1. Design
graphics
like a Pro
with

2. Part I:
* Pre-defined templates
* Design Features
- SEARCH - LAY OUTS
- ELEMENTS - TEXT

3. Hi!
Welcome to your
tutorial

4. Before we begin,
let’s get to know
Canva first.

5. was founded
January 1, 2012
in Australia.

6. Founders
Melanie Perkins
and Cliff Obrecht
got inspiration

7. from the
success of
Fusion Books,

8. the online
yearbook
publisher they
developed

9. which is now
the biggest in
Australia.

10. They believed
the technology
they used

11. had applications
beyond the
yearbook market,

12. and they knew
they had to
pursue their
vision.

13. And they did –
together with
co-founder Cameron
Adams.

14. That’s how
came to be.

15. With their tagline,
“Amazingly simple
graphic design
software,”

16. Canva is a super-
easy-to-use online
graphic design tool

17. that will help even a
person without an
ounce of artistic
talent

18. create beautiful
images for social
media.

19. It let’s you
design everything
you could possibly
need -

20. from social media
posts to flyers,

21. and everything in
between..

22. Unlike other design
apps or software,

23. Canva’s easy to
use drag-and-drop
interface

24. makes it so user-
friendly that

25. you get the hang of it
in no time.

26. It has pre-defined
templates

27. and dimensions that
are customizable

28. so you can add
in your own details.

29. Result?!! Beautiful
graphics & images

30. with no design
experience necessary.

31. Isn’t that
GREAT?!!!

32. Now let’s get on
with your
Canva
tutorial

33. so we can
make
beautiful graphics
for just about anything!

34. First, make your own
Canva account.

35. Open your web
browser (Google/
Mozilla /Yahoo)

36. Type in canva.com
in the address bar
and press Enter.

37. The sign-up page
appears.

38. You can choose to sign up

39. via Facebook

40. Google or

41. Email.

42. For this tutorial, let’s
sign up via email.

43. Click Sign Up
with Email.

44. The Sign up page
appears.

45. Fill in all the details

46. and click Sign up.

47. Welcome to your
account homepage!

48. To begin, let’s get
to know

49. the features of Canva -
one by one.

50. Canva made
pre-defined templates

51. or design types and
dimensions

52. for you to choose from.

53. Click to view all

54. the design types Canva
has made available.

55. Scroll down to see all
the choices -

56. from Popular design
types

57. to Social Media posts,

58. Documents,

59. Blogging and
eBooks,

60. Marketing Materials,

61. Social Media &
Email Headers,

62. Events, and

63. Ads.

64. You can also use
your own dimensions.

65. Scroll all the way up

66. to the top of the page

67. and click
Use custom dimensions

68. at the upper rightmost
part of the page.

69. This page will appear.

70. Clicking the will show

71. the lowest default
value of 40 px (pixels).

72. To go higher, click .

73. Remember:
the default unit of
measure is pixels.

74. If you’re not using
px (pixels),

75. then any value you
type in will

76. automatically be
“recalculated”

77. to its equivalent in
mm (millimeter)

78. or in (inches)

79. when you click on the

80. corresponding unit
of measure.

81. To avoid this
automatic
“recalculation”

82. if you’ll use either mm.
or in. for your design,

83. click first the unit of
measure of choice

84. from the drop down box.

85. before you
type in the width

86. and height of your
planned design.

87. Now click Design to see

88. the empty canvass you
can now work on.

89. Easy, right?

90. Now for this tutorial,
we are going

91. to use a pre-defined
template .

92. Click on Poster to start
on a new design.

93. You will see the
menu on the

94. leftmost side of your
design screen.

95. Let’s get to know each
item one by one.

96. Search

97. Canva Search
gives you access to

98. over a
million images in
their library

99. to help you
create
beautiful designs.

100. Click the Search tab
to see this part.

101. Type in what you’re
looking for

102. in the Search bar.

103. Decide if you just want
to search for Photos,

104. Illustrations,

105. or All (both).

