site thanks to its simplicity and use of the most popular social media features—image and video sharing, community, and personal insight.
Instagram For Dummies is here if you’re ready to get acquainted with the platform or want to find ways to do more with your Instagram account. Written by an team led by top Instagram trainer Jenn Herman, this book gives you tips for creating great Instagram images, personalizing your posts, connecting with the Instagram community, and working with Stories and IGTV.
- Access Instagram on a computer or mobile device
- Set up your profile
- Connect with others
- Share your stories
- Shoot better Instagram images
From handling core functions to connecting with the Instagram community, this book shares the secrets you need to shine on social media like no other!
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Getting Started with Instagram Chapter 1 Instagramming Like a Pro Figuring Out What You Need to Get Started Discovering How to Add Posts to Your Instagram Account Connecting with Others on Instagram Exploring the Excitement of Instagram Stories Creating Videos with IGTV Chapter 2 Installing Instagram Ever y where Installing Instagram Wherever You Want to Use It Installing the app on your iPhone Installing Instagram on your iPad Installing the app on Android Installing on a Windows PC Installing on your Mac (sort of) Exploring Instagram on the Web Starting to Gram Instantly Chapter 3 Setting Up Your Profile Personal Profile Practices Choosing a username and name Deciding on a profile photo Writing a Dazzling Bio Deciding what information to include Formatting your bio Considering layouts for your bio Adding a web address to your bio Taking Advantage of a Business Profile Upgrade Setting Your Account Privacy Settings Chapter 4 Navigating Instagram Scrolling through the Feed Making Sense of the Instagram Algorithm Exploring the World of Instagram Finding and viewing the Explore page Searching for what makes you happy Checking Your Notifications Chapter 5 Why Isn’t This Working? Installation Issues Dealing with compatibility issues Checking your space Unfreezing an installation on your iPhone or iPad Finding a missing app on your iPhone or iPad Resolving issues on an Android device Log-In Difficulties Checking your username Fixing password issues Dealing with a disabled account Finding Relief for Common Problems Instagram won’t share Getting Instagram to notify you Nothing Is Working . . . Now What? Reporting a problem on your iPhone or iPad Reporting a problem on your Android smartphone or tablet Getting Rid of Error Messages Can’t add a comment Can’t delete comments Can’t refresh feed Can’t follow anyone else Part 2 Getting Creative with Instagram Content Chapter 6 Taking and Posting Great Photos Taking Your Best Shot Improving Your Best Shot Applying a filter Tweaking with the editing tools Saving your changes (or not) Enriching Your Photo Describing your photo It’s good to have options Posting Your Photos: Ta Da! Uploading Photos from Your Camera Roll Uploading Multiple Photos to One Post Selecting multiple photos Applying filters and adding photos Editing photos individually Adding information and sharing your photos Chapter 7 Recording and Posting Great Videos Recording Videos Filming with a smartphone or tablet Recording multiple video clips Deleting video clips Checking out your video Improving Your Video Applying a filter Changing the cover frame Adding details Posting your video Uploading a Stored Video Uploading Multiple Videos from an iPhone or iPad Chapter 8 Personalizing Your Post Determining How Long Your Captions Should Be Formatting Your Caption Including Calls to Action in Your Caption Tagging People in Your Posts Adding Locations to Your Posts Taking Advantage of Hashtags Knowing where to place hashtags in your post Identifying how many hashtags is ideal Finding the right hashtags for you Saving hashtags for repeated use Creating a new hashtag Part 3 Connecting with a Community on Instagram Chapter 9 Finding People to Follow Where Are My Peeps? Syncing your contact list Finding New Friends Exploring the Explore function Searching the Search feature Letting Instagram suggest users to you Deciding Whom to Follow Back Viewing and following your followers Reciprocating a follow or not Finding Your Tribe Finding or creating a community