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How to Share a Post on Instagram

Khadija Anwar

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How to Share a Post on Instagram

Engaging your audience is the leading social media marketing goal, and Instagram is the best app to achieve it. 

With Instagram, you can share brand stories, product launches, and updates and encourage customers to share feedback. However, creating and sharing content daily takes a lot of time. 

That’s why we built a solution that lets you share any post through an Instagram content scheduler in just a matter of seconds.

Share Feed Posts by Taking a Screenshot

Step 1:

Take a screenshot of the Instagram post you want to use.

Step 2:

Tap the ‘Create’ button in the middle.

Step 3:

Choose your post from the gallery.

Step 4:

Resize and edit photo in the Instagram app.

Step 5:

Add a caption and relevant hashtags.

Step 6:

Tap the tickmark on the right-hand side to share your post on Instagram.

Share Feed Post/Video/Reel to Your Story

Step 1:

Tap the ‘Airplane’ icon below the post.

Step 2:

Tap ‘Add photo/stories/reel’ to your story.

Step 3:

Tap > arrow at the bottom right.

Step 4:

Tap ‘Share.’ 

If you don’t want to open the Instagram app, create & share content multiple times a day. You can create, schedule, or post instantly using the social media management tool; ContentStudio.

Share a Post on Instagram by Using ContentStudio

Step 1:

Sign in to ContentStudio, and go to the dashboard.

Click “Compose.”

click composer

Step 2:

You will have multiple options in the column; click “Social Post.”

click social post

Step 3:

It will direct you to the post-composer frame. 

Tickmark your Instagram account.

You can also share the same post on multiple Instagram accounts simultaneously.

click insta account

Step 4:

You can also check the post preview in the top right corner.

change preview

Step 5:

Now upload media from your device.

You can also create posts with integrated Canva right on the spot.

Add captions, hashtags, and emojis.

add elements

Step 6:

Once the post’s uploading and editing are complete, click “Post Now” on the menu and button.

post now

FAQs

How do you repost on Instagram?

You can repost someone’s post by taking a screenshot and uploading it. You can also repost by tapping the airplane icon below the post and adding it to your story.

Related Read: How to Pin a Comment on Instagram?

Why can’t I share posts on Instagram?

The share button will not appear if you try to repost content from a private account. You will be unable to proceed with any reposting.

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Khadija Anwar

Khadija Anwar

Khadija Anwar is a Senior Technical Writer at ContentStudio with over 500 published write-ups across the ContentStudio blog and beyond. She specializes in step-by-step platform guides and Help Center content across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and X, and reviews how-to articles to verify every step and platform detail is accurate and current.

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