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Snap Chat- Advanced

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Abigail Pike
Abigail Pike

The document provides tips and tricks for advanced features in Snapchat, including how to zoom while filming, switch between front and rear cameras, use photos from your photo library in direct messages, increase the size of text captions, change text colors, create frames using letters, apply filters, add friends using Snapcodes, share Discover content with friends, replay a snap once per day, and save your Snapchat story to your phone.

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Filming Filming Zooming in while filming A relatively new feature on Snapchat, you can actually zoom in and out while filming video. This might come in handy when youre a bit far away from the action (think of your nosebleed seats at that conference), or even when you want to emphasize something within your clip. To zoom in, start filming like you normally would and, with another finger, swipe up on the screen. A swipe down on the screen, naturally, then allows you to zoom back out. The degree of zoom depends on how far you move your finger. Its an intuitive and easy-to-use feature that can help you add a different flavor to your video snaps.
Flipping the Camera Flipping to the other camera on your phone In 2013, an app called Frontback emerged to some fanfare, as it lets users capture two imagesone from the front phone camera, and one from the rear phone cameraalmost simultaneously. The app allows you to show people two perspectives: what youre looking at and your reaction to it. As of early June, you can now do almost the same thing on Snapchat. While you cant take two photos from the two cameras, while filming a video you can actually switch between your front and rear cameras. This can serve the same purpose: showing your followers your reaction to whatever it is youre sharing with them. These two points of view make for a more interesting, narrative take on video. How do you switch between cameras? Just double tap the screen, and make sure your face is ready.
Photos from your Library Using photos from your library One frustrating feature of Snapchat, especially for brands, is that Snaps have to be taken live, in the moment, and sent right away. Except they dont, and I had no idea. Within direct messages with any of your friends or followers, you can snap photos from your library. To do so, swipe right on a friends name and click the blue caption bubble. Once in your private chat, click the yellow circle. This will bring up your camera, but in the bottom right you will see the latest image in your photo library. Click it to open up your library and choose any photo to share as a snap. This is great for one-to-one communication with your Snapchat community. A brand could, for example, ask followers to message them, and then reply with a pre-constructed image containing a discount code or some other call to action. The time-saving potential cant be understated.
Increasing the text size Editing Increasing the size of text When you click the small T on the top right of your Snapchat screen, it allows you to add a caption to any photo or video you snap. But the text you get is small, and doesnt really do a good job of conveying any sort of excitement or powerful emotion. Captions deserve better. What many people arent aware of is that you can actually change the font and size of that text by clicking the T button a second time. The new font will be much larger and bolder than the original font. This larger font can also be further increased in size. To do so, place two fingers on the caption and swipe in opposite directions, as if you were zooming in. Then adjust the size of the caption as necessary.
Change the colour Snapchat allows you to change the color of any text you include in your snaps. Not only can you change your entire caption to a different color, you can change individual words to different colors. This presents you with more creative opportunities, and comes in handy when one of your words doesnt pop because of where it appears on your image or video. To change the colour of text, tap the T twice to get the larger font and enter your copy. On the right side of your screen you should see a colour pallet. Tap anywhere on that pallet and the caption will change colours. To change the colour of only one specific word, double tap on the caption itself and click the select option, then highlight the text in question. Doing so will bring up the color pallet again, and you can change colors of the highlighted text with a simple click. Repeat for other words as necessary.
Frames This might be more of a hack than a feature. Apparently, some very savvy Snapchat users have started using individual letters to create frames on their snaps. You could use an O to create an oval frame, or an A to create a triangle. To do so, create a caption (using the larger text option discussed above) with your letter of choice. Then put two fingers on the screen and swipe them in opposite directions in order to increase the size of that letter. Continue to do so and move it around as necessary until the letter frames the screen for the desired effect.
Filters To apply a filter, swipe left or right once youve taken your photo or video. Usually the first filters will be color filters, so continue to swipe to access some of the more creative options. Thats all there is to it. Pro Tip: Once youve chosen a color filter, hold down on the image and continue to swipe to add a location, time, temperature or speed filter.
