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How to Resize Images for Social Media

Social publishing often uses fixed frames, but platform recommendations can change. A good workflow treats presets as configurable starting points and reviews the focal area before export.

Portrait square and landscape social image frames around one source image
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Start with a named preset

Named presets make intent clearer than a wall of dimensions. Nexynto stores these values in one configurable map so they can be maintained without changing the resize engine.

Confirm critical campaign requirements with the destination platform because recommendations may change.

02

Protect the focal point

Portrait, square and landscape frames can crop very different parts of the same source. Use the nine-position crop anchor to retain a face, product or headline.

Use Fit or Pad when no source content may be removed.

03

Review at the destination ratio

The live preview updates when dimensions, mode, anchor, padding or quality changes. Review the final ratio rather than judging only the original composition.

Keep a high-quality source so future platform changes do not require repeated upscaling.

Put the workflow into practice

Arrange source documents, select the pages you need, and create one PDF locally in your browser. Review the result before choosing any optional next step.

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Frequently asked questions

Clear answers before you merge

Are social preset sizes permanent?

No. Platform recommendations can change.

Which mode is common for social cards?

Crop is common for edge-to-edge cards, while Pad keeps all source content.

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