11 Tips to Make Your Instagram Stories Super Fierce

When you create an Instagram Story, you can easily save it just by tapping the download button located at the bottom right hand corner.

Tap the three dot icon on the bottom left corner to adjust the size of what you draw with.

After writing something, just put your finger over the text and position how you like it. You can make it sideways, as well as bigger and smaller.

Add some filters to your story simply by swiping left. You won't get a full variety of Instagram filters but it's enough to make your story pop a bit more.

You can upload any Boomerangs or videos to your story, as long as they were filmed or created in the past 24 hours.

If your story is live, tap on the three buttons on the bottom right corner. You'll see an array of options: Delete, Save Video, Share as Post, and Story Settings. These are four great options that show what you else you can do with your story.

Once your story is live, tap the three little dots in the bottom right corner and you'll see a series of options. There, you can decide to share your story as a post.

Similar to Snapchat, you can adjust the settings on your story. You can hide it from certain people and allow only messages from particular friends.

Love someone's story and want to tell them? Just write them an Instagram direct message by tapping on the "send message" option in the bottom left corner.

If you're viewing a story with a lot of photos or videos, just tap to look through them at the pace you want. Or, swipe to look at the next story.

If someone has a public Instagram account, just head to their profile. You'll see if they have a story if their profile picture animates and stays in a fun purple and yellow hue ring. Tap on their picture to see the story.