106. Click on your choice to
see the results

107. that correspond
to your search.

108. Scroll down to see all –
the free photos that

109. are usually at the
beginning

110. and the ones where
you need to pay

111. a $1 apiece
in order to use them.

112. You can also check out
their vast collection of

113. free photos by clicking
on the Elements tab.

114. Open the Free Photos
folder and scroll down.

115. Layouts

116. Layouts offer
pre-designed
visual solutions

117. for any
kind of content
you want to make.

118. Browse through
Canva’s
layouts library
if you need

119. a little help in
starting or composing
your design.

120. In your design
screen, the first thing

121. you’ll see is the
Layouts tab.

122. you’ll see is the
Layouts tab.

123. Canva has prepared a
number of layouts

124. for every design type

125. that can help you
get started.

126. Scroll down & browse
through the options.

127. Once you’ve
identified a layout,

128. click on it to make it

129. appear on your canvas.

130. Want to change
the layout?

131. Just click on
another one

132. you like in the
Layouts tab

133. and it appears on
your workspace.

134. You can tweak the
layout as much as

135. you like by changing
any design element

136. like fonts, colors and
images used on it.

137. How to do it???

138. When you hover the
mouse over a text or

139. image element of the
layout on your canvas,

140. the mouse pointer
turns into a .

141. It means it can be edited
accdg to your need.

142. Click on the text or
image you want

143. to change and handles
appear around it.

144. The editor toolbar
will also show up

145. above your canvas.

146. Use any of the features
on the editor toolbar

147. to edit and customize
your design.

148. To delete a layout
element ,click on it

149. so that the handles
around it appear.

150. Then click the icon

151. at the upper rightmost
corner of your canvas.

152. The text is now deleted.

153. To completely delete an
entire layout,

154. Click from one corner
of the layout,

155. hold and drag all
the way down

156. until all the elements
have been selected.

157. Click Delete ( )

158. and your canvas is
now blank space.

159. Now let’s check out
another Canva
menu item:

160. ELEMENTS

161. There are many
features under
ELEMENTS.

162. Let’s click on
ELEMENTS and find out.

163. You’ll see 8 folders
which hold collections

164. of images under 8
different categories -

165. Click one and
it will bring up

166. images and illustrations
from Canva’s library

167. for that
particular category.

168. Scroll down, browse

169. and click on what
you want to use.

170. To check out the
other folders

171. click the button

172. so you’ll get back to
the Elements menu.

173. Go ahead and check out
the other categories.

174. Be amazed
by the endless

175. design possibilities
at your fingertips

176. provided by Canva’s
library of Elements.

177. Now let’s take a
look at the next
menu item -

178. TEXT

179. Text refers to the
written message /
information

180. that is the heart of
your design.

181. While the visual
appeal of your work
is very important,

182. you also need to
pay attention to the

183. arrangement and
styling of your
text.

184. Your aim is to
make your
written message

185. look aesthetically
appealing and
easy to read

186. so the reader can
absorb your
message.

187. The variety of text
and text holders
Canva provides

188. will simplify this
all for you.

189. Click on the Text
tab to add text

190. to your work or
choose from any

191. of the pre-designed
text holders.

192. For the text, there are
3 basic options:

193. heading,

194. subheading,

195. or body text.

196. Click or drag
any (or all) of the 3

197. to add text anywhere
in your design.

198. Then click on
the text to format it

199. using the editor
toolbar above.

200. Currently, you can
work with & change:

201. Text holders, on the
otherhand,

202. are text boxes with
graphic design.

203. Using text holders
makes it easier

204. to add your own text.

205. You can easily edit
the color, fonts,

206. and size of
your text to give

207. visual impact
to your graphics.

208. Now we’re done
with
BACKGROUNDS

209. That sums up
Part I of our
tutorial.

210. Let’s meet again
for Part II
and

211. continue together
our Canva journey

212. to fun and easy
designing!

213. See ya!!! !!!
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