How to Use an Instagram Story Text Template to Stand Out

Tutorial4 min read2025-07-22

Creating cohesive, beautifully aligned Instagram Stories shouldn’t be a time-consuming task. Overvisual transforms this process into a breeze — think of it as your virtual designer that crafts perfect Story sequences using your content and text.

Final aligned story preview of the wedding moment — 'Just wow' slide'

Why Instagram Story Text Templates Matter

  • Consistent branding & aesthetics: Templates help maintain a recognizable look across your Stories, reinforcing your brand identity.
  • Time-saving: Instead of manually designing each slide, templates streamline the process.
  • Boosted engagement: Structured designs paired with interactive elements (polls, Q&A, etc.) encourage your audience to tap, reply, and engage.

What Makes Overvisual Different

Overvisual is not just a template maker. It’s your AI-powered virtual designer. Here's how it works:

  • You upload a set of photos or videos.
  • You provide the text for each slide.
  • Overvisual:
    • Automatically selects only the templates that match the length of your text
    • Avoids placing text on top of faces or key objects
    • Places your content across a full Story series with perfect spacing and layout
    • Allows you to add Instagram widgets like polls, Q&A, swipe-up placeholders — and aligns them automatically
    • Lets you choose from prebuilt brandbooks (colors, fonts) and reuse them across projects and clients.

Overvisual AI Editor in action with text input and image preview

Step-by-Step: How to Create a Story Series with Overvisual

  1. Upload your media — photos or videos.
  2. Write your copy — provide a headline and body text for each slide.
  3. Select your brandbook — choose from pre-defined fonts and up to 3 brand colors.
  4. Choose interactive elements — like polls or swipe-ups you want to include.
  5. Overvisual’s AI does the rest — your story series is generated automatically, using templates that perfectly fit your content.

Final story preview carousel with all 4 slides — including wedding & couple moments

Real-World Example

Let’s say you’re documenting a special event like a wedding.

  • Step 1: Upload photos from different moments (ceremony, morning, couple portraits).
  • Step 2: Add narrative text that reflects your emotions, memories, or story fragments.
  • Step 3: Choose a soft font and gentle color palette that fits the theme.
  • Step 4: Let Overvisual generate a story series that feels cohesive, emotional, and aesthetic.

Quiet morning text overlay with different text styling options — e.g., orange/white variants

Final Thoughts

Instagram Stories are short — but the impact of good design is long-lasting.

With Overvisual, you no longer need to:

  • Fiddle with Canva layers,
  • Guess where to put your swipe-up,
  • Or worry about covering someone’s face.

Just upload, type, select, and go.

Let Overvisual handle the design — so you can focus on the message.


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