How to post a LinkedIn document carousel (PDF post)

When you add several photos to a LinkedIn post, LinkedIn arranges them as a collage: two side by side, or one large image with the rest stacked beside or below it, depending on the first image's shape. There's no page-by-page swipe.

A document post works differently. Each page of the file becomes a slide that people move through in the feed, which is why marketers call it a carousel. It suits step-by-step guides, checklists, short case studies and anything with an order.

Sources: LinkedIn Help: Share photos on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026

LinkedIn's steps for your own profile:

1. Click Start a post at the top of your homepage.
2. Click More, then the Add a document icon.
3. Click Choose file to upload from your computer, or use Dropbox or Google Drive.
4. Select one file.
5. Enter a title and click Done. The title is required.
6. Write your post text. Hashtags and @mentions are optional.
7. Click Post.

Source: LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026

On your phone:

1. Tap Post.
2. Tap the More icon, then Document.
3. Choose a file from your device or a cloud service (its app has to be installed).
4. Select one file.
5. Enter a title and tap Next.
6. Write your post text.
7. Tap Post.

• On a company Page, open the admin view and go to Page posts. On desktop, click Start a post, then the pencil icon to add the document. In the app, tap Post, then Add a document.

Sources: LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Post as your LinkedIn Page, checked 14 October 2026

These limits come from LinkedIn's help centre:

• LinkedIn recommends converting to PDF before uploading for the best quality.
• A PDF with pages of different sizes has to be fitted to one page size, and a PDF with layers has to be flattened first.
• Links inside a PDF should use secure (https) addresses.
• Give the document a title that says what it covers. LinkedIn requires one, and it's what people see before they open it.

Sources: LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Document uploads on LinkedIn FAQ, checked 14 October 2026

LinkedIn doesn't publish a required page size for documents, so the main rule is consistency: pick one shape and use it on every page. Most people read the feed on a phone, so design for a small screen.

1. Make page one the hook: a clear promise in large type, such as 5 checks before you sign a lease.
2. Put one idea on each page. If a page needs a paragraph, split it.
3. Use big, high-contrast text you can read without zooming.
4. Keep the same layout, colours and fonts throughout, so it looks like one piece.
5. Number the pages or show progress, so people know how much is left.
6. End with one action: follow the Page, visit a link in the post text, or comment with a question.
7. Export as a flattened PDF with every page the same size.

LinkedIn sends a notification when an upload fails. Check these first:

• The file is a PDF, PPT, PPTX, DOC or DOCX.
• It is 100 MB or smaller and 300 pages or fewer.
• You gave it a title.
• If you picked it from a work cloud account, your company admin may have to approve the connection.

Sources: LinkedIn Help: Document uploads on LinkedIn FAQ, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026

Both have a place. A quick way to choose:

Sources: LinkedIn Help: Share photos on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Upload and share documents on LinkedIn, checked 14 October 2026; LinkedIn Help: Schedule a LinkedIn Page post, checked 14 October 2026

Zolyp, which publishes this guide, is our own product, so weigh this section with that in mind. When a Zolyp carousel goes to LinkedIn, you choose how it appears: Swipe carousel sends your images as one PDF, a photo per page, so people can swipe through it; Grid sends them as a normal photo post. Other platforms get the photos either way. You can also attach your own PDF, PowerPoint or Word file as a LinkedIn document post. LinkedIn is one of the 9 platforms it publishes to (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Business, X, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and Threads), and you approve the week before anything goes live. Plans that create the posts start at $29 a month, with a 3-day free trial.