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The Visual Instagram Planner (referred to as Preview on Later's mobile apps) allows you to preview and rearrange your your scheduled and draft posts, and see how they'll look in your feed.
Important:
- The Visual Instagram Planner preview is available on both free and paid plans
- You can preview up to 60 upcoming scheduled posts
- To schedule new posts using your Visual Instagram Planner, you need to set up Quick Scheduling first
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Your Visual Instagram Planner preview will show all of the Reels that you have posted (not just those shared to your feed) and your Draft Posts (only when using Later for desktop)
- You can toggle their visibility from the top of the Visual Instagram Planner
- The Visual Instagram Planner is referred to as Preview on Later's mobile apps
Limitations:
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Published Instagram posts can’t be rearranged on your Visual Instagram Planner preview
- Due to Instagram limitations, only the original creator can view collaborative (co-authored) posts on the Visual Instagram Planner—not the invited account(s)
- Draft posts will only show when using Later for desktop (not the mobile app)
How the Visual Instagram Planner Works
Your Visual Instagram Planner lets you preview your scheduled Instagram photos and videos alongside your published posts, so you can plan a beautiful feed. Schedule new posts or rearrange the order of scheduled posts by dragging and dropping.
On your Visual Instagram Planner, you’ll see:
- Scheduled Instagram posts
- Published Instagram posts
- Draft posts (only when using Later for desktop)
- You can toggle their visibility from the top of the top of the Planner by selecting Drafts
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All of your Reels (not just those shared to your feed—this is due to limitations from Instagram)
- You can toggle their visibility from the top of the Planner by selecting Reels
Access the Visual Instagram Planner
Once you’ve set up Quick Scheduling, you can schedule and rearrange your media on your Visual Instagram Planner. To access your Visual Instagram Planner:
- From Later for desktop, select Calendar from the left navigation menu
- Select Preview at the top to access your Visual Instagram Planner
Schedule Posts in the Planner
- From your Side Library, select all the media you want to schedule
- Select Add to Preview at the bottom
- Alternatively, drag and drop the media onto your Visual Instagram Planner
- Select Save Changes
Rearrange Posts in the Planner
- In your Visual Instagram Planner, drag and drop scheduled posts around to change their order
- Select Save Changes
- The scheduled dates and times will be shown in the Post Schedule on the right
Delete Posts in the Planner
- In your Visual Instagram Planner, hover over your posts
- Select the X in the top left corner of a scheduled or draft post
Note: You can’t delete published posts from the Visual Instagram Planner. - Select Save Changes
Once you’ve scheduled posts in your Visual Instagram Planner, don’t forget to go back to your posts in your Calendar to add captions and change notification posts to Auto Publish, if desired.
Want to use the Later mobile app to plan your Instagram feed? Find out how to use the Visual Instagram Planner on mobile.