Friends- snap codes Finding friends on Snapchat isnt the most intuitive process. Youre given the option of adding friends by username, adding from your address book, and adding nearby, all of which require a few annoying actions (like asking them to remember and spell out their username, or actually adding them to your address book). There is one more option which, in my opinion, is both the smartest and easiest to execute: Snapcodes. All Snapchat users have a unique Snapcode, which is like a QR code but specific to the social network. Your Snapcode is a yellow image with black dots and the Snapchat ghost, and can be found by clicking the white ghost at the top of the camera screen.
Snapcodes To add new friends, you can take a photo of their Snapcode, go to the Add Friends menu and choose Add by Snapcode, then choose the photo. A far simpler way to do it is to go to your Snapchat camera screen and focus on their code (no need to take a picture). The app will recognize what youre trying to do and prompt you to add them as a friend.
Discover Friends Share content from Discover with friends Snapchats Discover feature allows major publishers, from CNN and Vice to the Food Network and Cosmo, to share a few daily stories with the entire Snapchat user base. These snaps provide a quick, interesting way to follow news and culture. Many users arent aware that you can share that experience with you friends as well. If you see a Discover story that a friend might enjoy, you can send it to a friend as a Snap. To do so, press and hold your finger on the snap. It will then open as a snap draft that you can edit or apply filters to, like any other video, before sharing with your friends.
Replay a Snap So the entire point of Snapchat is that the images and videos you send and receive disappear, right? Theyre not permanent, forcing you to pay attention. Except once a day you can bend those rules, and most people arent even aware of it. Snapchat allows you, once a day, to replay a single snap a second time. You can only replay the last snap you watched, and it will notify the user that you replayed their snap, so make sure you choose wisely.
Replay A Snap To enable the replay feature, go into your settings. Choose the Manage tab under Additional Services, and turn Replay on. Then, tap the snap you just watched and it will ask you if you want to replay it. Then enjoy that second chance, since youll have to wait until the next day for another one.
Save Snapchat to your phone! Save your Snapchat story to your phone Ever look back at your Snapchat story and realize youve had a particularly interesting or entertaining day? Did you know you can save that story as a video file on your phone. To save your story, go into the story menu and click the three dots on the right side of your story. This will open up a menu which has a drop down of every clip included in your story, as well as a downward pointing arrow which, when clicked, will download your story as a whole. This allows brands to share Snapchat stories to Facebook or other networks for cross-promotional purposes. If youre just a casual user, you can just enjoy reliving your stories as many times as you want!

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  • 2. Filming Filming Zooming in while filming A relatively new feature on Snapchat, you can actually zoom in and out while filming video. This might come in handy when youre a bit far away from the action (think of your nosebleed seats at that conference), or even when you want to emphasize something within your clip. To zoom in, start filming like you normally would and, with another finger, swipe up on the screen. A swipe down on the screen, naturally, then allows you to zoom back out. The degree of zoom depends on how far you move your finger. Its an intuitive and easy-to-use feature that can help you add a different flavor to your video snaps.
  • 3. Flipping the Camera Flipping to the other camera on your phone In 2013, an app called Frontback emerged to some fanfare, as it lets users capture two imagesone from the front phone camera, and one from the rear phone cameraalmost simultaneously. The app allows you to show people two perspectives: what youre looking at and your reaction to it. As of early June, you can now do almost the same thing on Snapchat. While you cant take two photos from the two cameras, while filming a video you can actually switch between your front and rear cameras. This can serve the same purpose: showing your followers your reaction to whatever it is youre sharing with them. These two points of view make for a more interesting, narrative take on video. How do you switch between cameras? Just double tap the screen, and make sure your face is ready.
  • 4. Photos from your Library Using photos from your library One frustrating feature of Snapchat, especially for brands, is that Snaps have to be taken live, in the moment, and sent right away. Except they dont, and I had no idea. Within direct messages with any of your friends or followers, you can snap photos from your library. To do so, swipe right on a friends name and click the blue caption bubble. Once in your private chat, click the yellow circle. This will bring up your camera, but in the bottom right you will see the latest image in your photo library. Click it to open up your library and choose any photo to share as a snap. This is great for one-to-one communication with your Snapchat community. A brand could, for example, ask followers to message them, and then reply with a pre-constructed image containing a discount code or some other call to action. The time-saving potential cant be understated.
