Using the AI Slide Outliner
How to turn a single prompt into a full carousel structure with PXT's AI slide outliner — plus tips for writing prompts that produce ready-to-post slides.
The AI slide outliner turns a single prompt into a complete carousel structure in seconds — so you start from a real draft instead of a blank canvas. This guide covers how it works and how to get the best results.
What the outliner does
You describe your topic in a sentence, and PXT generates a slide-by-slide outline: a hook slide, a logical sequence of content slides, and a closing call-to-action. Each slide comes with suggested text you can keep, edit, or replace. You're always in control — the AI gives you a starting point, not a locked result.
Step 1: Open the outliner
In the editor, start a New Carousel and choose the AI Outline option (instead of a blank template). A prompt box appears.
Step 2: Write your prompt
Type what you want the carousel to be about. The more specific you are, the better the output. Compare:
- ❌ Vague:
productivity - ✅ Specific:
5 morning habits that help creators stay consistent, aimed at beginners
A good prompt usually names three things: the topic, the format (a list, a how-to, a story), and the audience.
Step 3: Generate and refine
Click Generate. In a few seconds you'll get a full outline. From here:
- Edit any slide's text directly — the AI draft is fully editable.
- Add or remove slides to hit the 6–10 slide sweet spot.
- Reorder slides by dragging them in the slide tray.
- Regenerate if the direction isn't right, or tweak your prompt and try again.
Step 4: Design and publish
Once the structure is right, apply a template or style your slides, then publish to TikTok or download them. See How to Create Your First Carousel for the full design flow.
Tips for better prompts
- Lead with a number — "7 ways to…", "3 mistakes…" — list formats structure cleanly into slides.
- Name the outcome — "…to grow your first 1,000 followers" gives the AI a clear payoff for the final slide.
- Specify tone — add "casual and punchy" or "professional" to match your brand voice.
- Keep one idea per carousel — narrow topics produce tighter, more postable outlines than broad ones.
The outliner is fastest when you treat it as a co-writer: generate a draft, then make it yours.
For more on what AI generation does and doesn't do well, see AI Carousel Generator: Carousels in Seconds. If you want to settle the structure before generating, How Many Slides Should a Carousel Have? covers how long the set should run.