How to create stories on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram

How to use stories on Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, differences and ways to make them more beautiful

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Stories have become one of the most used functions on modern social networks, especially on Instagram: with them it is possible to post images (even modified) or videos that will disappear after 24 hours, without leaving any trace (precisely of the “stories”): small glimpses of our life and our thoughts posted quickly and of which we do not need to keep an indelible memory on our social profile.
If we are new to modern social networks, in this guide we will show you how to create stories on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram (all three are owned by Facebook), so as to immediately become experts in sharing this type of content. In addition to the simple guide on how to create a story, we will also try to show you some tricks to be able to make really beautiful stories, able to stand out from other users.

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Create stories on Facebook

On Facebook we can create our stories from the web page or from apps for Android and iOS. Once you have chosen the platform to use, we log in with our Facebook account and, once we reach the home page of our profile, we click on the box Added a story, present at the top of the app or in the section Stories of the site.

The story creation screen will open, where we can choose whether to use one of the photos on our device or one of the default options available at the top (Text, Selfie, Boomerang, Music O Survey).
If we want to make a simple story, we choose the photo from the gallery, so we can upload it to the Facebook Stories editor.

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If we want to share a simple photo, just click on immediately Share in the story to immediately upload it to the social network; alternatively we use one of the buttons in the upper right corner to apply effects, to add text, add stickers or to draw freehand.

Before sharing the story we can also choose how many people will be able to see it, so as to have maximum control of our privacy; to do this, just press the button Privacy at the bottom left, so as to open the screen where you can choose which users can view the shared story.

From this same screen we can activate Automatic adjustment (which applies automatic filters to all shared photos) or use Hide story a (so as to avoid that some users can see our story). Finally pressing on the item See all story settings we will access the settings menu, where you can customize the experience of our stories.
To learn more about the topic, we recommend that you read our guide How to Add Music to Facebook Profile and Stories.

NOTE: Stories shared on Facebook can also be viewed on Facebook Messenger using the privacy settings Friends and contacts e All.

Create stories on WhatsApp

On WhatsApp the stories can be made using the menu State, accessible both from WhatsApp Web and from apps for Android and iOS.

Once the Status menu is open, we tap on My status to add new states; alternatively we can also use the buttons at the bottom right, which allow you to immediately take a photo to use for the story or load a monochrome background.
In any case, the status change screen will open, where we can add stickers, text, a freehand drawing (buttons at the top right) or one of the photo filters available in the app (scrolling up).

To share the story just press the button Send in the shape of a paper airplane (green button at the bottom right); if interested we can also add a caption before sending, so as to make the shared message or photo even more personal.
If we want to learn more, we can also read our guide on How to Save Status Images or Videos in Whatsapp.

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Create Instagram Stories

Instagram is probably the best social network to share stories; to do this, simply download the Instagram app for Android and iOS, log in with a Facebook account or an email-based account, then tap the circle that says Your story.

This will open the Stories editor, which allows you to acquire in real time the content to be included in the new story (a photo, a selfie, a video or a live video).
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We will have various 3D effects to apply immediately to our shot or to what we view by simply swiping from the Snap button to the left (the available 3D effects change over time and after app updates). In addition to the 3D effects, we can also choose various types of camera effects (available at the bottom, by scrolling on the item Normal). We will thus be able to create a Boomerang, a Direct or a Superzoom, as we have already seen in our guide How to use Instagram. In addition to the photos and videos taken in real time, we can also upload the photos already present in the phone gallery by tapping in the lower left corner and choosing which photo to upload.
If we want to insert a GIF, a written text or add a question or a survey, we will have to select the camera effect Create, so as to unlock further customizations. Once you have finished making changes, simply click on the bottom Your story to share it; we can also reduce the circle of friends and acquaintances who can see the story using the button Closer friends or by using the key Send to, to choose who will be able to see the story.