How to add Custom Graphics to Instagram Reels π²
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I was so excited when I realized you could add your own graphics to Instagram reels!
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How to add Custom Graphics to Instagram Reels
I had no idea that you could do this, which is why Iβm creating this video today. You can add your own custom graphics to your Instagram Reels, and you can have them appear on your screen for just a limited amount of time. Iβm super excited to share this training with you.
If you are new here, hi, Iβm Louise of Louisehenry.com. Here on this channel, I talk all about building an online business, and content is obviously a huge piece of that, so I often share tips and tricks for creating your content.
Letβs dive in.
Create the Graphics
The very first thing you need to do is grab the graphics that you want to add to your reel. It is very likely that youβre going to want to use graphics with a transparent background, so that there is no background behind your graphic. For this, we, of course, are going to use Canva. You can use any dimensions that you want for this. Iβm just going to hit Create A Design, Custom Dimensions, and do 1000x1000 pixels, and Create New Design.
For this example, letβs pretend that weβre doing a promotion for my online program, Uplevel with Asana. Iβm going to want to use an icon of a little planner, and my logo as well. Letβs go over to Elements and then we are going to search for a planner. Then youβre just going to find one that you want to use. For example, Iβll go with this one. Then Iβm going to resize it so that it takes up most of the space here. Iβm going to change it to one of my brand colors, so Iβm just going to click on this square right here and select one of my colors. You can do that if you have Canva Pro β you can save your colors. If not, you can always click New Color, select from the color wheel, or you can paste in your Hex code here. Then Iβm going to do another page - this time, with my logo.
So, we have the two graphics that we want to add. You are going to want to download with a transparent background, so this is reason to upgrade to Canvaβs paid plan β Canva Pro β because it will allow you to get this Transparent Background. Iβm going to click on that and then Download. From here, all I need to do is get these over to my phone - I always just AirDrop it to myself.
Add Stickers
Once youβve AirDropped it to yourself, you can just open up Instagram, go to your Profile, then click on the plus (+) sign to create a Reel. Then youβre going to swipe up from the bottom and select the video clip that you want to use for your reel. Iβm just going to use this quick demo clip here, then hit Add, and then click on the arrow pointing to the right.
Then, open up your Photos, which is where youβll see your graphics that you want to add. Iβm going to start with this planner one. Iβm going to click on it, click on the share arrow, bottom left of your screen, and then Copy Photo. Then Iβm going to go back into Instagram and now you will see Add Sticker. Iβm going to click on that and then I can move this around and place it wherever I want. I can also pinch inward on it to make it smaller, or outward to make it bigger. Letβs make it smaller, and maybe we place it up here. OK β just example purposes.
Control Display Length
Then, whatβs really cool, is that we can control how long it stays on our screen with these white sliders at the bottom here. Iβm going to pull it back from the side here, so that itβs only showing up for the beginning part of this video. As you can see, itβs only showing up right at the beginning.
Now, letβs go back into Photos and do the one with my logo. Weβre going to open that up, click again on that share arrow, bottom left, then Copy Photo, open up Instagram, hit Add Sticker and we now have that logo in here as well. Iβm going to place that logo where I would like it, and then I can decide how long I want that one to appear onscreen as well. For example, Iβm going to have this show up just at the end, so Iβm moving the slider over to the right. Perfect. Now Iβm going to click on the arrow and then youβre just going to share it out. So, write a caption, select your cover, and then hit Share.
There you have it. Thatβs how you add custom graphics to your Instagram Reels. I hope that you have a lot of fun with this and that it allows you to add even more creativity to your reels.
Thank you so much for watching this video. If you liked it, let me know by giving it a thumbs up. Donβt forget to hit Subscribe if you havenβt yet, and Iβll see you soon with another video.
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