> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Generate a Carousel

> Create a multi-slide social media carousel from a text prompt.

Describe what your carousel is about. The agent asks about your platform, audience, and brand, shows you templates, creates an outline, and generates each slide as an AI image.

## How to generate

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select Carousel as the artifact type">
    On the home dashboard, click **Carousel** from the artifact type shortcuts. If you do not see it, click **More**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set your slide count">
    Choose how many slides: 4-8, 8-12, 12-16, 16-20, 20-24, or 24+.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe your carousel">
    Type what the carousel is about. Include the platform, your audience, and key points you want to cover.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Answer the agent's questions">
    The agent asks about:

    * **Platform** - Instagram, LinkedIn, or Twitter/X
    * **Format** - 1:1, 2:3, or 16:9
    * **Topic** - what the carousel is about
    * **Audience** - who you are targeting
    * **Tone** - professional, casual, bold, playful, etc.
    * **Brand assets** - colors (hex codes), logo, fonts
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a template (optional)">
    The agent shows you a gallery of carousel templates. Select one to use as a design reference, or skip to let the agent choose a style based on your brief.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the outline">
    The agent creates an outline showing the narrative arc: which slide is the hook, which slides deliver value, and which is the CTA. Review it before generation starts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approve slide 1">
    The agent generates the first slide and shows it to you. If you like the direction, approve it. If not, ask for changes before the rest is generated.

    <Warning>
      The agent will not generate the remaining slides until you approve slide 1. Image generation uses credits, so this approval step prevents wasting credits on a direction you do not want.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Remaining slides generate">
    After approval, the agent generates all remaining slides maintaining the same visual style as slide 1.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Example prompts

<Prompt description="Instagram carousel for a bakery's sourdough process" actions={["copy"]}>
  Create a 6-slide Instagram carousel for my bakery, Flour & Fold, showing how we make our signature sourdough bread. Slide 1: hook with "From flour to loaf in 48 hours" as bold text over a close-up of a crusty sourdough. Slide 2: mixing the dough (flour, water, salt, starter). Slide 3: bulk fermentation and folding. Slide 4: shaping the loaf. Slide 5: baking in a Dutch oven. Slide 6: CTA with "Visit us at 218 Court St, Brooklyn" and our Instagram handle @flourandfold. Format: 1:1 square. Brand colors: warm cream (#FFF8F0) backgrounds, dark brown (#3D2B1F) text, coral (#E07A5F) accents. Tone: warm, artisanal, behind-the-scenes feel.
</Prompt>

<Prompt description="LinkedIn carousel for a marketing agency case study" actions={["copy"]}>
  Create an 8-slide LinkedIn carousel for my marketing agency, BrightPath Marketing, presenting a client case study. Slide 1: hook with "How we got 340 leads for $52 each" in bold. Slide 2: the client (Bright Dental, 3 clinics, wanted more new patients). Slide 3: the problem (high cost per lead, no tracking across locations). Slide 4: our strategy (Google Ads by location, retargeting on Meta, SEO for local keywords). Slide 5: Google Ads results with numbers. Slide 6: Meta results with numbers. Slide 7: combined results (340 leads, $52 CPL, 95 new patients in Q2). Slide 8: CTA with "Need results like this? DM us" and our website. Format: 1:1 square. Professional, data-driven design. Navy (#1B2A4A) and teal (#00b6b6) color scheme.
</Prompt>

<Prompt description="Instagram carousel for a fitness studio's weekly tips" actions={["copy"]}>
  Create a 5-slide Instagram carousel for CoreFit Studio with weekly fitness tips. Slide 1: hook with "5 mistakes killing your gym progress" in bold energetic text. Slides 2-4: one mistake per slide with a short explanation (skipping warm-up, no progressive overload, not enough protein). Slide 5: CTA with "Follow @corefitaustin for more tips" and our class schedule link. Format: 2:3 portrait for Instagram. Brand colors: charcoal (#1C1C1C) background, lime green (#84CC16) accents, white text. Bold, energetic design.
</Prompt>

## Using templates

When the agent shows the template gallery, you see a grid of carousel design styles in portrait aspect ratio. Click one to use it as a design reference. The agent uses the template's layout and visual style while applying your brand colors and content.

You do not need to pick a template. The agent can design from scratch based on your brand guidelines.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Edit a carousel" icon="pen-to-square" href="/edit-a-carousel">
    Change text, restyle slides, or redesign your carousel after generation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI Carousel overview" icon="images" href="/overview-what-is-ai-carousel">
    See all carousel features, formats, and platform options.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>