How to edit an Instagram Story after you post it?

If you are a social media intelligent person then you must start now using Instagram. This social media platform enables users to share and post their lifestyle via pictures, short videos and stories. What are Instagram Stories? Well, Instagram Stories are a collection of pictures and videos presented in slideshow form. Each story runs for a few seconds and recently Instagram has made them 1 minute long. The users of Instagram know that it is not possible to edit an Instagram story once it has been posted and goes public. 

With all these saying, there are certain aspects of the story that you can edit. When we say edit, it is more like controlling the viewership and engagement for a particular story. You can disable replies to your stories. Again, being the source of the post, you can decide whether someone can share your story or not.? All these edits and changes you can make to a story that you already published. 

Asking how? Well, weI will explain how you can do this, so don’t skip this guide and make sure you are reading this in the end. 

How to edit an Instagram Story after you post it?

Before starting to edit a story you must post one on Instagram. Once you have posted it you are able to make necessary changes to the shareability, viewing and engagement. Posting an Instagram Story is not hard at all, it is quite easy. 

• Login or launch an Instagram account
• On the homepage, on the top left side you will see “My Story” with a “+” symbol. Tap on this symbol
• Another way to access it is to swipe left directly from your homepage to trigger the story insertion page. 
• Swipe up to browse the photos or videos from your gallery for your story 
• You can add any text that is related to that particular story
• You can also use emojis, stickers or drawn any doodle on your story
• Once you have finished editing your story with texts and emoticons, tap on “Your Story” to publish it

Customize the reachability of your Story

It is very important to know and understand that after publishing your Instagram Story it remains online for 24 hours and it disappears on its own once the time is finished. However you can keep and choose to save it on your Instagram. Here are some aspects of the story that you can exercise your control. 

Let’s suppose you have posted an Instagram Story and to be able to make any changes you need to do it from the Story Settings. 

• Launch Instagram
• Tap on your Story to open it and tap on “More”
• Then from the menu, top on “Story Settings”
• Once you did it, you will see a lot of options to customize and present your story
• You can enable/disable resharing of your Instagram stories by other people on the app
• In case you want only a particular person or a few people to see your story, you can hide your story from specific people including followers. It comes really helpful when you are communicating with someone, in particular, using stories.
• To stop unknown people from messaging you via story, you can turn off message replies to your Instagram stories.

Well, this is the full instruction of how you can edit an Instagram Story that you already posted. Though you cannot change the content , you can still control the reach and shareability of the post. If you are a new Instagram user, this guide is a perfect one for you to help out with Instagram stories. You can also check out our other guides for other Instagram Tools that can help you understand how Instagram works.