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How to tag someone on Instagram

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Recently you read my guide on how to use Instagram and now you have downloaded Instagram on your smartphone as many other users. And Now you have begun to upload videos and photos.

However, if you are here now and you are reading this tutorial it is clear that even having “grasped” the concept behind the operation of the famous app there is still something that is not very clear to you.

In particular, you would like to understand how to tag on Instagram. Given the situation, I am happy to inform you that this time you can count on my help. In the following lines, I will go to show you all you have to do to succeed in your intent, step by step.

Contrary to appearances tagging on Instagram is a fairly simple operation to carry out and for the setting of which we must certainly not be great experts in social networks and new technologies.

Believe me then, tagging on Instagram is a real breeze and I’m sure you’ll just have to do the procedure together only once to understand immediately how to do it yourself later.

That said, if you are therefore really interested in finding out what to do to tag on Instagram, I invite you to take a few minutes of free time, grab your smartphone and get yourself comfortable by dedicating yourself to reading the next lines.

I am sure that in the end, you will be able to tell you more than satisfied and I am also certain that in case of need you will be ready and willing to explain to all your acquaintances in need of a similar straight how to do.

Let it bet?

Depending on what your needs are, you can tag on Instagram in two different ways: directly in the photos or in the comments.

The procedure that must be performed to be able to tag on Instagram is therefore slightly different depending on the type of tagging you intend to perform, clearly choosing which type of tag to perform is up to you and only yourself.

Know however that in the first case it is possible to tag on Instagram by acting only and exclusively on their photos while in the latter it is possible to intervene also on the videos and on the others’ content.

Tag on Instagram – Photo

If you are interested in understanding how to tag on Instagram by acting on a photo yet to be shared just to start, start the app on your smartphone and then press the blue button representing a camera that you find at the bottom center of the screen.

Then choose whether to go to act on any photos already in the gallery of your phone by pressing on Gallery and selecting an image or taking new photos by tapping on Photos.

Next, choose the filter you want to use for your content by selecting one of the many available and if you think it is appropriate to adjust all the main parameters of the image using the appropriate buttons visible on the screen. When you are satisfied with the result, you can proceed by pressing the Next item located at the top right.

In the screen that opens, type the caption with which you want to accompany the image in the appropriate text field, select the social networking services on which to share the photo in addition to Instagram and possibly indicate the location of the shot by pressing on the item Add a location.

If in your shot there are friends or acquaintances who have an account on Instagram you can tag them proceeding in a manner similar to what you can do on Facebook and other social networks.

To tag on Instagram you just need to press on the item Tag people, then touch at the point where you want to make the tag (if there are the faces of people you intend to tag I suggest you select these), type the name of him or the one you want to tag in the field Search for a person and then press on the suggestion that is shown to you. Repeat this procedure for each individual user who wants to tag in photos.

After that, the tag will appear on your shot and you can possibly place it in a different position from the current one by simply pressing on it and dragging it or, in case of change, you can remove it by pressing on it and then tap on the x  that will appear on the side. After adding the tag or tags and after making all the changes you want, press the item Finish which is placed at the top right of the screen that is shown to you.

To conclude and then to share your photo and to complete the procedure by which to tag on Instagram, tap the blue button Share at the bottom of the screen and wait a moment to upload your shot is executed and for the photo to be shared Network.

When sharing is done, the tagged person will receive a notification in the Activity tab indicating that a tag has been added to your photo.

The other user can also view and choose whether to make visible to third parties or not the photo in which you have done to tag it by accessing the section of Instagram dedicated to your profile and pressing the button depicting a little man that is placed on the right.

If instead, you want to understand how to tag on Instagram going to act on a photo that has already been shared the first thing you need to do is to identify the shot of your property on which you want to intervene.

Then, press on the preview of your photo and then tap the icon with the three dots located at the top right and choose the item Edit from the menu that is shown on the screen.

Then, press Tag people placed in the lower left part of the click to tag on Instagram and then touch the point of the photo in which you want to run the tag (if there are faces of people you intend to tag I suggest you select these ), type the name of the one you want to tag in the field Search for a person and, finally, press on the suggestion that is shown to you. Repeat this procedure for each individual user who wants to tag in photos.

