7 Tips for Snapchat Beginners

If you are new to Snapchats, you probably are trying to learn the ins and outs of Snapchat. Many people who are new to Snapchat will feel the vast difference of the application compared to other social media platform.

The first thing you need to do to avoid the overwhelming learning curve of Snapchat is to learn the terminologies. That way you can get the grip of Snapchat quite fast.

Here are 7 simple tips on how you can start right away with using Snapchat.

1. SENDING SNAP / SNAPS

Snap here is not referring to snap your fingers. It actually refers to the Snap message that you are receiving or sending. The term used by Snap chatters are normally “I will send you a Snap” or “Have you receive my Snap?”

Here is how you can send a Snap to your friend

Step 1
Open Snapchat. Direct your camera to anything you want to insert as your Snap

Step 2
Tap the circle once to take a picture and press it longer to capture video. You can record your video Snap up to 10 seconds

Step 3
Once you have done, tap the arrow below

Step 4
You can choose to send your Snap to your Story or to your friends

2. SNAPCHAT FILTERS

If you now have learned how to send Snap, now let’s make it more fun by adding filters to your Snap. Filters are function embedded in Snapchat where you can put layers and effect to your Snap so that it can become much more entertaining and meaningful.

Here is how you can add Snapchat Filters to your Snap

Step 1
Open Snapchat. Direct your camera to anything you want to insert as your Snap

Step 2
Once the video or image is captured, swipe left to see available filters that can be used. Keep swiping to the left to see filters option

Step 3
Once you have selected the filter you want, tap the arrow to send

Step 4
You can choose to send your Snap to your story or directly to your friend

3. SNAPCHAT LENSES

Different from Snapchat filters, Snapchat lenses uses your smartphone front camera and uses your face or anybody’s face that is in front of the screen camera and add it with some special effects. There is many lenses special effect that you can use. This can be captured as a Snap and you can send them to your friends as entertainment.

Here is how you can use the Snapchat lenses

Step 1
Open Snapchat. Direct your camera to anything you want to insert as your Snap

Step 2
Press at the screen for more than 3 seconds

Step 3
A series of lenses will appear at the bottom. Choose one that you want to use

Step 4
Once you select a lense, press the circle button to record your Snap

4. SNAPCHAT STICKERS AND EMOJIS

Once you capture your Snap, you can enhance it by putting digital stickers and also emoji into the Snap. Emojis is not something new and if you are familiar with WhatsApp and other types of text messages, you will be familiar with Snapchat Emojis as well. Emoji is that little images that you can put into your Snap to make it more meaningful or just to have some fun. However, you can edit your Snapchat emojis to move as well as make it bigger.

Here is how you can add Snapchat stickers to your Snap.

Step 1
Open Snapchat. Direct your camera to anything that you want to insert as your Snap

Step 2
Once the video or image is captured, tap the sticker icon on the left

Step 3
Select the stickers you want to put unto your Snap

Step 4
You can choose to send your Snap with the stickers to your story or directly to your friends

5. SNAPCODE

Snapcode is a unique code that you can create that will represent your Snapchat account. By having Snapcode, you can ask your friends to add you in their Snapchat friends list instantly by scanning your Snapcode.

Here is how you can create your very own Snapcode

Step 1
Go to https://www.snapchat.com

Log into your account. At your Snapchat account, choose “My Snapcode”

Step 2
You can choose to download a new Snapcode or get a new Snapcode there

6. ADD SNAPCHAT FRIENDS FROM CONTACTS

If you are new to Snapchat and just open your account, probably the first thing you want to do is to add Snapchat friends. This way, you can start seeing your friends Snap as well as you can send a snap to your friend immediately.

Here is how you can add Snapchat friends for your phone’s address book

Step 1
Make sure your friend’s phone number is already in your phone’s address book

Step 2
Open Snapchat. At the setting menu, tap “My Friends”

Step 3
Choose “Contact”. Snapchat will prompt you for access to your phone’s address book. Tap “Ok”. You will then see a list of your current friends that already have Snapchat account. Add them to your Snapchat friends list.

7. SNAPCHAT TROPHIES

Snapchat trophies are a way for Snapchat to reward their Snapchat users based on their continued use of Snapchat to communicate. There are many ways you can unlock Snapchat trophies to add to your collection. Read here how you can unlock 15 Snapchat trophies.

So, there you have it. 7 tips for Snapchat beginners that will help you enjoy the app and fasten your learning curve. Please leave a comment below on any other queries that you have on using Snapchat and what the things that confuse you the most.

Read also our previous article on the top Snapchat tips and tricks.