Instagram has launched a new format for sharing curated, scrollable content: Instagram Guides.
The new feature gives users an easier way to share and consume helpful recommendations and tips in an easy-to-digest format.
Ready to learn everything you need to know about Instagram Guides? Let's jump right in!
- Guides enables you to connect more meaningfully with all of your stakeholders in one convenient place while tapping into a global ecosystem of purpose-driven people and organizations exploring the margins of common knowledge. Setup a hub for your group, organization, or cause.
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What Are Instagram Guides?
Guides are a brand new way to share and consume content on Instagram.
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They allow users to follow a curated flow of posts with commentary — which is great for step-by-step guides, tips, and recommendations.
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Initially, Instagram enabled the Guides feature for a select number of health and wellness advocates, in an effort to provide resources for people who are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
But now, this feature is being rolled out to all users:
You asked for it and it's happening. We're expanding our Guides feature – meaning you can now curate and share products, places and posts you love no matter where you are. pic.twitter.com/hupLQOKzKn
— Adam Mosseri 😷 (@mosseri) November 17, 2020
Note: If you don't have access yet, sit tight! It should be coming your way soon.
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How to Create an Instagram Guide
To create your first Guide, tap the plus icon on the top-right of your profile page and select 'Guide.'
From here, you can choose from 3 different Guide formats:
- Places: Recommend places in your city and beyond
- Products: Recommend your favorite products
- Posts: Recommend posts you created or saved
Each format is designed to suit a creator's needs. Posts, for example, can be used to curate a thread of Instagram posts (that you've created or saved) with custom headlines and commentary.
This is a really versatile format that can be used to share inspirations, tell stories, and provide advice or guidance.
Products can only be used to curate products available in an Instagram Shop.
This is a great tool for brands or businesses looking to add extra context or commentary to their shoppable products on Instagram. It also opens up new opportunities for influencer partnerships, as anyone (including influencers and brand ambassadors) can use this tool to curate a list of recommended products.
Places is perfect for sharing your location-based recommendations, from city guides to restaurants and cafes.
Where to Find Instagram Guides
To access an Instagram Guide, visit a creator's profile page and select the new Guides icon from the feed tab:
From here you will be able to see all of the Guides a creator has shared, much like how the IGTV tab works:
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Guides can be easily shared to Instagram Stories or with other users by tapping the paper plane icon at the top right-hand corner of the screen:
This new feature is currently available through the Instagram Explore Page, as well as directly via a user's profile.
Instagram Guides create a whole new way to curate and consume content on Instagram — opening up huge opportunities for story-telling and e-commerce on the app.
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Effective November 2020:
- Common Data Service has been renamed to Microsoft Dataverse. Learn more
- Some terminology in Microsoft Dataverse has been updated. For example, entity is now table and field is now column. Learn more
This article will be updated soon to reflect the latest terminology.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides is a mixed-reality application for Microsoft HoloLens that lets operators learn during the flow of work by providing holographic instructions when and where they are needed. These instruction cards are visually tethered to the place where the work must be done, and can include images, videos, and 3D holographic models. Operators see what must be done, and where. Therefore, they can get the job done faster, with fewer errors and greater skill retention.
No coding skills are required to create mixed-reality guides
With Dynamics 365 Guides, you don't need specialized 3D or programming skills. Start with the PC authoring app to create a guide: step-by-step instructions together with images, video, and 3D holograms. After you create the guide on a PC, use the HoloLens app to connect the instruction cards and holograms to the physical workspace by picking them up and moving them to the correct location. You can use the default library of 3D holograms to get started. You can also import your own custom 3D models.
Improve productivity – Learn by doing
Dynamics 365 Guides provides heads-up, hands-free, step-by-step instructions during the flow of work, whether employees are doing complex procedures on the job or training away from the production line. Operators control the interface with their gaze, using a glance to move to the next step. Therefore, their hands are left free to do the work. Instruction cards move together with the operator, following them as they move around equipment, pointing to the tools and parts that they need, and showing them exactly how and where to use them. The experience is comfortable and simple to use, and it helps reduce mental processing time, errors, and the need to rely on a buddy system.
Continually analyze and improve processes
Managers can use Power BI dashboards to view rich data about how processes are working for their employees. In this way, they can continually analyze and improve process without having to do expensive studies.
Dynamics 365 Guides also provides access and integration opportunities for customers and partners, because it's part of the Dynamics 365 product family and is powered by Common Data Service.
What's next?
Check out these overview topics and videos:
Get started
Quick overview of Dynamics 365 Guides
Author a guide in the PC app
Author a guide in the HoloLens app (for HoloLens 1)
Overview of authoring a guide
Operate a guide
Overview of operating a guide
Analyze your guides
Overview of analyzing your guides
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