How to Post Media from the Camera Roll on Snapchat

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Snapchat.

   It’s a yellow app with the outline of a ghost.
   
   This will bring you to a camera view.
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   Step 2: Tap the Chat icon.

   It’s at the lower left-hand corner of the screen and looks like a cartoon speech bubble.
   
   This will bring you to the chat screen. , This will open the Chat window.
   
   You can also tap the New Chat icon at the upper right-hand corner of the screen, tap a friend's name, and tap Chat.
   
   To start a group chat with up to 16 friends, type multiple friends’ names in the To: field in the Chat window.
   
   You can only chat with friends who have added you back. , It looks like a cartoon landscape picture, and it’s in the lower left-hand corner of the chat screen, above the keypad.
   
   Photos and videos from your phone's camera roll will pop up below the chat screen. , A blue circle with a white check mark in the upper left-hand corner means that a photo or video has been selected.
   
   If you select more than one photo or video at the same time, you won’t be able to edit them. , It’s at the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
   
   This will bring you to a full-screen view, where you can add stickers, use filters, draw, and add text. , It’s at the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
   
   It will bring you to a screen where you’ll choose which friends to send the snap to.
   
   You can also save the snap to your memories and camera roll by tapping the Save icon.
   
   It looks like a downward-pointing arrow and is in the lower left-hand corner of the screen.
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   Step 3: Swipe right on a friend's name.

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   Step 4: Tap the photo frame icon.

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   Step 5: Tap a photo or video.

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   Step 6: Tap Edit to add effects to the media.

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   Step 7: Tap Send to to send your snap.

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