After that the tag will appear on your shot and you can possibly place it in a different position from the current one by simply pressing on it and dragging it or, in case of change, you can remove it by pressing on it and then tap on the x that will appear on the side.

After adding the tag or tags and after making all the changes you want, press the item Finish which is placed at the top right of the screen that is shown to you and then tap again on OK.

Even in this case, the person tagged in the picture will receive a notification indicating the fact that a tag has been added to your photo.

The other user can also view and choose whether to make visible to third parties or not the shot in which you have done to tag it after tap on the icon in the shape of a little man attached to the section of Instagram dedicated to the profile.

Keep in mind that whether you chose to tag on Instagram when sharing a photo, whether you chose to do it later, you can add the tag of anyone’s username except for the people you’ve blocked and/or provided to lock you.

Tag on Instagram – Comments

If you are interested in tagging on Instagram by going to mention other users in the comments the first thing you need to do is publish or locate the photo or video that you intend to comment.

Once you find the photo or video presses on its preview and then tap on the icon in the form of a comic present under the photo or video and fill out the field Add a comment by typing at the rate symbol ( @ ) with attached the username of the person to tag, for example @teknologya17.

If you wish, after typing the name of the user to tag, you can add your own message next to it, for example @teknologya17 hello!.

Finally, press the green button Send placed on the side. Once this is done the tagged comment will be published under the previously selected content and, as I mentioned a few lines ago, the tagged person will receive a notification in the Activity tab that will inform you of the fact that he was mentioned by you.

Now that you’ve finally figured out how to tag on Instagram in the comments, however, there are some things that you should know to avoid making mistakes.

To begin with, keep in mind that although you have been blocked by a person on Instagram you can still mention his name as a comment under a photo or video but the tag will not be visible in his Activity tab.

In addition, if you have been blocked by someone and the latter changes his username you will no longer be able to mention the person in question unless you know his new nickname.

Know then that if a person with a private profile tags the username of someone who is not an approved follower in a comment to a photo or video the person in question will be able to see a part of the comment in the section of the Activity tab.

Finally, keep in mind that if you send a photo or video to a group of users using the Direct function, only those people will be able to see the tags associated with that particular content.

How to tag someone on Instagram

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Recently you read my guide on how to use Instagram and now you have downloaded Instagram on your smartphone as many other users. And Now you have begun to upload videos and photos.

However, if you are here now and you are reading this tutorial it is clear that even having “grasped” the concept behind the operation of the famous app there is still something that is not very clear to you.

In particular, you would like to understand how to tag on Instagram. Given the situation, I am happy to inform you that this time you can count on my help. In the following lines, I will go to show you all you have to do to succeed in your intent, step by step.

Contrary to appearances tagging on Instagram is a fairly simple operation to carry out and for the setting of which we must certainly not be great experts in social networks and new technologies.

Believe me then, tagging on Instagram is a real breeze and I’m sure you’ll just have to do the procedure together only once to understand immediately how to do it yourself later.

That said, if you are therefore really interested in finding out what to do to tag on Instagram, I invite you to take a few minutes of free time, grab your smartphone and get yourself comfortable by dedicating yourself to reading the next lines.

I am sure that in the end, you will be able to tell you more than satisfied and I am also certain that in case of need you will be ready and willing to explain to all your acquaintances in need of a similar straight how to do.

Let it bet?

Depending on what your needs are, you can tag on Instagram in two different ways: directly in the photos or in the comments.

The procedure that must be performed to be able to tag on Instagram is therefore slightly different depending on the type of tagging you intend to perform, clearly choosing which type of tag to perform is up to you and only yourself.

Know however that in the first case it is possible to tag on Instagram by acting only and exclusively on their photos while in the latter it is possible to intervene also on the videos and on the others’ content.

Tag on Instagram – Photo

If you are interested in understanding how to tag on Instagram by acting on a photo yet to be shared just to start, start the app on your smartphone and then press the blue button representing a camera that you find at the bottom center of the screen.

Then choose whether to go to act on any photos already in the gallery of your phone by pressing on Gallery and selecting an image or taking new photos by tapping on Photos.

