Instagram is a social platform focused mainly on its use on mobile devices, which is why most of the tutorials we carry out on the network are focused on how you can do them with your smartphone. For example, after the disappearance of likes, we explained how you could continue seeing the “likes” and the people who had given other publications likes .
The main interest of your mobile app does not mean that we put aside the use of Instagram from the PC. Although the options for using the social network on your computer are not as complete as the mobile application, they do allow you to enjoy the most important functions. One of them is sending direct messages, something you can do from your computer using three different methods, but very simple.
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To see from your computer the private messages you have received on Instagram and respond to them, you can choose between three methods that we will explain in detail . The first of these is the official Instagram app for Windows, the second is the web version of Instagram, and the third is IG: dm, an external program created specifically to manage direct Instagram messages. Go for it!
Windows 10 allows you to download the official Instagram application to your computer, so you can enjoy the social network without using your smartphone. For this you have to enter the Microsoft Store, the app store for Windows, and search for Instagram. When you have found the application, click "Get" to start the installation.
When the process ends and you already have Instagram on your computer, open the app and enter your data to log in. You will see that the interface is very similar to that of the web version, with an important similarity: in the button bar in the upper right corner is the button of the paper plane. This button fulfills the same function as in the mobile app: giving you access to the direct messages section .
Therefore, you just have to click on that button on the paper plane to see the direct messages page. On the left side you will see the list of contacts with whom you have had the latest conversations on Instagram. Click on one of them and the chat view will open on the right side of the screen.
To send direct messages click on the text field that appears below the conversation, enter the message and click Send . And that's it, thanks to the official Instagram application for Windows 10, viewing and sending direct messages is easy and fast, as you can see.
Instagram introduced the direct messages section in its web version in early 2020 , a much-needed and user-requested change. In this way, DMs can be viewed and sent from the computer without the need to download the official application.
To access direct messages from Instagram web, you have to enter Instagram.com , enter your credentials and click on the paper plane button that appears in the upper right corner, just like in the official app for Windows. Thus, you will access the direct messages inbox, where you will see on the left the list of conversations you have recently had.
Click on one of them to open the conversation, which will be displayed on the right side of the screen. This way you can read the entire conversation and send new messages to other users.
The main interest of your mobile app does not mean that we put aside the use of Instagram from the PC. Although the options for using the social network on your computer are not as complete as the mobile application, they do allow you to enjoy the most important functions. One of them is sending direct messages, something you can do from your computer using three different methods, but very simple.
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Send Instagram direct messages from PC: 3 ways to do it
To see from your computer the private messages you have received on Instagram and respond to them, you can choose between three methods that we will explain in detail . The first of these is the official Instagram app for Windows, the second is the web version of Instagram, and the third is IG: dm, an external program created specifically to manage direct Instagram messages. Go for it!
Send direct messages from Instagram with the official app
Windows 10 allows you to download the official Instagram application to your computer, so you can enjoy the social network without using your smartphone. For this you have to enter the Microsoft Store, the app store for Windows, and search for Instagram. When you have found the application, click "Get" to start the installation.
When the process ends and you already have Instagram on your computer, open the app and enter your data to log in. You will see that the interface is very similar to that of the web version, with an important similarity: in the button bar in the upper right corner is the button of the paper plane. This button fulfills the same function as in the mobile app: giving you access to the direct messages section .
Therefore, you just have to click on that button on the paper plane to see the direct messages page. On the left side you will see the list of contacts with whom you have had the latest conversations on Instagram. Click on one of them and the chat view will open on the right side of the screen.
To send direct messages click on the text field that appears below the conversation, enter the message and click Send . And that's it, thanks to the official Instagram application for Windows 10, viewing and sending direct messages is easy and fast, as you can see.
Send direct messages from Instagram web
Instagram introduced the direct messages section in its web version in early 2020 , a much-needed and user-requested change. In this way, DMs can be viewed and sent from the computer without the need to download the official application.
To access direct messages from Instagram web, you have to enter Instagram.com , enter your credentials and click on the paper plane button that appears in the upper right corner, just like in the official app for Windows. Thus, you will access the direct messages inbox, where you will see on the left the list of conversations you have recently had.
Click on one of them to open the conversation, which will be displayed on the right side of the screen. This way you can read the entire conversation and send new messages to other users.
