How to make Instagram story highlight covers tutorial and a free TpT product!!

When someone views your profile page - 

the first things they see are:

1.The profile picture

2.Your bio information

3.Your highlight covers

Remember your profile page is everyone’s first impression of you!

You might be asking… 

What’s a highlight cover?

They are the highlight icon covers for your profile page.  They are great for grouping and saving similar content in one place and showcasing them.

Once you add to the highlights the material stays until you delete it.

Here's how I did it:

step by step easy instructions.

Click design

Slide size

The make the document 8.5 x 11 portrait

Click insert

Shapes

Add a rectangle – center it in the middle of your page

Size 11 x 6.19

Click Shape format

Shape fill

pick any color you want for your background

You do not need to have a shape outline

Click insert

Shapes

Add a circle – center it in the middle of your rectangle

size 5 x 5

Click shape format

shape fill

pick any color you want for the inside of the circle

Click shape outline and choose a color for the outside of the circle then click weight and pick how thick you want the outline

I did 4 1/2

Below is a template for the correct size you need to make the story highlight cover button.

You can add clipart, words, just use a color, or anything you come up with to design your covers and give them personally.  You want them to reflex you and your style.

Here are a few examples:

These are cute fun ones!

You can make them any style you’d like too.

When you’re finished making your design image. 

SAVE it in PowerPoint.

This way you can edit on or change it at anytime.

You need to upload your cover image as a picture on the internet in a secure place, that’s easy to access.

There are a few ways you can do this:

1.A secret board on Pinterest

2.Your blog – in an unpublished post

3.Your Facebook group

4.Anywhere that you can excess the picture quickly.

If you have highlights already on your profile page and you’re making the cover for it. Click which button you’re making the cover for right now.

Go back to your profile page.

Click the highlight button you just added the image.

CONGRATULATIONS -YOUR BUTTON COVER IS FINISHED!

I hope you have a blast making the Instagram highlight covers and your profile page turns out beautiful!

Have an amazing day and please let me know how your covers turned out!

Simply delightful in Second grade

Now time for the free TpT product!
If you click on the link below it will take you to the file to download for FREE!!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-make-Instagram-story-highlight-covers-tutorial-5641815