Next, choose the filter you want to use for your content by selecting one of the many available and if you think it is appropriate to adjust all the main parameters of the image using the appropriate buttons visible on the screen. When you are satisfied with the result, you can proceed by pressing the Next item located at the top right.

In the screen that opens, type the caption with which you want to accompany the image in the appropriate text field, select the social networking services on which to share the photo in addition to Instagram and possibly indicate the location of the shot by pressing on the item Add a location.

If in your shot there are friends or acquaintances who have an account on Instagram you can tag them proceeding in a manner similar to what you can do on Facebook and other social networks.

To tag on Instagram you just need to press on the item Tag people, then touch at the point where you want to make the tag (if there are the faces of people you intend to tag I suggest you select these), type the name of him or the one you want to tag in the field Search for a person and then press on the suggestion that is shown to you. Repeat this procedure for each individual user who wants to tag in photos.

After that, the tag will appear on your shot and you can possibly place it in a different position from the current one by simply pressing on it and dragging it or, in case of change, you can remove it by pressing on it and then tap on the x  that will appear on the side. After adding the tag or tags and after making all the changes you want, press the item Finish which is placed at the top right of the screen that is shown to you.

To conclude and then to share your photo and to complete the procedure by which to tag on Instagram, tap the blue button Share at the bottom of the screen and wait a moment to upload your shot is executed and for the photo to be shared Network.

When sharing is done, the tagged person will receive a notification in the Activity tab indicating that a tag has been added to your photo.

The other user can also view and choose whether to make visible to third parties or not the photo in which you have done to tag it by accessing the section of Instagram dedicated to your profile and pressing the button depicting a little man that is placed on the right.

If instead, you want to understand how to tag on Instagram going to act on a photo that has already been shared the first thing you need to do is to identify the shot of your property on which you want to intervene.

Then, press on the preview of your photo and then tap the icon with the three dots located at the top right and choose the item Edit from the menu that is shown on the screen.

Then, press Tag people placed in the lower left part of the click to tag on Instagram and then touch the point of the photo in which you want to run the tag (if there are faces of people you intend to tag I suggest you select these ), type the name of the one you want to tag in the field Search for a person and, finally, press on the suggestion that is shown to you. Repeat this procedure for each individual user who wants to tag in photos.

After that the tag will appear on your shot and you can possibly place it in a different position from the current one by simply pressing on it and dragging it or, in case of change, you can remove it by pressing on it and then tap on the x that will appear on the side.

After adding the tag or tags and after making all the changes you want, press the item Finish which is placed at the top right of the screen that is shown to you and then tap again on OK.

Even in this case, the person tagged in the picture will receive a notification indicating the fact that a tag has been added to your photo.

The other user can also view and choose whether to make visible to third parties or not the shot in which you have done to tag it after tap on the icon in the shape of a little man attached to the section of Instagram dedicated to the profile.

Keep in mind that whether you chose to tag on Instagram when sharing a photo, whether you chose to do it later, you can add the tag of anyone’s username except for the people you’ve blocked and/or provided to lock you.

Tag on Instagram – Comments

If you are interested in tagging on Instagram by going to mention other users in the comments the first thing you need to do is publish or locate the photo or video that you intend to comment.

Once you find the photo or video presses on its preview and then tap on the icon in the form of a comic present under the photo or video and fill out the field Add a comment by typing at the rate symbol ( @ ) with attached the username of the person to tag, for example @teknologya17.

If you wish, after typing the name of the user to tag, you can add your own message next to it, for example @teknologya17 hello!.

Finally, press the green button Send placed on the side. Once this is done the tagged comment will be published under the previously selected content and, as I mentioned a few lines ago, the tagged person will receive a notification in the Activity tab that will inform you of the fact that he was mentioned by you.

Now that you’ve finally figured out how to tag on Instagram in the comments, however, there are some things that you should know to avoid making mistakes.

To begin with, keep in mind that although you have been blocked by a person on Instagram you can still mention his name as a comment under a photo or video but the tag will not be visible in his Activity tab.

In addition, if you have been blocked by someone and the latter changes his username you will no longer be able to mention the person in question unless you know his new nickname.

Know then that if a person with a private profile tags the username of someone who is not an approved follower in a comment to a photo or video the person in question will be able to see a part of the comment in the section of the Activity tab.

