How to schedule posts on Instagram with Postgrain | Social networks

Postgrain is an online post scheduling service that can be useful to Instagram users. Available free of charge for testing, the platform allows you to link a social network account so that photos or videos are published on a specific date. The site also has a tool for editing images, ideal for adapting files saved on the computer to the standard of filters and dimensions offered by the photo device.

To link Instagram to Postgrain, 2-step account verification must be disabled. Otherwise, registration with the service will not be done. Check out, in the following tutorial, how to use Postgrain to schedule your photo and video sharing on Instagram from your PC.

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Before starting, it is worth remembering that the user can test Postgrain free of charge for an unlimited time. However, the limitation of eight publications is renewable every 30 days.

Create a Postgrain account

Step 1. Access Postgrain through dnetc Downloads and click on "Access". You will be redirected to the service's home page. Select the option "Try it free";

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Button to start a free trial on the Postgrain service Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 2. Enter name, e-mail address and enter a password twice to use the service. Leave the time zone set to "America / So Paulo" and click "Register";

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Tele to start the registration on the Postgrain service Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 3. Click on "Add Profile";

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When adding a user profile on Postgrain Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 4. Enter your Instagram username and password and tap "Connect";

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When logging in to Instagram on Postagrain Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 5. At that moment, click on the Instagram link in the dialog box that appears on the screen;

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Screen to start the confirmation of registration in Postgrain Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 6. In the login attempt window, click on the "It was me" option.

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When to confirm the registration on the Postgrain service Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Schedule Postgrain posts

Step 1. On the service's initial screen, click on the "New Post" option;

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Home screen with user registered in Postgrain Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 2. Drag an image saved on the computer to the top of the screen;

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When uploading an image or video to a new scheduled Postgrain post Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 3. You can use the option to tag people, in case you want to link your friends in the image. To access the photo editing screen, go to "Edit image";

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Action to start editing images for a Postgrain service post Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa

Step 4. Edit the image with the resources offered by the website. When you are satisfied, click "Save";

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Screen for editing images of the online service Postgrain Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa

Step 5. Click on the smiling face cone to choose an emoji;

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Option for emojis in the Postgrain online service Photo: Reproduction / Marvin Costa

Step 6. Click on "Hashtags" to add relevant terms or groups of words to use in the posts;

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Option to add hashtags in a post with the Postgrain online service Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 7. Click on the current date in "Schedule Publication" and choose the day and month on which the post will be published. At the time, use the blue arrows to define the best time of the day to share the photo or video;

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When to set a date when scheduling posts for the Postgrain online service Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Step 8. Click "Schedule" to reserve the post until the automatic sharing of the tool.

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When to schedule an Instagram post with the Postgrain online service Photo: Reproduo / Marvin Costa

Ready. Take advantage of the tip to test the tool and, if you like, look for one of the plans available for Postgrain users.