canva step by step guide

How to use CANVA

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CANVA is an online graphic

design platform


That lets you create

professional looking images


And gives you access to free

and $1 photographs, fonts and

graphics


Canva offers various

content types


From pre-sized social media

templates to


To resumes, infographics

and ebook covers


You can even customize a

project from scratch


Now that you know how

powerful CANVA is, let’s give it

a go!


Open your browser and log

in to www.canva.com


This is the Canva Sign-in

Page


Sign-in using Facebook ,

Google or your e-mail


For this Tutorial, lets sign-up

with my existing google

account


A Google login screen

appears


Login with your Google

email and password


Click here to allow Canva

access


It opens up to your

Dashboard


This are all the Designs I

have made


Let’s create a new design!

Click Here


You will be given choices of

pre-sized templates to choose


Let’s Choose “Facebook

Post” template


You will be given Pre-

defined templates


This Canvas Areas is where

you will edit your image


The Left Buttons are your

editing Tools


Search Tool is where you can

search for icons, pictures, etc


Searching “Star” returned

these results


Layouts Tool – Canva offers

numerous ready to use layouts


Elements Tool – Choose from a

list of pre-made graphics sets


Text – You can find pre-

formatted and text styles to use


Background – You can choose a

background of your choice


Upload – Allows you to use

your own images and logos


Zoom Control – allows you to

zoom in/out of your canvas


Title Bar – Click to name your

Design


Type your design name and

click Done


Share – Click this to share

design with other users


Download – Click to Download

image to computer


Now Let’s get started!


Click Layouts


Scroll Down and Choose

this template


Let’s Change the captions

of this Poster


This image is now ready to

be edited on the canvas


Click on any edge of the

white square to select it


Circles on corners appear to

make the shape editable


Let’s Resize the white

square border


Click and Drag the circle to

re-size the square (Drag UP)


Click and Drag the circle to re-

size the square (Drag Down)


The Square is now Re-sized


Now that we have resized the

square let’s modify the captions


Click on the bottom text to

select it


Once selected, click the

trash bin icon to delete it


Click the 06.10.19 text to

select it


Hold the Selection and Move

to top area to reposition


Do the same for the two

horizontal bars, choose the left


Click and Drag to align with

the words at the top


Do the same for the right bar


Click and Drag to align with

the words at the top


Click the words “the party”

to select it


Click and move selection

to the top


“The party” has been re-

positioned


Let’s change the caption to

this qoute


Easy with CANVA!


Click “The Party” to select it


Click the trash bin icon the

delete


Click the Text tool at the left

to add text


Let’s Choose “Add Heading”


An “Add Heading” selection

appears on the canvas


Click on the Selection


manually type the caption

from reference image below


The caption is unreadable as

it is colored black


Click on this icon to

change color


Let’s Choose the color white


The text now looks

more visible


Let’s change the font to

make the poster more

presentable


Click the arrows to expand

font list


Let’s Choose this font


Your Poster will be updated

with the recent font change


Let’s resize the text box to

realign the words within the

poster


Click on the small circle at

the edge to stretch text box


Drag circle to the right


Do the same for the right

side


Drag Circle to the left


Re-size text box to desired

form/position


Select the words to

highlight it


Change font size by clicking

this icon


Let’s Choose font size 56


Fonts have now gotten

bigger


Click Text Spacing to modify

line height


Modify line height to desired

values


Line Height has changed


Move the text box to align to

center


Texts now moved to center


Click on the 06.10.19

to edit it


Change the text, font size,

line spacing to this caption

“made with canva”


Change the Font Size


Change the Font Style


Font Style now changed


Click Download to Download

poster to your computer


Choose PNG as file type and

click Download


This message will confirm

that the file has been

downloaded successfully


Take a moment to enjoy the

beauty of your masterpiece


Now that you know how to

use CANVA, use it to create

Awesome Presentation

Materials for your Business!


Sample poster I Made with CANVA

Thank you!


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