Lesson 7 of 7 · 3 min
Save, download, post and schedule
Quick recallWhat do the striped bands in a story size show?Think of your answer, then open.
Where the app's own buttons cover the picture. Keep words out of them so nothing hides your message.
Everything for leaving the editor sits behind Share, at the top right. (A video has Export instead. The course Edit video in Design covers it.)
Share
- New post: opens a post with your pictures. Several pages open as a carousel.
- Download: pick JPG for sharing, PNG for sharp pictures or PDF for printing, then the pages and the size.
- Save to Media, under Keep and send: puts the pictures in Media, under Designs. With several pages it says Save 3 pictures.
- Copy picture: puts the page on your clipboard.
Check before you save lists text that does not fit, text that is too small, or example words in [square brackets] you forgot to change. Press Fix to go there, or Save anyway.
Do it
- Press Share, then New post.
- Under Channels, click the accounts it should go to.
- In Text, write "Fresh cinnamon rolls, Saturday from 8 am. $4 each." and check Preview.
- Pick a time in Publish at and press Schedule. It waits in the Calendar on its day. Press the small word Posts there to see it under Scheduled. Publish now sends it at once.
Quick check · 3 questions
Check what stuck
What does Save to Media do?
Show the answer
Puts the pictures in Media, under Designs. Save to Media makes the pictures and keeps them in Media. Posting is a separate step.
Check before you save says a text still has words in [square brackets]. What does it mean?
Show the answer
You forgot to replace an example word from the template. Press Fix to go to the first one, then write your own words.
You press Share, then New post. What do you do next?
Show the answer
Pick channels, write the caption, choose a time and press Schedule. The composer opens with your picture. The post goes out when you schedule or publish it.
In this course
- 1Open Design and find a templateWhere Design is, and how to find a template with the search and Filter. · 3 min
- 2Change a template into yoursEdit the words, change the colors, put your brand on it, and undo anything you do not like. · 3 min
- 3Add your photosUpload your own photo or find a free one, swap one in a template, and use a photo as the background. · 3 min
- 4Elements, shapes and textAdd a shape, an icon or a sticker, add your own text box, and choose a font. · 3 min
- 5Layers and pagesSee, reorder, lock and line up the layers on your page, and add more pages for a carousel. · 3 min
- 6SizesWhy feed posts, stories and banners need different sizes, and how to save one design in several. · 3 min
- 7Save, download, post and schedulePress Share to save your design, download it, or turn it into a post and schedule it. · 3 min