Finally, keep in mind that if you send a photo or video to a group of users using the Direct function, only those people will be able to see the tags associated with that particular content.

How to use Instagram

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Did you just see your photo-loving friends using Instagram?

Now you also have decided to use it but don’t know how to use it with full perfection. Then don’t worry I’ll tell you how to use Instagram in my step by step guide.

Everyone talks about it, everyone uses it, but what Instagram actually is?

Instagram is a photo social network owned by Facebook that allows you to use the camera of your phone to take photos or short videos and apply the latter to the fascinating vintage effects.

The photos and videos made are then shared on the same Instagram and on other social networks chosen by the user, such as Twitter and Facebook, in order to be seen and commented on by other people.

It sounds funny, right? Yes? Very well, so what are you waiting for to start using this famous app too? How do you say? Would you like it a lot but do not have the faintest idea of how to use Instagram?

Well, but you do not have to worry … I can explain to you, how to proceed, by the thread and by the sign.

With today’s guide, I will go to provide you with all the explanations of the case to ensure that you, as well as many other users, understand how to use Instagram.

You will take very little to learn: five minutes time and you will get some shots of sure effect, I guarantee you.

So, if you really want to understand what you need to do to be able to use Instagram, I suggest you take a few minutes of free time, get yourself comfortable and concentrate on reading the directions we’re about to give you.

I am sure that you will eventually be able to tell you more than satisfied and that you will also be ready to say that using Instagram was actually a real breeze.

Let it bet?

Download the app and create an account

Of course, if you want to learn how to use Instagram, the first thing you need to do is take your smartphone, open the store of the operating system you use and search for Instagram.

Then select the app name in the search results and start the installation on the phone by pressing the appropriate button.

To make things easier, if you use an iPhone you can press directly from your device in order to connect immediately to the appropriate section of the App Store.

If you use an Android smartphone you can instead press here to connect immediately the appropriate section of Google Play Store while if you use one Windows Phone smartphone press here to directly access the Instagram section of the Windows Phone Store.

 

When installation gets complete (it should take only a few seconds), start Instagram by tapping on its icon that has been added to the screen of your phone where all the apps are grouped and then select the entry.

Do not have an account?

that it is located at the bottom of the screen that has been opened and follow the procedure to subscribe to the service.

Then proceed to create your free account by typing your email address in the form that is proposed to you or by authenticating through Facebook or by mobile number.

Then you have to type in the username and password you want to use on Instagram, set a photo for your profile and complete the registration process by first pressing the checkmark located at the top right and then the Yes button.

Remember that to confirm your identity you must click on the verification link that the team of the note app will send you instantly via email.

If you need more details about it you can consult my Instagram registration guide:how to register on Instagram in which you will find fully explained all the steps to be done to create an account to start using the famous app.

 

Upon registration, Instagram will ask you to find your Facebook friends and find contacts to follow by importing them from the address book of Android, iOS or Windows Phone.

Clearly, there is no obligation, it is up to you to choose whether to accept or to press on the Skip option and bypass these steps.

You will also be offered to follow some of the recommended profiles on the social network so you can immediately start getting in touch with other users of the famous app.

Share photos

Performed all these operations, so to speak, preliminaries are finally ready to get into the heart of the thing and to find out how to use Instagram.

As I told you, it’s very easy. If you want to immediately take a picture and apply special effects, all you have to do is press the camera icon located at the bottom center and then choose whether to go to act on any photos already in your phone’s library by pressing on Library and selecting an image or taking new ones simply by tapping Photos and taking a picture as usual.

After taking the shot or after choosing the photo on which to act indicates the filter you want to apply to the image by selecting one of the many available.

Then touch twice consecutively on the name of the chosen filter to apply a themed frame to your shot.

The final effect of the filter on your photo and its frame will be shown in real time. If you are not interested in using filters, you only need to leave the Normal option selected.

In addition to applying a filter and a frame before publishing photos on Instagram, you can automatically adjust all the main parameters of the image.

To do this, tap the sun button in the middle of the displayed screen and then press the End item located at the bottom right.

