Canva Basics guide

Canva Basics

Everythingyouneedtogetstartedwithcanva

GETTINGSTARTED

HowtomakeaCanvaAccount

VISITwwwcanvacom

Inthetoprightcornerselectthepurplesign upbutton

Choosefromtheoptionstosignupwith facebook,google,oryouremail.

Ifyouchosetosignupwithfacebookor google,logintoyouraccounttoauthorize access.

Ifyouchosetosignupwithyouremail,fillup thefields

Clickgetstarted.

Selectfromtheoptionsonwhatyou’re planningtousecanvafor

Completetheonboardingprocess.

Confirmyouraccountbyclickingonthe Confirmmyaccountbuttonfromanemail you’llreceive.

GETTINGSTARTED

Makesureyouareloggedintocanva

Ifyouhavepurchasedoneofourtemplates,orareloadingin oneofourfreeresources,openthelink itshoulddisplayascreenpreviewingthetemplate Clickusetemplate

Itwillopenthetemplateincanva, readyforyoutoedit.

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EDITINGBASICS

EDITINGBASICS

TextCheatsheet

FONT SELECTION

CHOOSEYOURFONTFROMHERE

FONT SIZE

CHOOSEYOURFONTSIZEFROMHERE

FONT COLOUR

CHOOSEYOURFONTCOLOURFROMHERE

FONT STYLE

BOLD,ITALICIZEORUNDERLINEYOURTEXT

CASE SETTING

NOTETHELITTLECROWNSHOWS

FONTSFORTHEPAIDVERSIONOFCANVA

TURNONUPPERCASETOAUTOCAPITALIZEALLSELECTEDTEXT

FONT ALIGNMENT

CHOOSEFROMLEFT,MIDDLE,RIGHTORJUSTIFIEDALIGNMENT

DOT POINTS

CHOOSEFROMNONE,DOTSORNUMBERS

LETTER SPACING + LINE HEIGHT

ADJUSTTHESPACEBETWEENLETTERSANDLINES

FONT EFFECTS

SPECIALEFFECTSLIKECURVEDTEXT

EDITINGBASICS

EDITINGBASICS

Photos

Howtouploadyourown

Uploadingyourownimagestocanvaiseasy

Ontherighthandtoolbarclickupload Thenselect'uploadmedia'. Locatethefileonyourcomputeranduploadit.

Clickthenewlyuploadedphototoaddtoyourdocument

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CANVA HAS AN INCREDIBLE LIBRARY OF FREE + PAID PHOTOS YOU CAN ACCESS THESE VIA THE PHOTOS TAB

EDITINGBASICS

GridsandFrames

Gridsandframesareanamazingtoolwhich helpyoutoneatlylayoutphotos.When placedinyourdocumenttheywillinitiallylook likethis:

Wheretofindthem?

GRIDS

Gototherighttoolbar,selectelementsandscroll downtofind'Grids'

DRAGANDDROPPHOTOSTOTRANSFORMYOUR GRIDTOSOMETHINGLIKETHIS!

FRAMES

Gototherighttoolbar,selectelementsand scrolldowntofind'frames'

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Adjustthespacingon

Yourgridbyclickingthe gridandthen clickingspacingfromthetoptoolbar

EDITINGBASICS

EDITINGBASICS

Elements

CANVACOMESSTOCKEDWITHAHUGENUMBEROF FREEANDPAIDELEMENTS

Elementscanbefoundintheright handtoolbar.Usethesearchbar tofindelementsinthethemeyou need.

NOTEthelittlecrownWHENYOUHOVEROVERAN ELEMENT ITINDICATESWHENTHEPRO/PAID versionofcanvaISREQUIREDTOACCESS

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A LOT OF ELEMENTS ARE IN VECTOR FORMAT, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN EASILY ADJUST THE COLOURS

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TRANSPARENCYAFFECTSHOWSEETHROUGHSOMETHING IS,ANDCANBEAPPLIEDTOIMAGES,ELEMENTS,TEXTAND SOLIDSHAPES

Howtoadjusttransparency

CLICKTHEITEMYOUWOULDLIKETOUNLOCK.

AMENUWILLAPPEARINTHETOPRIGHTOFTHE SCREEN

CLICKTHESMALL,CHESSPATTERNICON

TRANSPARENCYAT100%

ASLIDERWILLAPPEAR,SLIDEUPANDDOWNFORTHE REQUIREDEFFECT

TRANSPARENCYAT30%

WHENTEXTISPLACEDOVERANIMAGE, USETRANSPARENCYTOIMPROVE LEGIBILITY.

