Automatic grouping
Adtool builds a carousel for you when your file names include a card marker such ascard 1, card 2, card 3. When the naming is correct, the cards are grouped as soon as you reach the grouping screen.
Two naming patterns work:
- Shared name + card number:
summer_sale_card_1_9x16,summer_sale_card_2_9x16 - Card number + per-card name:
card 1 summer 1x1,card 2 winter 1x1
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Card marker | The file name must contain card (or kort) followed by a number, separated by a space, underscore, or hyphen. A marker hidden inside another word, like scorecard2, is ignored. |
| Card count | A carousel needs at least 2 different card numbers, up to a maximum of 10. |
| Placements per card | Each card can hold a story (9x16) and a feed (1x1, 4x5) version. |
| One media type | A carousel is all images or all videos. A file of the other type is left out of the carousel instead of breaking it. |
Build multiple carousels in one batch
To build several carousels in one batch, give each carousel its own base name with the shared-name pattern —summer_sale_card_1, summer_sale_card_2 and winter_sale_card_1, winter_sale_card_2 become two separate carousels. The card-number-plus-name pattern pools everything into a single carousel, so use it for one carousel at a time.
Carousel grouping takes priority over placement grouping, so a creative placed in a carousel is not also grouped by placement. For the full file-naming and placement-tag rules, see the Auto-grouping guide.
Manual grouping
If your files are not named with card markers, build the carousel by hand on the grouping screen.Select the creatives
Go to
Launch and click Select Creatives. Select the creatives you want to use as cards, then click Continue.Add the cards in order
Drag the creatives into the carousel group in the order the cards should appear. If a card has both a story and a feed version, add both to the same card. Click
Ungroup All first if you want to redo an automatic grouping.Customize each card
By default, the first headline applies to every card. To give each card its own content, clickEdit Individually, then set the headline, description, call to action, and destination URL for each card.