For these carousels to look their best, one of the best tools to use is Photoshop.

Saving it will save you the effort of the above steps next time you create a carousel.

Once done, clickCreate, and a new, super-wide canvas will be created.

Man holding phone with Instagram on it

Your followers will only be able to see the full picture when they tap and open it.

Thus, we have to ensure that no content is placed out of bounds.

Before you do, go toView>Snap Toand enableGuides,Layers, andDocument Bounds.

Create new document

Duplicate the rectangle layer, and create 10 of them.

Move all of them to their proper positions, and rename themBG 2-BG 10.

Weve given alternate layers different colors to demonstrate how theyre placed.

Setting canvas to pixels

you might keep them in the same color.

Now, double-click its name and rename it toSlide 1for better navigation.

Repeat this for eachBGlayer; group and rename.

Setting height for canvas

If youre creating the carousel for your channel, youd want to add headers and footers to brand it.

Use the header to number the slides.

And, use the footer to add a channel title and username.

New canvas created

Your first slide would contain the title for your carouselmake the text big and catchy here.

Be sure to use your brand colors and logo!

The last slide should have your contact details or a call to action.

New guide layout from View menu

To do this:

Your carousel is now readyaccess it from where you saved it.

All that is left now isuploading your carousel to Instagramand posting it.

Setting primary margins

Setting visible area primary margins

Selecting rectangle tool

Setting color for rectangle

Create a new rectangle

Renaming rectangle

Rectangle replaced

Boxes for each slide

Slide layers grouped

Setting numbers in headers

Setting addresses in footers

Setting main title for slide one

Subtle text for middle order slides

Catchy last slide of the carousel

Clear guides from view menu

New guide layout for slicing the carousel

Using slice tool

Slice from margins

Save for Web Legacy

Saving as GIF

Exporting GIFs as images

Saving options for carousel

Exported carousel images