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Edit an Instagram Carousel Template in Photoshop

Source-checked About 20 minutes

Save an untouched copy of the template, inspect its artboards and Smart Objects, then replace images and text without flattening the working file. Keep important content away from each panel edge, preview the swipe order, and export every panel with matching dimensions and clear numbered filenames.

Before you continue
  • Keep the originalWork from a duplicate PSD or PSB.
  • Edit Smart ObjectsThey preserve masks and effects.
  • Check panel orderExported files must upload in the intended sequence.
Guide steps8 steps
  1. Duplicate the template
  2. Inspect the layout
  3. Replace Smart Object images
  4. Edit text and branding
  5. Protect swipe boundaries
  6. Export the panels
  7. Name and verify the sequence
  8. Optional sponsored resource
  9. If it still does not work

Duplicate the template

In Finder or Photoshop, create a copy and add `working` to its name. Leave the licensed original unchanged.

Inspect the layout

Open the Layers and Artboards panels. Count the carousel panels, confirm their dimensions, and locate text, image, guide, and background layers.

Replace Smart Object images

Double-click the Smart Object thumbnail, place your image, fit it without unwanted stretching, save the Smart Object, and return to the carousel.

Edit text and branding

Replace placeholder text, check spelling and contrast, and use fonts and logos you are licensed to use.

Protect swipe boundaries

Keep faces, letters, and calls to action away from panel edges. Zoom out and read the carousel from the first panel to the last.

Export the panels

Use Export As or the template's documented artboard export. Keep the same pixel dimensions and color space for every panel.

Name and verify the sequence

Use filenames such as `01-cover`, `02-detail`, and so on. Open every exported image and confirm none is missing, cropped, or duplicated.

Optional sponsored resource

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If it does not work

  • If an edit changes every panel, you probably edited a shared Smart Object; undo and duplicate it before making panel-specific changes.
  • If fonts are missing, use a licensed substitute and check every line break.
  • If export order is wrong, use numbered artboard or filename prefixes rather than relying on Finder sorting.
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