Canva is a FREE design tool that is utilized and loved by millions of users around the world. It has everything that you need to make a terrific, wonderful looking design. You can create presentations, graphics and social media posters with so many workable layout variations - ones that suit your tastes and moods.

2. What is Canva?
A Beginner’s Tutorial

3. Canva
Let’s you
create
beautiful
designs
and documents
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4. Canva
Has a
Drag
and
drop
feature
To create stunning
graphics
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5. Canva
Let’s you
Choose
from over a
million
stunning images
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6. Canva
has
customisable
layouts
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7. Canva
has
Easy
photo
editing
feature
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8. Canva
has
an
AUTO
SAVE
feature
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9. Canva can create
• Posters
• Banners
• Presentations
• Flyers
• Social graphics
• And many
more
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10. Let’s get
started!
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11. Open a web browser
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12. Search for Canva
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13. Click Google search
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14. Click on link
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15. Create an account
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16. Enter your
email
address
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17. Enter your
password
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18. Click
Sign
up
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19. You are now signed up!
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20. Click work
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21. Watch Quick guide video
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22. Canva home screen
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23. Choose a poster
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24. This is Canva’s
work space
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25. Let’s explore
Canva
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26. The Search button
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27. There are
TWO
ways to
SEARCH
By category folder
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28. There are
TWO
ways to
SEARCH
By keyword search
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29. SEARCH
Elements
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30. Search
for
Elements
• Grids
• Frames
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

31. Working
with
GRIDS
Grids hold images,
allow resizing and
manipulation of
images
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

32. Grids
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33. Click on the upper
frame to edit
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34. Click the circle
to change grid colour
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35. Scroll down for
more colours
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36. Click on a colour
to change background
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

37. To delete, click on the
grid then press bin
icon
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

38. Working
with
FRAMES
Frames are more
artistic, creative way
to hold images
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39. Frames
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40. Scroll down to select
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41. Drag every corner to resize
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42. Drag arrow to rotate
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43. Drag or upload a photo
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44. To add a photo,
go to the search window
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45. Type " flower"
in the search box
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46. Drag the photo to
anywhere
to auto resize
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47. The photo was auto resized
to fit the frame
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48. Uploading a photo
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49. Click “upload your own”
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50. Search for your photo in
your computer
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51. Click location and filename
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52. Click “open”
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53. Image uploaded
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54. Canvawill automatically
fit the photo in the frame
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

55. Search
for
Elements
• Shapes
• Lines
• Icons
• Illustrations
• Charts
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

56. Working
with
SHAPES
Shapes add texture,
depth and
organisation
to your design
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57. Shapes
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58. Examples of shapes
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59. Working
with
LINES
Lines add texture,
depth and organisation
to your design
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

60. Lines
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61. Examples of lines
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62. Illustrations are used as
alternative to photos
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63. Example of an illustration
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64. Icons are used as
alternative to photos
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

65. Example of an icon
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66. Working
with
CHARTS
Charts are used for
presenting data
in the form of a table,
graph or diagram (Google
definition)
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

67. Charts
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68. Examples of charts
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69. Same
tools and
techniques
apply to
edit
• Shapes
• Lines
• Icons
• Illustrations
• Charts
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

70. Let's use a
shape to
demonstrate
how to edit
elements in
Canva
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71. Choose a shape
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72. Drag corners to adjust size
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73. Resize by dragging
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74. Drag curved arrow to rotate
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75. Shape rotated at 45°
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76. Edit shape
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77. Click copy to duplicate –
copy will overlap the original
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78. Drag duplicate to edit
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79. Click bin to delete
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80. One shape left after deletion
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81. Click circle to change colour
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82. Pick a desired colour
for the shape
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83. Scroll down for
more colour options
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84. Click plus (+) to
customise colour
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85. Click plus (+) to
customise colour
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86. Click drop down arrow for
more editing options
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87. Click to add a website link
to the shape
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88. Click transparency to change
degree of visibility of the
shape
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89. Drag circle
to change transparency
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

90. Use
transparency
when you want to
add text
inside the shape
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

91. reducing
transparency
will make the text
readable
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

92. Search
for
Text
Add text to deliver
compelling
messages
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

93. Choose a pre-
defined text box
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

94. Editing tools for
the header design
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95. Editing tools for the font
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96. Choose font style,
click arrows to browse
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97. Font styles, scroll up
and down to browse
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98. Choose font size,
click arrows to browse
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99. Font sizes,
scroll up and down to
browse
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100. Choose font colour
edit colours as per previous procedure for shape (slides 74-78)
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101. Click drop down arrow
to change font convention
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102. Working with
Background
Use a
background
to provide a
backdrop
for your design
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103. Choose a solid colour
for a background
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104. Click plus (+) to customise
background colour
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105. Background editing tools
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106. More background
editing options
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

107. Use a textured background
for a more captivating design
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

108. Use Canva photos
as background
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

109. Use Canva
photos
as
elements
of a
design
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

110. How to Edit
•Photos
•Backgrounds
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111. Search for “flower”
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112. Click on desired
“flower” photo
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113. Drag corners to resize
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114. Tools for photo editing
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115. Filter creates a
special photo effect
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116. Filters are used for
AUTO photo adjustments
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117. Click arrow for more
filter effect options
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118. Click advanced options to
adjust more photo properties
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119. Photo properties
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120. Auto photo
adjustment
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121. Using “Normal” effect
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122. At “Normal” most photo
properties are set to zero (0)
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123. Using “Cali” effect
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124. At “Cali” photo properties
are adjusted automatically
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125. Compare effects
Normal Cali
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126. Manual photo
adjustment
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127. Start with “Normal” effect
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128. Drag locator to either
left or right
to manually adjust any photo property to achieve desired
effect
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

129. Adjust “contrast” to 30
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130. Adjust “saturation” to 70
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131. Notice the “filter code”
after adjustments
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132. Take note of the “filter
code”
if you want to use the same photo effect for all your designs
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

133. Crop
to improve
framing
and
accentuate
subject matter
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

134. Crop to choose the most
prominent part of the photo
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135. Drag frame to locate part of
the
photo that you want to keep
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Delightful VP | http://madelreyes.com/tutorials/

136. Drag corners to resize
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137. Click check (√) to crop
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138. After cropping
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139. Share your design
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140. Share via Facebook,
Twitter or email
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141. Download your design
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142. Download using
different formats
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143. Click Options
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144. Choose pages to download
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145. Click to make
your design public
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146. What are YOU
waiting for?
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147. Sign up with
Canva
now!
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148. and start making those
fantastic
designs and documents!
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149. If you find this
tutorial
helpful,
please click here to
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