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Hold down the Highlight on your profile and tap .

The you want for the story (e.g., funny, dramatic, professional) Who the audience is?

: Use an app like Adobe Express or Canva to add text, icons, or filters to that screenshot. Upload to Instagram : Post the edited image to your Instagram Story. 5_6177168805744083120mp4

Tap and select your new image from your gallery.

: Play your video and take a screenshot of the specific moment you want to use as your cover. Hold down the Highlight on your profile and tap

If your goal is to physically create an Instagram Story cover using a video file, here is how you can do it:

in the video? (e.g., a travel clip, a pet, a person talking) Upload to Instagram : Post the edited image

Once it's live, click the button at the bottom to save it to a collection. Set as Cover :