Creating a social media story
Stories differ from posts in that they have a limited duration of time (usually 24 hours) and have a vertical format of 1,080x1,920 px.
Figure 4.24: Create a story in Canva for Instagram (or Facebook)
Before continuing, there are two things to note about stories:
- Keep in mind that on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and other social networks, you can insert stickers and texts into your stories, such as the one circled in Figure 4.24 (that was created on Instagram, not Canva)
- Some social networks could cut the margins of your story or fill them with superimposed icons, which is why I advise you to always maintain a large safety margin and concentrate the focus of your message in the center of the screen
Figure 4.25: Story margins on Instagram
In this recipe, we will assume you want to create a story containing multiple photos from your recent holiday, like my example back in Figure...
