How to paste pictures on instagram story

  • You can add multiple photos to an Instagram Story or post.
  • Selecting multiple photos from your camera roll will upload each as its own slide in your story.
  • Instagram has a built-in collage feature that allows you to drop several photos into the same slide.

There are several different ways to add multiple photos to an Instagram Story at once.

The first method allows you to select up to 10 photos and videos from your camera roll, which get uploaded to your Story as 10 separate slides.

The second method is layering several photos on the same slide as stickers, and the last method is creating a collage using Instagram's built in feature called Layout.

Here's how to do it all.

How to add multiple photos to an Instagram Story

1. Open the Instagram app. Tap the plus (+) button over Your Story or swipe right on the home screen to open Stories.

If you don't currently have any live posts in your Instagram Story, the plus button will appear at the top of the screen. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

2. Tap the photo icon on the bottom-left of the screen to open your Camera Roll.

A preview of the last photo you took will appear at the bottom-left. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

3. Tap Select, then select up to 10 photos and videos. Then, tap the arrow at the bottom-right of the screen to continue.

Tap "Select" to upload more than one photo at a time. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

4. On this screen, customize each photo or video with text, stickers, or drawn lines. When you're finished, tap the arrow at the bottom-right of the screen.

5. Tap the circle next to your intended audience (Your Story or Close Friends), then tap Share.

Close Friends will share your Stories with a smaller audience of your choosing. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

How to layer multiple photos on the same screen of an Instagram Story

1. Open the Instagram app. Tap the plus (+) button over Your Story or swipe right on the home screen to open Stories.

2. Tap the photo icon on the bottom-left of the screen to open your Camera Roll. Select a photo.

3. Tap the sticker icon at the top of the screen. Scroll down and tap the photo sticker.

Instagram sticker icon highlighted in a hot pink box with an arrow pointing at it. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

4. Select the photo you want to insert. Repeat this process until you have all the photos you want to include.

5. Tap each photo to change the shape, drag them to change the position, or pinch them to change the size.

6. Once you're finished, tap Your Story or Close Friends to share the post.

Share your post once you're finished editing. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

How to post a photo collage on an Instagram Story

1. Open the Instagram app. Tap the plus (+) button over Your Story or swipe right on the home screen to open Stories.

2. Tap the Layout icon on the left side of the screen. Tap the Change Grid icon to select the option you want.

Layout is a collage creator built into Instagram. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

3. Tap the photo icon on the bottom-left of the screen to open your Camera Roll. Select a photo to add it to your collage.

4. Once you're finished creating your collage, tap the check button at the bottom of the screen.

5. Add any additional elements as desired (text, stickers, etc.), then tap Your Story or Close Friends to share the post.

Share your collage after you're finished editing. Abigail Abesamis Demarest/Insider

How to add multiple photos to an Instagram post

In addition to posting multiple photos on your Instagram Story, you can also do it on a regular post. Here's how: 

1. Tap the New post icon.

2. Tap on the photos icon, which is located in the middle right of the screen.

3. Tap the multi-photo select icon and select the photos that you want to have appear in the post.

Tap the multi-select button and it will turn blue. Kyle Wilson/Insider

4. Tap the Next icon and, if desired, add any filters you wish to apply and tap Next again.

5. Write a post caption and fill in the optional settings if desired.

6. Tap Share.

Write a caption and share your Instagram post. Kyle Wilson/Insider

Abigail Abesamis Demarest is a contributing writer for Insider based in New York. She loves a good glazed donut and nerdy deep dives into the science of food and how it's made. 

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Kyle Wilson is an editor for the Reference team, based in British Columbia, Canada. Outside of Insider, his work has also appeared in publications like The Verge, VICE, Kotaku, and more. He periodically guest co-hosts the Saturday tech show "Tech Talk" on the iHeartRadio station C-FAX 1070. Feel free to reach out to him on Twitter, where he can be found most of the time, @KWilsonMG.

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How do you put multiple pictures in one story on Instagram?

To use layout in your story:.
Tap at the top or swipe right anywhere in Feed..
Tap Story at the bottom..
Tap at the left..
Tap at the bottom to take a series of photos with your camera or tap in the bottom left to select four pictures from your gallery. ... .
Tap at he bottom, then tap Your Story in the bottom left..

How do you stick a picture on an Instagram story?

Step 1: Open Instagram and navigate to your Stories. Step 2: Tap on the Layout icon on the left-hand side of the screen. Step 3: Tap the “Change Grid” icon to select your layout type. Step 4: Tap on your camera roll icon at the bottom left-hand side of the screen and select your photos.