- [Instructor] Let's take a look
at the Instagram user interface
so that as we move through the course,
you're comfortable with where all of the primary features
of Instagram are located.
When we first log into the app,
we're on the homepage of Instagram
and this is where we can see any photos and videos
posted by users that we follow on Instagram.
We can tell we're on the homepage
because at the bottom of the screen,
the house icon is shaded in a darker color.
Now we can also access the Activity section here
from the home screen.
To do that, we're just going to tap on the heart icon
at the top right.
This is where we can see all of the activity
that's related to our account.
So we can see when people follow us,
when they comment on our photos or videos,
when they message us,
anything that's happening related to us
and our business on Instagram.
Now let's tap to go back to the home screen.
There's a couple other things here I'd like to show you.
Also, at the top of the screen, we have the plus button
and this is where we can upload new photos and videos
to our Instagram account.
So when we tap on the plus button,
you'll see that we have access to photos
that are already on our phone
and we could actually take some new photos and videos
from here as well.
We're going to look at this in depth later on in the course.
So I'm just going to hit the X for now.
The next area I want to show you is back at the bottom
and that's the magnifying glass area.
That's where we can search on Instagram.
So let's go ahead and tap on that.
So when we access the Search section,
this is where we can find any new posts on Instagram,
we can find new people to follow.
So there's already some posts presented there for us
but we could tap in the search box at the top
and we could start searching.
So you'll notice that I have some accounts
in the Recent section that I've already searched for
and we're going to look at some of these accounts
later on in the course
but we could search for some of our competitors
but we could also search for keywords or hashtags
related to our industry to try and get some inspiration
from some other users here on Instagram.
Let's cancel this out for now
and let's take a look at the next section.
So again, back at the bottom of the screen,
the next icon to the right is the play button
and that allows us to access Instagram Reels.
So these are just short videos
that are uploaded by Instagram users.
We're going to look at how we can upload these
later on in the course
but that's where you could view some videos
from other users.
The next icon over is the shopping button.
So let's go ahead and tap on that.
This is where we can see shopping posts on Instagram.
We're going to talk about as a marketer
how we can make use of the shopping feature
but I just want to show you that this is where it is.
So we're probably not going to be doing
much shopping ourselves as a business on Instagram
but it's important to know what other users are seeing
and how they're using Instagram.
So the next icon over at the bottom of the screen
is the profile button.
So let's tap on that one.
So when we tap on this thing,
we're brought to our own Instagram profile
where we can see all of the photos and videos
that we've uploaded to Instagram.
Now, from here, we could tap on the Edit Profile button
and we could change the description
of our profile here on Instagram
and we're going to take a look at this
more in depth later on
and how to actually build an Instagram profile.
However, I'd also like to mention
that if any time you need to access the Instagram Settings,
you can tap on the three lines
at the top right of the screen and then tap on Settings.
We're going to look at a couple of the important areas
within Settings later on in the course
but I did want to bring you here
so that you know how to access it
if you need to find something.
So hopefully now you have an idea
of where all the primary sections of Instagram are located
so that you know where to go
when I'm speaking about one of these sections
later on in the course.