If the result of the automatic adjustment does not satisfy you then you can manually act on orientation, brightness, contrast, structure, heat, saturation, color, gradient, highlights, shadows and sharpness and you can add the vignetting or tilt-shift effect using the appropriate commands accessible by pressing first on the Edit item.

Once you have obtained a satisfactory result, tap the Next item located in the upper right part of the displayed screen.

Then make sure that the item Followers is selected from the menu located above and then type the caption with which you want to accompany the photo in the appropriate field text  Write a caption … , select the social networking services on which to post the photo in addition to Instagram (currently you can choose between Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr and Swarm).

Now indicate the location of the shot by pressing on the item Add a location or doing directly tap on one of the suggestions available.

If in your shot there are friends or acquaintances who have an account on Instagram you can tag them proceeding similarly to what you can do on Facebook and other social networks.

To tag an Instagram user in a photo of you just press on the option Tag people, then touch at the point of shooting where you want to make the tag (if there are faces of people you intend to tag I suggest you select these), type the name of the person you want to tag in the field Search for the perfect person.

Now press on the suggestion that is shown to you. Repeat this procedure for each individual user who wants to tag in photos.

After that the tag will appear on your shot and you can possibly place it in a different position from the current one by simply pressing on it and dragging it or, in case of change, you can remove it by pressing on it.

Then tap on the x that will appear on the side.

After adding the tag or tags and after making all the changes you want, press the item Finish which is placed at the top right of the screen that is shown to you.

Finally, tap the blue Share button at the bottom of the screen and wait a few moments for the upload of your shot to run and for the photo you want to upload on Instagram.

 

If instead of sharing your shots with all the other users you want to do it only with specific people you can take advantage of the Direct function, accessible from the screen through which to share photos.

This feature allows you to share one or more photos with a single Instagram user privately, in some ways similar to when using WhatsApp or other instant messaging apps.

To share photos on Instagram using the Direct function you have to do is press the Direct option that is placed in the upper part of the screen used to share the shot, fill in the field Write a caption …  with the message to be delivered to the other user who you want to add to your photo and fill in the To:  field  by entering the name of the person with whom you want to share the shot on Instagram in private.

Finally, tap the Send button at the bottom of the screen.

Share videos

Probably someone has already told you but know that in addition to the photos on Instagram you can also share the videos. Are you asking how?

The procedure is almost similar to that procedure as we just saw for the pictures but still do not worry, I will explain everything immediately.

For starters press the color button depicting a camera that you find at the bottom center of the screen and choose whether to take action on any footage already stored in the memory of your phone by pressing on Gallery and selecting a video or if you register new by simply tapping on Video and then using the appropriate commands visible on the screen.

Once you have selected the video on which to act or after having proceeded to record one, tap the Next item located at the top right and then choose the filter you want to apply by selecting one of the many available.

The effect of the filter on your video will be shown to you in real time. Then, press twice on the name of the filter you prefer and use the appropriate cursor on the screen to adjust the level of intensity of the same.

 

Before sharing your video on Instagram you can also cut the movie by tapping on the Cut option and defining the beginning and the end, you can select a different cover frame from the default by tapping on the Cover page and you can choose whether to enable or no audio in the video by pressing the speaker button.

When you are satisfied with the result, you can proceed by posting your video on Instagram by pressing the Next item in the upper right-hand corner.

In the screen that opens type in the caption with which you want to accompany the movie in the appropriate text field, select the social networking services on which you want to post the photo in addition to Instagram (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Swarm) and possibly indicate the place of click on the item Add a location.

Finally, tap the blue Share button at the bottom of the screen and wait a few moments for the upload of your video to be performed and for sharing it.

Similarly to what you can do with photos, even in the case of videos you can take advantage of the Direct function accessible from the screen through which to share the contents.

To share videos on Instagram using the Direct feature you have to do is press the Direct option that is placed in the upper part of the screen used to share the video, fill in the field Write a caption … with the message to be delivered to the other user who you want to add to your photo and fill in the To: field  by entering the name of the person with whom you want to share the movie on Instagram privately.

Now you are done. Finally, tap the Send item located below and your first video will have published.

View photos, comment, add likes, etc.

Now that you’ve got enough confidence with the service and that you’ve largely figured out how to use Instagram you can even start living the experience of using the app more directly.

