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How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?

Social Planner now offers a powerful new feature: users can upload PDF's and post them as photos in a carousel on LinkedIn. Additionally, users can…

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Social Planner now offers a powerful new feature: users can upload PDF's and post them as photos in a carousel on LinkedIn. Additionally, users can import PDFs and convert each page into separate images for posting on LinkedIn and other social platforms.
The LinkedIn PDF Carousel has become one of the most popular formats for sharing information, providing a unique way to engage your audience and showcase expertise.
:eyes: What this shows The LinkedIn PDF Carousel has become one of the most popular formats for sharing information, providing a unique way to engage your… What this shows Illustrates "How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?". This screenshot appears in "How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?". The text alongside this image reads: The LinkedIn PDF Carousel has become one of the most popular formats for sharing information, providing a unique way to engage your audience and showcase expertise. The navigation path used here is Marketing > Social Planner Connect. This part of the guide covers 1 field, listed below. Immediately after, the guide continues: Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile) Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post Select the socials from the dropdown and add…. Path: Marketing > Social Planner ConnectImage 1 of 3 What this coversThe LinkedIn PDF Carousel has become one of the most popular formats for sharing information, providing a unique way to engage your audience and showcase expertise.
Fields in this part of the guide Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
Next stepNavigate to Marketing > Social Planner Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile) Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content Click on the file upload icon (located between the image and video upload icons)
All 5 steps in this procedure
  1. Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner
  2. Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
  3. Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post
  4. Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content
  5. Click on the file upload icon (located between the image and video upload icons)
How to create a LinkedIn Carousel Post/Document Post?
  1. Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner
  2. Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
  3. Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post
  4. Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content
  5. Click on the file upload icon (located between the image and video upload icons)
Figure 2 What this shows Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile) Click "New Post" and use the post composer… What this shows Illustrates "How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?". This screenshot appears in "How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?". The text alongside this image reads: Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile) Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content Click on the file upload icon (located…. The navigation path used here is Marketing > Social Planner Connect. This part of the guide covers 1 field, listed below. Immediately after, the guide continues: 6. Upload one or more PDFs for LinkedIn carousel or import photos to post as a PDF on LinkedIn. Path: Marketing > Social Planner ConnectImage 2 of 3 Where to goNavigate to Marketing > Social Planner Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile) Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content Click on the file upload icon (located between the image and video upload icons)
Fields in this part of the guide Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
Next step6. Upload one or more PDFs for LinkedIn carousel or import photos to post as a PDF on LinkedIn
All 5 steps in this procedure
  1. Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner
  2. Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
  3. Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post
  4. Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content
  5. Click on the file upload icon (located between the image and video upload icons)

    6. Upload one or more PDFs for LinkedIn carousel or import photos to post as a PDF on LinkedIn

Figure 3 What this shows 6. What this shows Illustrates "How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?". This screenshot appears in "How to post PDF's as photos in a LinkedIn carousel post?". The text alongside this image reads: 6. Upload one or more PDFs for LinkedIn carousel or import photos to post as a PDF on LinkedIn. The navigation path used here is Marketing > Social Planner Connect. This part of the guide covers 1 field, listed below. Immediately after, the guide continues: 7. You can change the name of the PDF, add a watermark as needed. Path: Marketing > Social Planner ConnectImage 3 of 3 What this covers6. Upload one or more PDFs for LinkedIn carousel or import photos to post as a PDF on LinkedIn
Fields in this part of the guide Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
Next step7. You can change the name of the PDF, add a watermark as needed
All 5 steps in this procedure
  1. Navigate to Marketing > Social Planner
  2. Connect your LinkedIn account (either a page or profile)
  3. Click "New Post" and use the post composer to create a new LinkedIn carousel or document post
  4. Select the socials from the dropdown and add your post content
  5. Click on the file upload icon (located between the image and video upload icons)

    7. You can change the name of the PDF, add a watermark as needed

Constraints to note:
  1. LinkedIn allows up to 300 pages and a 100 MB limit per document.
  2. PDFs are converted into images when imported in social planner, and if Instagram is selected, the images are automatically cropped to adhere to Instagram's aspect ratio constraints.
  3. Users can now delete media by clicking the 'X' that appears when hovering over the media preview.
  4. When user selects post as a PDF option, all the images are converted into a PDF and posted to LinkedIn.

Hope this information help answer your queries!

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