you vibe with Deciding whether Instagram pods are beneficial Chapter 10 Interacting with Other Instagrammers Interacting with the Posts in Your Feed Replying to Comments on Your Own Posts Responding to comments from the Notifications tab Responding to comments from the post itself Deciding to delete a comment Keeping Instagram Healthy by Reporting the Bad Eggs Reporting a commenter Reporting from an iOS device Reporting from an Android device Blocking a commenter Chapter 11 Direct Messaging with Others Starting a New Direct Message Sharing Photos and Videos via Direct Message Sharing GIFs Using Voice Messages Creating a New Group Message Replying to a Direct Message Using Live Chat in Direct Messages Navigating Your Inbox Getting Rid of Unwanted Messages Part 4 Telling Tales with Instagram Stories Chapter 12 Exploring Instagram Stories Finding Stories to Watch Interacting with Stories You Watch Forwarding through the things you don’t like Going back to the things you want to see again Pausing a story to see more Reacting to a story Understanding Story Limitations Upload criteria limitations Playing-time limitations Accessing the Story Camera Editing your settings Changing the camera from regular to selfie mode Chapter 13 Creating Instagram Stories Planning a Story from Start to Finish Deciding What to Share Sharing your less-than-perfect stuff Showcasing your personality and lifestyle Adding a Story Photo Adding a Story Video Filming with the stories camera Experimenting with all the camera options Uploading a video from your camera roll Adding a Text Post Saving Your Story Saving before publishing Saving after publishing (within the 24-hour active window) Automatically saving all your stories Accessing your archives Chapter 14 Adding Style to Your Stories Jazzing Up Your Story Post Using Stickers Location, mention, and hashtag stickers for search and notifications GIFs, sliders, emojis, and more Questions, polls, quizzes, chats, and more Countdown and Music stickers to intrigue your followers Picture in picture for the fun of it Deleting stickers that don’t work Personalizing Stories with Doodles Saying More with Text Changing your font option Removing your text boxes Chapter 15 Sneaky Story Sharing Sharing Another Story to Your Own Story Sharing Some Stories to Select People Sharing via a direct message Sharing to your Close Friends list Sharing Regular Instagram Posts to Your Stories Changing Your Story into a Regular Instagram Post Chapter 16 Using Instagram Highlights to Keep Your Content Alive Getting Acquainted with Highlights Creating a New Highlight Gallery Adding a highlight from your profile Adding a highlight from an active story Naming and customizing your highlight Setting a cover image for your highlight Creating a custom cover image Adding Content to a Highlight Sharing a current story Finding an archived story Deleting a story from a highlight Coming Up with Fun Ideas for Highlights Chapter 17 Going Live on Instagram Getting Started with Live Videos Knowing When to Go Live Developing a Game Plan Interacting with Live Guests Inviting a Guest onto the Live Broadcast Saving Live Broadcasts and Sharing Them Part 5 Becoming a Pro at IGTV Chapter 18 Understanding IGTV Finding IGTV within Instagram Finding IGTV within the IGTV App Understanding How IGTV Videos are Formatted Tapping Into Whose Videos You’re Seeing Chapter 19 Creating an IGTV Presence Setting Up an IGTV Channel Using your mobile device to set up IGTV Using your computer to set up IGTV Uploading Videos to IGTV Using your mobile device to upload Using your computer to upload Creating Quality Content for IGTV Making your videos shine Using the video description to your advantage Responding to Comments on Your Videos Part 6 The Part of Tens Chapter 20 Ten Things Not to Do on Instagram Using the Same Name as Your Username Picking an Irrelevant Username Using a Bad Profile Photo Not Including a Bio Ignoring Instagram Stories Not Using Captions Hashjacking Tagging People Who Are Not in the Photo Following Everyone Who Follows You Using Automated Tools to Follow or Like Others Chapter 21 Ten Types of Great Instagram Photos The Human Element Adorable Animals Bold Colors White Space Make It Blue Flat Lays Long Angles Lifestyle Rule of Thirds Organic Environments Index EULA
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