2. Step 1:
Download Snapchat on your device and sign up
to create a new account.
Sign up with your e-mail address and enter your
password.
Snapchat will ask your for your birthday. Make
sure you fill in the correct date.
3. Step 2:
Snapchat asks for your mobile number as a
verification method. You will receive a personal
code to activate your account.
Snapchat will ask you to accept the Terms &
Conditions.
You're ready to go!
4. Step 3:
This is how your main screen looks like - this is
the camera mode.
A little ghost on top navigates you to your
profile. It also shows how many friends follow
you.
Tap on the big circle to take a photo. To start
filming, press the button for longer.
The left bottom icon takes you to your chat
window (next step). I got 1 message!
Right bottom icon takes you to Stories &
Discover page. There are 2 new stories ready!
5. Step 4:
Snapchat will take you either to the camera
screen (Step 3) or to this window.
This is your history of chats, e.g. there's already
one from Team Snapchat by default.
To add your new friends or start chatting, click
on the icon in the top left corner.
6. Step 5:
This is where you choose who to chat with.
This is a list of your friends who are available on
Snapchat.
Click on one of them and a new chat window will
open.
7. Step 6:
This is how the chat window looks like. Simply
start typing and click send.
You can also send a snap with the text on it
(next step). Just press the yellow button for the
camera screen.
Your message will appear immediately in the
chat. If you send a photo, you will see if it was
delivered.
8. Step 7:
This is how Snapchat looks like when you want to
send a snap to someone.
After clicking the yellow button, the text already
appears in here. You can further edit your text by
clicking the "T" icon.
Swipe to the right for funny filters such as black
and white, geofilters or fast-forward feature (for
video).
Swipe or click on the arrow in the footer to send it
to your friend!
9. You can change the colour of the text by clicking
the pencil icon, selecting the text and clicking on
the colour you need.
Zoom the text in or out to enlarge it or make it
smaller.
Add emojis by clicking the first button on the left
in the top header (next to "T").
By clicking the clock icon you can select for how
long your snap will be displayed (0-10 seconds).
10. Step 8:
When chatting with your friend, click on the menu
"hamburger" icon (3 horizontal lines).
Technically, there is no such thing on Snapchat
as "Profile Page" - here you can check your
friend's username and snaps.
You can edit their name (how they appear on your
Snapchat) and block or remove them.
11. Step 9:
If you're wondering how YOUR profile looks like,
just go back to the main screen - the camera
mode.
Click on the little ghost on the top and your
profile will appear. If you want to change your
name just click on it and edit screen will show up.
"Added me" shows how many new friends added
you.
"Add Friends" opens a new window (next step).
"My Friends" goes to the list of all your friends
(following step).
12. Step 10:
You can add friends in 4 different ways.
The simplest one is by typing their usernames.
Since few weeks, Snapchat now allows you to
share your own username with others. This helps
find your friends easier than it used to be.
"Quick add" shows up once Add Nearby function
is turned on. Here, Snapchat will find the friends
who are near you faster and easier!
13. Step 11:
Make sure you know the username of your
friend.
Snapchat doesn't suggest any friends to you -
this is why it's important to type in the exact
username.
A new feature is added - celebrities that post
their "Official Stories" have an emoji attached to
their usernames. Hence when searching for
"Justin B... (you know who) will show a very
popular Justin with an icon next to his username.
14. Step 12:
If you want to add your friends from your address
book, Snapchat will ask you to allow access to
your phone.
15. Step 13:
An address Book will appear showing all contacts
that are on Snapchat.
Simply click on the plus sign to add them.
You will be notified when they add you back.
16. Step 14:
That's my favorite method of adding friends
- Snapcodes!
Simply take a screenshot or a picture of your
friend's profile picture (usually it's the ghost).
You can do the same for your favorite brand.
Tap this photo and Snapchat will scan it (just like
QR code) and come back with the question to
add the person.
The yellow photo in my stream shows me that I
added the person already.
17. Step 15:
Let's take you back to the camera mode.
When you swipe to the right or click on the
hamburger icon, "Stories" window opens.
This is where magic happens for brands.
Stories are collections of snaps and short videos.
You can publish your story as well and it will be live
for 24 hours.
Search for specific usernames, click on Discover
for news (next step), see what is currently live
or see what stories your friends posted.
18. Step 16:
Discover window has a selection of premium
publishers that share custom content with
Snapchatters.
When clicking on any of them, you'll be redirected
to their environment within Snapchat.
19. Step 17:
Click e.g. on Mashable to read their articles,
selection of best mobile apps and short videos.
Navigation is quite simple - just swiple to the right
for more stories.
20. Step 18:
In case you're lost here, Snapchat comes back
with reminder instructions showing you the
possible options to swipe, share, save and close
this story.
21. Step 19:
This is one of the stories from the brands
themselves. I followed one from O'Neill Womens.
It's a collection of short movies and photos
clipped in a short story.
(There's a tiny clock in the top right corner - it
shows how long the screen is displayed. If you
want to see the next one, just click on the clock
and continue pressing)
22. Step 20:
"Live" stories are curated from all snappers in the
world and created by Snapchat editorial team.
They usually refer to whatever is currently
trending, e.g. a football game or a Fashion Week.
Snapchat also takes you for a city trip showing
different landmarks or hotspots, e.g. in Argentina
or Greece.
The graphics are just amazing!
23. Step 21:
Time to publish my story!
Go to the camera screen, take a picture (or a selfie
by flipping the camera mode), and edit it.
Add emoji, text or change the color of the font.
The clock icon in the bottom left corner will ask
you to select how long the snap will show on your
friends' app.
24. Step 22:
The second icon will save your snap on your phone.
Third icon (with the plus symbol) will ask you to
publish the story.
You can create a new snap and add it to the same
story published before. It simply updates your
story.
25. Step 23:
Snapchat also offers Analytics!
If you publish your story, you can see how many
"eyeballs" watched it.
Look out for an eye icon with the number next to it.
My first story got 2 views! Need to work harder!
26. Step 24:
If you want to see who viewed your story, click on
it and simply swipe to the top.
A new window will appear with all users that
viewed it.
A second icon next to the eyeball shows you how
many people took a screenshot of your story and
saved it on their phones.
27. Step 25:
And now here is my favourite feature on Snapchat
- the Lenses!!!
It's not quite obvious, but in the camera window
make sure you're in the selfie mode (yes time to
take a selfie!). Tap on your face and press until
your face will get 'framed'.
A row of Lenses will appear - start clicking on any
of them and make a funny selfie!
28. Some of the Lenses start animating when you
record a video.
Be creative with your selfie and make a funny one!
You can still add text or emojis on a video.
Add it to your story or send it to your friend.
Lenses change everyday, which makes it a fun
thing to try out!
29. FINAL Step:
I've explained all major functions and user
experience on Snapchat.
This is the last step.
Start exploring, snapping and most of all -
HAVE FUN!!!
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