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LockingElements

LOCKINGELEMENTSISAGREATWAYTOKEEPYOUR DOCUMENTORGANISED,ESPECIALLYIFYOUARE BRINGINGTHINGSLIKEBACKGROUNDSAND LAYEREDIMAGESINTOPLAY

Tolocksomething

CLICKTHEITEMYOUWOULDLIKETOLOCK

AMENUWILLAPPEARINTHETOPRIGHTOFTHE SCREEN

CLICKTHESMALL,LOCKICON.

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YOU CAN ALSO LOCK MULTIPLE THINGS AT ONCE BY HOLDING SHIFT, DRAGGING YOUR MOUSE ACROSS THE ITEMS AND THEN CLICKING THE loCK button

Tounlock something

CLICKTHEITEMYOUWOULDLIKETO UNLOCK

AMENUWILLAPPEARINTHETOPRIGHTOF THESCREEN.

CLICKTHESMALL,LOCKICON

EDITINGBASICS

EDITINGBASICS

Duplicateandaddpages

CANVAHASTHEAMAZINGCAPABILITYTOADD MULTIPLEPAGES YOUCANDOTHISFROMTHE CLONEANDADDPAGESMENU

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CANVA NOW SUPPORTS A HUGE 100 PAGES PER DOCUMENT

YOUCANACCESSTHECLONEANDADDPAGESMENUFROMDIRECTLY ABOVEYOURTEMPLATESTOPRIGHTCORNER

DUPLICATEPAGE

MAKESANEXACTCOPYOFYOURCURRENTPAGE

DELETEPAGE

DELETESYOURCURRENTPAGE

ADDPAGE

CREATESANEW,BLANKPAGE

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EDITINGBASICS

GridView

GRIDVIEWALLOWSYOUTOLOOKATMULTIPLEPAGESINYOUR DOCUMENTATONCE IT'SFANTASTICFORTHINGSLIKEEBOOKS ANDLARGERMULTI-PAGEDFILES.

TOACCESSGRIDVIEWLOOKTO THEBOTTOMRIGHTCORNEROF THESCREENANDCLICKTHEPAGE ICON.

GRIDVIEWAPPEARSLIKETHIS:

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TOREARRANGEPAGES,DRAGANDDROP THEMINTOANEWORDER

ADVANCEDEDITING

MergingTemplates

PLEASENOTETHAT'FOLDERS'WHICHALLOWSYOUTOMERGETWOTEMPLATESISANOWAVAILABLEFORBOTH PROANDFREECANVAACCOUNT,ANDITISANAMAZINGTOOLSOIWANTEDTOINCLUDEITWITHTHISGUIDE

TOINSERTADESIGN,FIRSTADDANEWPAGEINYOUR DOCUMENT.

ACCESSFOLDERSSELECT'FOLDERS'FROMTHERIGHT HANDTOOLBAR

THENSELECT'ALLYOURDESIGNS'-THISISSHOWALL OTHERCURRENTDESIGNSINYOURACCOUNT

THENCLICKONTHETHUMBNAILOFTHEDOCUMENT YOUWOULDLIKETOINSERT-THISWORKSVERY SIMILARLYTOINSERTINGAPHOTO

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THEFILEYOUAREINSERTINGWILLAUTOMATICALLY RESIZETOTHE

DIMENSIONSOFYOURCURRENTDOCUMENT

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BrandHub

Canva’sall-newBrandHuballowsyoutocarefullycraftandshareyourvisualidentity Inthisspace, you canuploadspecificfonts,colors,imagesandlogostotheorganization’sBrandKittomakesureeveryone ispaintingfromthesamepallet

ADVANCEDEDITING

Layers

Layersisanamazingtoothatallowsyoutoindividuallyselectelements andchangetheirpositionseasily

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ADVANCEDEDITING

CanvaAssistant

SimplifyyoursearchwiththeCanvaAssistant.Quicklyfindanythingyou needtocreatestunningdesignsandinstantlyaccessfeatures.

MagicEdit

Whetheryou’rewritingwebsitecopyoracatchphraseforaposter, canvahasgotyoucovered.

ADVANCEDEDITING

ADVANCEDEDITING

C t A i ti

whereyoucanbringyourstorytolifewithcustomanimationpaths.simplydrag themacrossthescreentorecordthepathyouwantyouranimationtofollow.