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How to Get Started on Instagram Instagram makes it easy for new users. In just a few minutes, you can visit the site or download the app, sign up, and post your first photo or video.

TUTORIAL Sign Up for Instagram

TUTORIAL Post a Photo or Video

The steps below describe how to sign up for Instagram through the Instagram app on an Android phone. The process for your device might be slightly different. 1. Download the Instagram app onto your mobile device. 2. Tap Create New Account . 3. On the next screen, enter your phone number or your email address. Tap Next . 4. On the Enter Confirmation Code screen, enter the confirmation code that Instagram sends to your phone or email. Tap Next . 5. On the Name and Password screen, enter your full name and create a password for your account. Tap Continue and Sync Contacts . 6. On the Add Your Birthday screen, enter your birthdate. Tap Next . 7. On the Welcome to Instagram screen, the username Instagram has assigned to you appears. To choose a different one, tap Change Username . Otherwise, tap Next . 8. On the next screen, Instagram invites you to find Facebook friends to follow. To do this, tap Connect to Facebook . Otherwise, tap Skip . If you skip, you can always do this later. 9. On the Add Profile Photo screen, to upload a profile photo, tap Add a Photo. Otherwise, tap Skip . If you skip, you can always do this later. 10. On the next screen, Instagram offers suggestions for who to follow. Tap Follow for any you want. When you’re done, tap the right-facing arrow at the top of the screen. 11. On the next screen, your Instagram feed appears. It includes posts from the accounts you chose on the previous screen. An invitation to manage how your ads are personalized also appears. If you want to do it, tap Go to Settings . Otherwise, tap the X in this section. If you X out, you can always do this later.

If you can use Facebook, you can use Instagram and the process for posting is similar. The steps listed here are for the Instagram app on an Android phone and might vary depending on the device you’re using. 1. Access your profile by tapping your photo or avatar in the bottom right part of the screen. 2. From your profile, tap the + sign at the top of the screen. 3. Under Create New, select Feed Post . 4. At the bottom of the screen, select Gallery . Choose the photo you want to use. Tap the right-facing arrow at the top of the screen. 5. Alternatively, you can snap a photo right in Instagram by choosing Photo instead of Gallery. 6. At the bottom of the next screen, you can choose FILTER or EDIT to choose a filter for your photo or alter it. When you’re finished with these processes, tap the right-facing arrow at the top of the screen. 7. On the New Post screen, you can write a caption, tag people, add a location, and direct Instagram to post the photo or video to other social media accounts. When you’re finished with these operations, tap the checkmark in the upper-right corner of the screen. 8. Your photo, caption, and other information you’ve selected appear in your feed.

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