# Publishing a story

You can publish a story by clicking on the "Publish" button on your "[My Stories](https://carare.gitbook.io/share-3d-guidelines/user-guide-to-the-share-3d-storymaker/managing-your-stories)" homepage.  A window will pop-up asking you to confirm that you want to publish.

![](https://3585802826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjLXjGyfQaJ7kTp_UAJ%2F-LvumkMGOS8l2NyBlN34%2F-Lvus6TKpZTHzx2Q41HR%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-12-12%20at%2016.10.23.png?alt=media\&token=e1df94c7-02ad-444d-96e9-775e6c575818)

When the story has been published its status will change from Private to Published, and it will be visible on the [Storymaker home page](https://carare.gitbook.io/share-3d-guidelines/user-guide-to-the-share-3d-storymaker/creating-a-story). 

![](https://3585802826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjLXjGyfQaJ7kTp_UAJ%2F-LvumkMGOS8l2NyBlN34%2F-Lvurut4PHyvzyoV-qhU%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-12-12%20at%2015.10.21.png?alt=media\&token=21da047d-0303-4973-81ce-3ada4ce7fe97)

When you **View** the story, you will see that you now have the option to share your story on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and by email.

![](https://3585802826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LjLXjGyfQaJ7kTp_UAJ%2F-LvumkMGOS8l2NyBlN34%2F-LvusovJq6XKOgnhGfCe%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-12-12%20at%2016.13.29.png?alt=media\&token=76652ebe-149a-4996-b612-bfdc311bd662)