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How to Use Instagram Live

Kristi Hines

Interested in adding live video to your Insta- #1: Start an Instagram Live your Instagram Story settings before
gram stories? Looking for a guide to get you To start an Instagram Live broad- you go live. Tap the settings wheel
started? The latest update to the Instagram cast, tap on the Your Story pro- icon at the top left.
app includes Live video, a new feature that file photo (with the + sign next to
lets you connect with your Instagram audi- it) at the top of your Instagram Then make sure all of your Insta-
ence in real time. news feed. Or if you’ve scrolled gram settings are in order.
These settings let you configure
Why Instagram Live? down your news feed and don’t whom you want to see your Insta-
In a nutshell, Instagram Stories allows you to see that bar anymore, tap on the gram story and who can message you
create media that appears at the top of your camera icon at the top left of your about your story.
followers’ news feeds for 24 hours. Instagram screen. Note that the Save Shared
Because the Instagram news feed is now con- This takes you to your Instagram Stories, Photos setting doesn’t apply
trolled by an algorithm similar to the one that where you can choose from three options: to your live video. Your live
controls the Facebook news feed, keeping Live: Video that disappears after the broad- video will be lost after you
your Instagram story fresh can help you stay cast ends broadcast. If you want to
at the top of your audience’s Instagram app. Normal: Photo or video disappearing in 24 record your broadcast,
hours you’ll need screen recording
Audience members who haven’t turned off Boomerang: Time-lapse-
live notifications get this message when you like video created from a software for your
go live. burst of photos smartphone such as Screen-
Flow for Mac for recording iPhone
Anyone who wants to be in the now with Use your finger to slide screen activity.
you (i.e., your followers who already like Fa- over to Live to get to Flip Your Camera
cebook Live videos or any of the other live Instagram’s Live broad- Is your camera pointed the wrong way?
broadcasting sites) will want to hop on and casting feature. Tap the icon to the right of your Start
watch while you’re live. Hopefully, they’ll Check Your Instagram Live Video button to flip your camera.
engage with you while you’re live because Story Settings
live videos disappear after you end your You’ll want to look over Click here to read the full article.
broadcast.