Slideshows

Slideshows are the hook-and-list posts that get saved and shared: "5 tips nobody tells you", "3 mistakes everyone makes", before and after. AutoReel builds the images, lays out the text and animates everything into a video.

What you need

• A hook. The first slide's line, the reason to swipe or keep watching.
• Slides. A heading and an optional line of body text for each. The assistant writes 3 to 10 slides from a topic.
• Images. Upload your own for any slide, or let an image model generate the rest in one consistent style.

Step by step

1. Go to Create → Slideshow (or open a slideshow template).
2. Write the hook and slides, or click Write with AI and describe the topic and audience.
3. Images. Upload photos for the slides you have pictures for. For the others, pick an image model and describe the look once in Image style (for example "soft natural light, minimal composition, calm neutral colors"). Every generated slide uses it, so the set looks like it belongs together.
4. Text style. Title, subtitle, label, outline or highlight.
5. Timing and transitions. Choose how long each slide stays up (1.5 to 8 seconds) and the transition between slides: cut, fade, slide or wipe.
6. Format. 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, or 4:5 and 1:1 for feeds.
7. Add music if you like, check the estimate and click Generate.

What happens next

All the images without an upload are generated at the same time. AutoReel then builds the reel: each slide gets a gentle zoom-and-pan, your heading and body text, and the transition you chose. It opens in the editor, where you can reorder slides, edit text or regenerate a single image.

The generated images are also saved to your library, so you can reuse them or post them as a photo carousel.

Tips

• One idea per slide. Keep headings short; the curated templates suggest under eight words.
• Give a reason to save. End with a slide that says why to come back to it.
• Contrast matters. Busy images make text hard to read. The label and outline text styles help on bright photos.
• Number your list. "1." to "5." in the headings tells viewers how far they are.

Read more in how to make TikTok slideshows that get saved.