Advice
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Useful features
Instagram (Insta) is a visual app designed for photo sharing by uploading images or videos from your smartphone. Instagram is designed for smartphones, however you can access it on a PC but with very limited functionality.
Instagram posts
Upload, edit and post images or videos from your camera roll. Instagram is all about the visual but there are options to add captions to your images using words, hashtags or emojis, and tag in locations and other users. When posting you can use filters to edit your photos.
Instagram stories
Stories are a great feature for content you do not want to appear in your permanent reel but would still like to share with your followers. There are many fun features to enhance your story and let your followers engage with your stories. Stories remain for 24 hours after posting but can be added to your highlights to remain visible.
Instagram reels
Reels lets you record and edit 15 second videos with audio, effects and creative tools.
How to post
Want to know more
- Communicating your research using InstagramNotes from the physics lab is a blog where Daisy shares reflections and thoughts on her life as an experimental physicist. This post focuses on using Instagram to promote her research.
- Learning InstagramGet up and running quickly with Instagram. A good LinkedIn Learning course for anyone new to Instagram that demos main features/functions