Recently, a new feature appeared in the interface of the Instagram service, allowing users to save posts to independent memory. If you like someone else’s story or channel and don’t want to lose it, you can add it to your bookmarks and view it at any time or share it with friends. In this article, we will explain how to use this tool, how and where to save a post to bookmarks in Instagram on a mobile device and personal computer.
What are bookmarks in Instagram and where can they be found?
The wide range of functional capabilities of the service allows you to edit and format content according to your preferences, thanks to built-in tools and graphic elements. Short stories and posts are publicly available, and you can comment, like, and share them with friends, provided that the page is not blocked. If you liked a picture or someone’s post, you cannot download it to your mobile device or PC using standard methods. You will have to use third-party applications and browser extensions.
There is a much easier way to copy information – to use the bookmark function. With its help, you can mark a post you like, save it, and view it at any time in the corresponding tab of the application interface. To access the storage, you will need to:
- Launch the mobile utility on your smartphone.
- Log in to the system under your account, enter the password and login of the account.
- Go to your personal page. To do this, click on the silhouette icon located on the bottom panel of the screen.
- Then find the button in the form of three dots, it is located in the upper corner of the workspace.
- An additional panel will open on the right, select the “Saved” item.
- A list of all added publications will be displayed on the display.
Here you can open them and view them at any time, without worrying that they will disappear from the news feed. Also, there is the possibility of editing and settings if you are the owner of the added record.
How to add a liked post to bookmarks
If nothing has been added to the storage, the corresponding folder will be empty. To copy a post that you liked, you need to perform just a few clicks:
- Login to your page by entering your username and password.
- Find the desired photo or video on your desktop.
- Under each post, there is a panel, find the bookmark icon in the form of a flag and click on it.
- After that, the content will be automatically copied. As confirmation, the flag will turn black and a notification will pop up on the screen.
- Done. Now go to the corresponding section and find the marked post.
This procedure can be carried out with any publication, and its creator will not receive any notifications or find out about it.
It is important to know that access to them will be open until the owner of the post who posted it publicly finally deletes or blocks it. After that, it will be automatically removed.
How to create a collection on a specific topic
As soon as you add your favorite materials to saved, they will be displayed in random order, but you can organize and distribute them into separate groups and themes. You can create your own collection of bookmarks on Instagram. To do this:
- Log in to your social network account.
- Click on the button in the form of three dots on the top panel of the workspace.
- Select the section of saved data.
- All copied posts will be displayed on the screen.
- Find the plus icon on the top panel.
- A new window will open where you need to come up with a name for the collection.
- Click on the “Next” button. Select the necessary entries from the list added according to the created theme, marking them with a checkmark.
- Done. Now the created group of photos and videos of a certain direction will appear in the section.
To add another publication to the collection, you need to:
- In the main Instagram menu, find the bookmarks tab and go to it.
- Open the previously created group of photos.
- In the new window, click on the three dots icon.
- After that, select the content addition item. Mark the necessary photos with checkmarks.
- Save changes.
You can change the name of the collection and customize it at any time.
Bookmark option – organization and editing
After copying the posts, you can independently configure the parameters of their display, divide them into separate collections according to a certain theme, delete or add to them, change the cover and title. Below, we will consider the features of editing on a mobile device and personal computer.
On the phone
If you use a social network through a mobile application, the editing principle will be the same for all types of modern smartphones. Let’s look at what parameters can be configured and how to do it.
Changing the cover in a collection. Each group has a cover that is created automatically. To change it, you need to:
- go to the storage section and select the desired group of photos;
- click on the button in the form of three dots on the top panel;
- open the editing menu;
- select the cover change item;
- open the desired photo from the collection and save it.
Changing the folder name. Go to the tab for editing saved files. Under the cover change item, there is a field for entering the name. Rewrite the caption according to the theme.
Deletion. To completely delete a bookmark folder, you will need to:
- in the “Saved” section, find the desired group of photos;
- go to the editing menu;
- click on the delete collection button.
On the computer
Access to the social network is available on a personal computer. There are two ways to log in – through the web version of the service and using the official mobile application for Windows. The principle of adding Instagram bookmarks is completely analogous to the algorithm described earlier, just click on the button in the form of a flag under the post.
The web version of Instagram has significant limitations in functionality, so you will not be able to publish photos and videos, as well as create collections in the saved files section.
In the official application, the setting and editing looks like this:
- To create a group of photos, click on the plus sign, come up with a name and select content.
- Go to the created collection and click on the button in the form of three dots, a pop-up window will open. Click on the editing item. On the new page, you can change the cover, name, and delete the folder.
Note. The utility is available in open access, but is only compatible with modern operating systems, starting with Windows 8. On older versions, you will have to use an emulator or an additional extension on the browser.
Deleting bookmarks on Instagram
If you decide to remove a post from your bookmarks, you need to select the photo you want to delete and click on the flag-shaped button below it. After that, a warning will appear on the screen, confirming your actions. The snapshot will instantly disappear from your saved posts.
The article discussed how to save a post on Instagram. You don’t need to download additional software or use additional services, just click on the flag-shaped button. After that, you can view the post at any time, but until the owner and creator remove it from public access.