  • 5. Increasing the text size Editing Increasing the size of text When you click the small T on the top right of your Snapchat screen, it allows you to add a caption to any photo or video you snap. But the text you get is small, and doesnt really do a good job of conveying any sort of excitement or powerful emotion. Captions deserve better. What many people arent aware of is that you can actually change the font and size of that text by clicking the T button a second time. The new font will be much larger and bolder than the original font. This larger font can also be further increased in size. To do so, place two fingers on the caption and swipe in opposite directions, as if you were zooming in. Then adjust the size of the caption as necessary.
  • 6. Change the colour Snapchat allows you to change the color of any text you include in your snaps. Not only can you change your entire caption to a different color, you can change individual words to different colors. This presents you with more creative opportunities, and comes in handy when one of your words doesnt pop because of where it appears on your image or video. To change the colour of text, tap the T twice to get the larger font and enter your copy. On the right side of your screen you should see a colour pallet. Tap anywhere on that pallet and the caption will change colours. To change the colour of only one specific word, double tap on the caption itself and click the select option, then highlight the text in question. Doing so will bring up the color pallet again, and you can change colors of the highlighted text with a simple click. Repeat for other words as necessary.
  • 7. Frames This might be more of a hack than a feature. Apparently, some very savvy Snapchat users have started using individual letters to create frames on their snaps. You could use an O to create an oval frame, or an A to create a triangle. To do so, create a caption (using the larger text option discussed above) with your letter of choice. Then put two fingers on the screen and swipe them in opposite directions in order to increase the size of that letter. Continue to do so and move it around as necessary until the letter frames the screen for the desired effect.
  • 8. Filters To apply a filter, swipe left or right once youve taken your photo or video. Usually the first filters will be color filters, so continue to swipe to access some of the more creative options. Thats all there is to it. Pro Tip: Once youve chosen a color filter, hold down on the image and continue to swipe to add a location, time, temperature or speed filter.
  • 9. Friends- snap codes Finding friends on Snapchat isnt the most intuitive process. Youre given the option of adding friends by username, adding from your address book, and adding nearby, all of which require a few annoying actions (like asking them to remember and spell out their username, or actually adding them to your address book). There is one more option which, in my opinion, is both the smartest and easiest to execute: Snapcodes. All Snapchat users have a unique Snapcode, which is like a QR code but specific to the social network. Your Snapcode is a yellow image with black dots and the Snapchat ghost, and can be found by clicking the white ghost at the top of the camera screen.
  • 10. Snapcodes To add new friends, you can take a photo of their Snapcode, go to the Add Friends menu and choose Add by Snapcode, then choose the photo. A far simpler way to do it is to go to your Snapchat camera screen and focus on their code (no need to take a picture). The app will recognize what youre trying to do and prompt you to add them as a friend.
  • 11. Discover Friends Share content from Discover with friends Snapchats Discover feature allows major publishers, from CNN and Vice to the Food Network and Cosmo, to share a few daily stories with the entire Snapchat user base. These snaps provide a quick, interesting way to follow news and culture. Many users arent aware that you can share that experience with you friends as well. If you see a Discover story that a friend might enjoy, you can send it to a friend as a Snap. To do so, press and hold your finger on the snap. It will then open as a snap draft that you can edit or apply filters to, like any other video, before sharing with your friends.
  • 12. Replay a Snap So the entire point of Snapchat is that the images and videos you send and receive disappear, right? Theyre not permanent, forcing you to pay attention. Except once a day you can bend those rules, and most people arent even aware of it. Snapchat allows you, once a day, to replay a single snap a second time. You can only replay the last snap you watched, and it will notify the user that you replayed their snap, so make sure you choose wisely.
  • 13. Replay A Snap To enable the replay feature, go into your settings. Choose the Manage tab under Additional Services, and turn Replay on. Then, tap the snap you just watched and it will ask you if you want to replay it. Then enjoy that second chance, since youll have to wait until the next day for another one.
  • 14. Save Snapchat to your phone! Save your Snapchat story to your phone Ever look back at your Snapchat story and realize youve had a particularly interesting or entertaining day? Did you know you can save that story as a video file on your phone. To save your story, go into the story menu and click the three dots on the right side of your story. This will open up a menu which has a drop down of every clip included in your story, as well as a downward pointing arrow which, when clicked, will download your story as a whole. This allows brands to share Snapchat stories to Facebook or other networks for cross-promotional purposes. If youre just a casual user, you can just enjoy reliving your stories as many times as you want!