How To Use Snapchat | The Pink Entrepreneur Explains

How To Use Snapchat?! 

Did you just download Snapchat from the App Store? Or is it sitting on your home screen because you haven't figured it out yet? Well today is your lucky day, I'm going to solve this problem for you! 

Snapchat launched in 2011. This cool social media app allows you to take pictures and short "snaps" of your life! You can also add captions and draw pics on the snaps. This social media site differs because the snaps are only available for 24 hours, then it's deleted from the site. There's also an option to keep it up for a certain amount of time. You can send the snaps to your contacts or just add them to "your story's" for others to view. 

1. Add Friends 

2. Create Snaps 

Snapchat automatically activates your phone's camera, and it's pretty easy to use. To adjust the focus of the camera, tap anywhere on the screen. Tap the camera icon in the top right-hand corner to switch from rear camera to front camera, and tap the lightning symbol at the top-left corner to turn on the flash on. 

To take a photo, tap the circle at the bottom of the screen. To record a video, tap and hold the circle at the bottom of the screen. You can record videos up to 10 seconds long. 

Add a caption

Snapchat allows you to spice up your snaps with captions. When your recipient opens the snap, the caption will appear in a bar on top of the photo or video. Tap anywhere on the screen to add a caption.

You can doodle on your snaps with the pencil tool, which is located at the top-right corner. To pick a color, simply adjust the slider. Then, use your finger to draw on the photo. If you make a mistake, don't worry. Simply tap the arrow (left of the pencil) to undo your mistake. 

Add a filter or effect

Want to add different hues or cool things like time or location to your snap? Make sure you've enabled the filter feature in your setting; swipe your finger left or right to preview each filter. 

Set time limit

You can choose how long you want your recipient to view your snap for — up to 10 seconds. To adjust the time limit, tap the stopwatch icon at the bottom-left corner.

Save your images

To save your image or video before sending it, tap the downward-pointing arrow at the bottom of the screen. Snapchat must have access to your photo album in order to save an image.

Keep in mind that you cannot save a snap after you send it. 

Send your snap

When you're ready to send your masterpiece, tap the arrow in the bottom right-hand corner. Your contact list will appear, and you can select who to send it to. There is no limit as to how many people you can send a snap to — choose all the recipients you want, and hit send by tapping the arrow on the bottom-right corner. 

Once your recipient has opened your snap, the triangle (for photos) or square (for videos) icon next to your friend's name will not be filled in. A filled-in icon means your snap has been sent, but hasn't been open yet.

These are just the basics of snapchat,check the rest out for yourself, it's a fun tool to use for marketing your business!! 

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