LinkedIn carousel and post guides
How-tos, sizes, structures and comparisons for LinkedIn and Instagram carousels, image posts and slide decks.
Carousels
How to make, size and post LinkedIn and Instagram carousels.
- How to make a LinkedIn carousel in 5 stepsA LinkedIn carousel is a PDF that people swipe through. Here is how to plan, design, export and post one, with or without a design tool.
- LinkedIn carousel size: dimensions, file limits and how to uploadThe best LinkedIn carousel size is 1080 x 1350 pixels as a PDF. Here are the other ratios, the file limits from LinkedIn, and how to upload.
- Free AI carousel generator: what you get and what it costscarouselgen is a free AI carousel generator: describe the topic, get a designed deck, edit it by commenting, export a PDF. Here is what the free plan includes.
- 10 LinkedIn carousel structures you can copyTen slide-by-slide structures for LinkedIn carousels, from the how-to to the myth-buster, with the kind of topic each one suits.
- Instagram carousel size and how to make one for freeInstagram carousels use 1080 x 1350 pixels and now allow up to 20 slides. Here is how to size, design and export one as images.
- How to post a carousel on LinkedIn: upload a PDF as a documentLinkedIn has no carousel button. You post a PDF as a document and it becomes a swipeable carousel. The steps, what to write in the title and caption, and what goes wrong.
- LinkedIn carousel examples: 8 covers in 8 different looksEight real cover slides made by an AI carousel generator, each in a different look, with what makes the cover work and what to copy.
- Carousel design: 9 rules for slides people finishNine design rules for carousels read on a phone: text sizes, margins, contrast, the cover, one idea per slide, and the seam between slides.
- 12 Instagram carousel ideas that get savedTwelve carousel ideas for Instagram, from the how-to to the myth-buster, with what goes on the cover and what goes on the last slide.
- LinkedIn carousel ads: specs, and how they differ from a carousel postA LinkedIn carousel ad is paid, set up in Campaign Manager, with 2 to 10 image cards. A carousel post is a free PDF document. The specs and the difference.
- How to make an Instagram carousel: design it, export it, post itThree ways to make an Instagram carousel: in the app, in a design tool, or with an AI generator. Sizes, steps and what to put on each slide.
- What is a carousel post? Instagram, LinkedIn and how they differA carousel post is one post with several slides you swipe through. What it is on Instagram and on LinkedIn, why people use it, and how to make one.
- Carousel ideas for 12 professions: what to make a carousel aboutCarousel ideas for recruiters, founders, sales, marketers, consultants, coaches, designers, developers, teachers, real estate, finance and health professionals.
Posts
Single-image posts and the formats people save.
- LinkedIn post generator: a designed image post from one promptGenerate a single-image LinkedIn post: the idea, the words and the design in one go. What it is good for and how to get a result you would post.
- 10 LinkedIn post formats people saveTen image post formats that give readers something to keep, with when to use each. Written for founders, recruiters and consultants.
- How to post on Instagram: photos, carousels and what to writeStep by step: post a photo or a carousel on Instagram from your phone, what size to use, and what to put in the caption.
- How to post on LinkedIn: text, images, documents and carouselsHow to write and publish a LinkedIn post, which format to pick, and how to post a carousel as a PDF document.
- LinkedIn post ideas: what to post and how to never run outHow to find LinkedIn post ideas from your own work, and 15 prompts to start from, for any profession.
- Instagram post ideas: what to post and where to find ideasHow to find Instagram post ideas in your own business, and 15 prompts for photos, carousels and captions.
- Best time to post on LinkedIn: what 4.8 million posts showBuffer's analysis of 4.8 million LinkedIn posts, what it found, and how to find the best time for your own audience.
- LinkedIn post formats: text, image, document, video and poll comparedThe main LinkedIn post formats, what each is good for, and when a document (carousel) is the better choice.
- Social media content ideas: 24 posts you can make this weekTwenty-four content ideas for any account, grouped by what they do for the reader, with the format that fits each.
- How to write a LinkedIn post: the hook, the body and the endingA plain structure for LinkedIn posts: what goes in the first two lines, how to build the middle, and how to end so people respond.
- LinkedIn post examples: 5 structures with sample postsFive LinkedIn post structures, each with a short sample written for this page, so you can see how the hook, body and ending fit together.
- LinkedIn post templates: 6 fill-in-the-blank formatsSix LinkedIn post templates you can copy and fill in, for stories, lists, lessons and questions, with notes on when each works.
Presentations
Slides, PowerPoint and the free ways to make a deck.
- Slide vs PowerPoint: what is the difference?A slide is one page. PowerPoint is a program, and also the everyday word for a whole deck. Here is how slides, PowerPoint, Google Slides and carousels relate.
- Free PowerPoint alternatives and online PowerPoint optionsWhere to make a presentation for free, online or on your computer: PowerPoint for the web, Google Slides, Keynote, LibreOffice Impress and AI tools.
- AI presentation generator or AI carousel generator: which do you need?An AI presentation generator builds a deck for a screen. A carousel generator builds one for a phone feed. How to choose, and what each is bad at.
- Turn a PowerPoint or Google Slides deck into a LinkedIn carouselChange the slide size, cut the text, export a PDF and post it as a document. A short guide for PowerPoint and Google Slides.
Comparisons
carouselgen next to the tools you are probably looking at.
- Canva vs carouselgen for LinkedIn carouselsCanva is a full design tool with templates. carouselgen designs the whole carousel from a prompt. Where each is the better choice, said plainly.
- Gamma vs carouselgen: AI presentations or AI carouselsGamma generates presentations, documents and web pages with AI. carouselgen generates portrait carousels for LinkedIn. How they differ and when to use each.
- The best LinkedIn carousel makers: five kinds of tool comparedGeneral design tools, slide apps, AI presentation tools, dedicated carousel makers and AI carousel generators: what each is good at and who should pick it.
- Canva carousel templates: how to use them, and when to skip themHow a carousel built from a Canva template works, the seamless carousel trick, the common problems, and when an AI generator is the faster route.