{"id":5958,"date":"2022-01-31T11:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T11:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=5958"},"modified":"2022-01-31T11:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T11:35:06","slug":"save-and-edit-reels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/save-and-edit-reels\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Edit Reels that You&#8217;ve Saved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Got an idea for a snappy video but haven&#8217;t quite finished it yet? Here&#8217;s how you can edit Reels that you&#8217;ve saved as draft!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a freelancer or content creator looking to <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/instagram-branding-how-to-strengthen-your-presence\/\">strengthen your brand<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/\">Instagram<\/a>, then <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-make-an-instagram-reel-boost-followers\/\">creating great Reels<\/a> is the way to do it. Reels is Instagram&#8217;s answer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/\">TikTok<\/a>, their major competitor. With short-form video being the content format of the moment, Instagram has been favouring Reels over other types of content for a while. Head of Instagram, <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/instagram-algorithm-explained\/\">Adam Mosseri explained the algorithm<\/a> last year, admitting that Reels are one of the top priorities right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of boosting reach and engagement, whether it&#8217;s part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/social-media-marketing-small-businesses\/\">social media marketing strategy<\/a> or you just want to promote new content, Reels will help get more eyes on your profile. But, what should you do if your Reels idea isn&#8217;t fully formed yet? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When experimenting with new types of video content, it can be challenging to come up with fully fledged ideas so frequently. Sitting on half-baked concepts for a while can provide thinking time. The good news is, you can always save and edit reels at a later date. Here&#8217;s how, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/instagram\/639718330257952\">Instagram help centre<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Save &amp; Edit Reels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.instagram.com\/2720958398006062?fbclid=IwAR36kfTBnaGFdZ-frH7LFo1mPSLc2YWGxqqUdLMSySd-zSM_R260pH4luSA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">record a Reel<\/a>\u00a0and save it to your Instagram account or camera roll before sharing it. Drafts will be saved until you share or delete them. There isn&#8217;t a limit to how many drafts you can save. Bear in mind that downloading your Reel won&#8217;t save any music you added from the Instagram music library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To save a draft of your reel to your Instagram:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Tap <img alt=\"next\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=ig-forward-shared&amp;density=1\"> on the Reel you&#8217;re recording.<\/li><li>Tap\u00a0<img alt=\"next\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=ig-forward-shared&amp;density=1\">\u00a0then tap\u00a0<strong>Save as draft\u00a0<\/strong>at the bottom (Android) or tap\u00a0<strong>Preview<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Share to<\/strong>, then tap\u00a0<strong>Save as draft<\/strong>\u00a0at the bottom (iPhone).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To edit a draft of your Reel from your Instagram:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Tap\u00a0<img alt=\"profile\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=instagram-user-profile&amp;density=1\">\u00a0or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.<\/li><li>Tap\u00a0<img alt=\"reels\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=ig-reels-shared&amp;density=1\">\u00a0below your profile info.<\/li><li>Tap\u00a0<strong>Drafts<\/strong>, then select the Reel you want to edit.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To save a draft of your Reel to your camera roll:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Tap\u00a0<img alt=\"next\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=ig-forward-shared&amp;density=1\">\u00a0on the Reel you&#8217;re recording.<\/li><li>Tap\u00a0<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=instagram-downloadsave&amp;density=1\"><strong>\u00a0Save<\/strong>\u00a0in the top left.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To edit a draft of your Reel from your camera roll:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Tap&nbsp;<img alt=\"profile\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=instagram-user-profile&amp;density=1\">&nbsp;or your profile picture in the bottom right to go to your profile.<\/li><li>Tap&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=instagram-blacknewpostupload-shared&amp;density=1\">&nbsp;at the top or swipe right from anywhere in feed.<\/li><li>Scroll to&nbsp;<strong>Reels<\/strong>&nbsp;at the bottom of the screen.<\/li><li>Tap&nbsp;<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/assets\/?revision=466721188337424&amp;name=instagram-cameraroll-shared&amp;density=1\">&nbsp;in the bottom left and choose the draft of your video from your camera roll you want to edit.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can record more clips and add music, effects, stickers and text to your Reel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Got an idea for a snappy video but haven&#8217;t quite finished it yet? 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