With this I mean that you should start to browse the photos made by other users, comment or mark with a Like the ones you like best and become a follower of your favorite photographers.

How you can do it? Now we’ll explain it to you.

First, take a look at the photos that are most successful on Instagram by pressing the magnifying glass icon at the bottom left.

Then enlarge the shots that you like the most by touching their previews and put Like or comment on the images using the appropriate buttons at the bottom.

To browse all the photos of a user and add it to the list of people you want to follow, all you have to do is select his name on the top left and press the Follow button.

In this way, you will become his follower and you will receive all his photos in your Instagram.

 

To browse the photos posted by all the users you follow on Instagram you have two options: tap the icon in the shape of a little house that is located in the lower left part of the main Instagram screen or press the heart icon placed at the bottom right always on the main Instagram screen.

What is the difference between one and the other?

Well, in the first case you will see only and exclusively the photos and videos that the users you are following have shared while in the second case you will be able to keep track of all the other activities carried out by them.

Know then that in the screen that is shown to you after you tap the icon in the shape of a little heart you will also find a card called Tu with the history of all the notifications you received when a user has commented or put Like a photo of you, when your Facebook friend joined Instagram and so on.

If instead you want to view all the photos and videos that you have shared up to this, if you want to keep track of the number of users and those who follow you and if you want to make changes to the information about your person who provided to provide icon in the shape of a little man placed in the lower right part of the main Instagram screen.

After doing this this you will be shown the screen related to your profile through which you can perform all the operations I have just indicated.

Specifically, to view photos and videos scroll down the screen that has been opened and press on the preview of the content you want to view in more detail or to view the total number of posts.

Keep in mind that once you’ve tapped the gear wheel icon you can access features that allow you to follow more new people.

In particular, you can view your Facebook friends subscribed to Instagram and users in your address book using the app by pressing on the related items attached to the Follow People section.

You can also invite other registered users to the Instagram simply by tapping on the Invite Facebook Friends button. Wasn’t it simple, right?

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How to follow your friends on Instagram

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Are you new to Instagram and your friends are asking you to follow them?

Then don’t worry today I am going to tell you how to do it in just a few taps.

Follow carefully the instructions I am about to give you and I assure you that in less than no time you will learn how to follow your friends on Instagram, not only from the mobile phone but also on the PC.

I assure you that it is a real breeze, so I would say not to waste any more time and go immediately to the action … there is a population of aspiring photographers waiting for your evaluations.

Let’s start with the basics. To be able to find out how to follow a specific user on Instagram and always be updated on the photos posted on the social network, you must register for the service.

If you have not already done so, read my guide on how to register on Instagram and create your free account. It takes only a few seconds.

Once the procedure is complete, you are ready to browse and evaluate the photos of your friends.

From your smartphone, just press the button with the icon of the wind rose (the second that is at the bottom of the screen) and type, in the search bar at the top, the username of the friend to follow.

So make sure that the Users tab is selected and press first on the Search button and then on the name of your friend that appears in the search results.

Once you have entered the profile of the person to follow, press the Follow button and you will be automatically registered to his stream of photographs.

This means that every time you launch the app, you will see all of his shots on the Instagram home page.

To evaluate a photo, comment on it or put it like me, you have to do is select its thumbnail and use the buttons at the bottom of the page that opens. It’s very simple, just like I told you.

If you want to follow a person on the PC on Instagram, you can easily do this by connecting to the user’s Web profile in question (eg instagram.com/salvoaranzulla ) and clicking on the Follow button on the page that opens.

To complete the operation, you will need to log in to the site using the data from your Instagram account (the ones you set when registering on your smartphone).

Next, you will be able to view all the photos of your following (ie the people you have decided to follow) using the free Statigram online service.

Then connect to its home page and click on the Sign In with Instagram button located at the top right, then log in to your Instagram profile and click on the Authorize button to link Statigram to your Instagram.

When the operation is complete, type your email address in the form that is proposed to you and click the Save & Step button to view photos of all the friends you’ve decided to follow on Instagram.

That’s all! For any other questions regarding how to use Instagram, consult my guide on the subject and you should be able to find an answer to your questions.